Charity Auction for Signed Shirt Auctions – help us raise funds for OitC

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 20th August 2021
Posted in: COMMUNITY, INFO.

Ospreys Supporters Club (OSC) are auctioning 4 Ospreys Rugby Signed Shirt to raise funds for our chosen charity – Ospreys in the Community OitC

All proceeds will go towards the joint OitC and Action for Children “Bouncing Back” program to support and improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people in secondary schools in the Ospreys region.

OitC are a not-for-profit foundation that operate independently to the professional rugby organisation  – please see the link below for more details:
 
The 2021-22 shirts are signed by the entire squad including British and Irish Lions:
  • Alun Wyn Jones
  • Adam Beard
  • Justin Tipuric
  • George North
  • Dan Lydiate
  • Rhys Webb 
(but good luck recognising half the signatures!)
 
Each shirt comes with an A4 sized signed 21-22 squad photograph.
 
There are 4 separate eBay listings that can be found by following these links:
The auctions close on 27th August – best of luck!
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Travel news for Hartpury pre-season friendly, Saturday 4th September

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 7th August 2021
Posted in: TRAVEL.

 

VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS REMAINING!

We are pleased to announce that the OSC are running a bus to the pre-season friendly game at Hartpury University RFC.  The fixture is our first away trip to Hartpury and follows our 36-5 pre-season victory at the Gnoll in 2019.

Hartpury University RFC are currently one of the top 24 clubs in England and have been instrumental in furthering the development of talented rugby players studying at Hartpury – including new Ospreys recruit Alex Cuthbert (who played in the same team as Jonny May at Hartpury!)

PRICES

Coach costs are £20 per person (single price for all ages) and a deposit of £5 will secure your seat. To book your seat and arrange deposit payment, please email travel@ospreyssupportersclub.com

If you’ve previously registered your interest in travelling via social media, please email us confirm your place and put down your deposit.

Match day tickets are £5 each (free for U18s).  There are no reserved seats – its first come, first served.  You can now buy tickets online from Hartpury RFC by clicking here.

WHERE & WHEN

This is a day trip – we will aim to arrive in plenty of time to visit the clubhouse as well as a post match beverage or two before heading home (2pm kick-off).  Pick-up points will be:

  • Liberty or Swansea.com Stadium  – whatever you prefer! (09:30)
  • Neath Train Station (09:50)
  • Port Talbot Transport Hub (10:05)
  • McCarthur Glen – Cinema bus stop (10:30)
  • Sophia Gardens Coach Station (10:50)

As more details are confirmed, we’ll update this article and post on our social media channels

#ourbloodisblack

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2021-22 Season Ticket News

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 25th July 2021
Posted in: INFO.

The 2021/22 season tickets are on sale for renewals!  Those who’ve preregistered would have had an email with the details. 

The link for info on renewing season tickets from the Ospreys is here:

https://www.ospreysrugby.com/membership/renewals

USEFUL INFO

  • Make sure you’re logged into your account if you are trying to buy online (and follow the notification) -otherwise it will look like there’s nothing on sale
  • Renewal prices will stay the same until 27th August, then moves to full price (same for early bird)
  • 26th and 27th July is for renewals only, then early bird opens from 28th July – this should spread the load on the website and renewal line – try to be patient as there are lots of people trying to renew
  • the ticket office is closed so this has to be done online or via the phone
  • by default, you’ll keep your old seat but if you want to change seat, you pay the price for whatever category you end up in so a Bronze member can move to a Silver member and vice versa – no extra charges
  • the £2.50 donation goes towards Ospreys in the Community to help fund the schools programmes and summer camps.  Nobody should feel obliged but its a fantastic charity (that we also support) and well worth the additional donation if you can spare £2.50 
  • there have been a few issues with people trying online but the Ospreys are working on fixes

Season ticket prices look amazing for those renewing or taking advantage of the early-bird offer, so make sure you buy early!  The new Under 25s deal looks like a great idea, so families with growing teenagers benefit significantly, as well as benefitting other under 25s who have to pay their own way!

Season tickets include:

  • 2 Heineken Champions Cup Games
  • 9 URC Games
  • 2 free guest passes
  • Membership pack
  • 10% retail discount
  • 10% off additional tickets
  • Exclusive virtual events with the Ospreys squad
  • Priority access to home knock-out fixtures

Renewal sales start on 26th July and early-bird sales start on 28th July.

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20% off Selected Evan Evans Brewery beer and lager

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 7th July 2021
Posted in: INFO.

We are excited to announce that our brewing partner Evan Evans Brewery are offering a special OSC promotion with 20% discount on all Fire Island Beers and Liberty Lager from now until 16th July!

Be sure to use this promotional code to secure the discount so they know you’re an Ospreys Supporter:

EEOSP20

This offer ends on 16th July so if you want to try some of their American style brews and receive a huge 20% discount, get your orders in quickly.

If American style beer is not your thing, or even if it is, watch out for the next discount with Evan Evans Brewery coming soon!

Click on the pictures to visit the Evan Evans Brewery Website where you’ll find full terms and conditions, or alternatively click this link:
Fire Island

This is what Evan Evans say about their Fire Island Brews:

If you want a beer that combines American brewing techniques with the finest malts and hops, then look no further than Fire Island. Each beer has its own unique character and is packed full of interesting flavour. Fire Island beers are all gluten free.

