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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent

Ospreys fans dismayed as club faces axe amid crisis in Welsh rugby

Empty seats in the stands are seen at Cardiff as France win a lineout.
Last week Wales recorded their smallest ever crowd in Cardiff for a Six Nations match – just 57,744 people turned out for their 54-12 defeat against France. Photograph: Kieran McManus/Shutterstock

For Ian Gough, a lock forward who had been dropped by the Wales national rugby union team, signing with Swansea’s Ospreys in 2007 was life-changing: he credits his time at the club with resurrecting his international career.

“It was great fun playing for the Ospreys,” he said. “They did it the hard way, ground their way up, and the supporters embraced that identity and went with them on that journey to becoming a good side.

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