And this is what they say about Liberty Lager:

Liberty is a delicious, triple cold filtered lager that embodies the freedom of brewing excellence. Brewed from lager malt, Magnum, Saaz and Perle hops, it delivers a refreshingly subtle flavour that’s perfect for Summertime BBQs.

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Adam Beard wins Player of the Season OSCA

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 7th July 2021
Posted in: OSCA.

Congratulations to Adam Beard on being voted the Ospreys Supporters Club Player of the Season.

In what turned out to be the closest validated vote we have seen in years, the 6 ft 8 in man mountain with a smile as wide as the River Tawe came out on top.
First a call up to the Welsh team, then a late call to the British and Irish Lions and now a Player of the Season OSCA, this has been quite a season – congratulations Adam!

Thanks to our brewing partner Evan Evans for supporting this season’s OSCAs.

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Player of the Season Vote

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 18th June 2021
Posted in: OSCA.

Its that time of the year when we get to vote for our player of the season.  Some old faces and some new make this season’s shortlist so vote for who you think deserves this season’s award!

VOTE CLOSED

To see a list of previous player of the month and player of the season awards, click on the Honours Board below:
OSC Honours Board

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Minutes of JSG – WRU Meeting 29th April

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 3rd June 2021
Posted in: INFO.

MEETING OF THE JOINT SUPPORTERS GROUP

AND THE WELSH RUGBY UNION

MEETING VIA ZOOM 29th APRIL 2021

In Attendance:

Steve Phillips, Mark Killingley (WRU)

Barrie Jones, Neil Bathgate, Ian Lewis, Helen Davies  (Crys16)

Dan Hallett (Dragons Official Supporters Club)

David Elsmere, Simon Harrington (Cardiff Blues Supporters Club)

Grant Berni, Sarah Davies, Louise Collins (Ospreys Supporters Club)

Lynn Glaister, Huw Jones (CF10)

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Player Of The Month April-May 2021

Posted by Cathy Green on 2nd June 2021
Posted in: OSCA.

Well, it was a closely run race with a photo finish,📷 but the Ospreys Supporters Club Award for Player Of The Month April-May ’21 goes to…. 🥁

Yep, he’s done it again…. Morgan Morris! 💪🏼👏🏼⚫️⚪️
Many congratulations, Morgan and hugely well deserved!
Hopefully not too long before we can present your OSCA. Maybe just long enough to get yourself a bigger shelf! 🤣

Thank you to our brewing partner Evan Evans Brewery for sponsoring this season’s awards.  For a list of previous winners, click below:

OSC Honours Board

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April-May Player of the Month Poll

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 19th May 2021
Posted in: OSCA.

After a sporadic fixture list through April and May, we have again decided to hold the one Player of the Month Vote covering the European quarter final defeat against Newcastle as well as the new Rainbow Cup fixtures against old adversaries in Cardiff Blues, Scarlets and Dragons. A mixture of beauty and disappointment that was finished off with an edge of the seat 5 try victory to wrap up the month.

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Thanks again to our brewing partner Evan Evans Brewery for sponsoring this season’s awards.  For a list of previous winners, click on the Honours Board:

OSC Honours Board

Registered website voters can vote up until the poll closes on 29th May.  To log in or register , follow the links. 

(If you have any issues logging in, please contact grant@ospreyssupportersclub.com)

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OSC name OitC as chosen charity for 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons

Posted by Grant Berni (OSC) on 16th April 2021
Posted in: COMMUNITY.

The OSC are delighted to announce that we will be supporting Ospreys in the Community and their partnership with Action for Children as our chosen charity for the remainder of this season and the next.

OitC are a not-for-profit foundation that operate independently to the professional rugby organisation.  We’ve watched OitC grow from their inception into an organisation that has really set the standard in the area they work in.

OitC have agreed a partnership with Action for Children to promote a “Bouncing Back” program to support and improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people in secondary schools.  Since launching “Bouncing Back”, OitC have worked with six local secondary schools with 296 students completing the course. 140 of these were face to face learning with the aim of returning to schools to engage with more children. 

As well as this, OitC recently expanded its mental health partnership with Action for Children by adopting the charity’s Guide Digital mental health literacy platform.

As we can’t get together in the Riverside Bar on matchdays for the foreseeable future, we are selling our OSC badges via our Etsy shop and we now have some great looking OitC badges on offer too.  All profits from badge sales as well as any further donations will go towards OitC initiatives in our region so please visit our shop and make a purchase!

Tom Sloane, Head of OitC said:

 “Its great to have the OSC on board –  raising money for the Action for Children programmes align well, supporting the work in schools and rugby clubs in our communities”

As well as raising funds for OitC, we hope to get more directly involved in supporting OitC programs. For example, committee members Annette Thomas recently took part in the “30 Days your way” challenge, raising funds to help support the 30% of children who are living in poverty in the UK and Lynne Jones and husband Nigel (our former chair) have helped with the “Sporting Memories” project that supports older people living with dementia, depression and loneliness by engaging them in social activities and helping them to recall memories of watching or playing sport.

Kayleigh Powell, OitC Participation officer said:

 “If anybody wants to get involved with OitC programs, just keep an eye out on our social media for upcoming events”

To help the OSC raise funds for OitC, please visit our online shop by clicking on the image of the OSC badges below:

To find out more about Ospreys in the Community, click  here :

To find out more about the OitC partnership with Action for Children, click here

To see details of previous charity fundraising by the OSC (excluding last year’s efforts that have not been finlaised yet – details coming soon), click here

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