Bradley Davies committed to Ospreys

Ospreys second-rower Bradley Davies has committed his future to Ospreys ahead of the new season.

The 31-year-old was linked with a move to the Cardiff Blues over the weekend but has confirmed he will stay at Ospreys for the 2018/19 season.

Currently enjoying his belated break after Wales’s games against South Africa and Argentina last month, the second row will report back for pre-season duty later this summer to prepare for his third season with the region and, following speculation over the last 48 hours, Davies said:

“I’m not sure where this has come from.  I’ve no intention of leaving the Ospreys, it’s not something that’s even entered my mind.”

Davies has featured regularly for both the Ospreys and Wales over the last year, starting 21 times in the Guinness PRO14 and Champions Cup, as well as playing in every Six Nations game this spring before playing twice on tour last month, his physicality and durability making him one of the first names on the team sheet for region and country in 2017/18.

His fine form was recognised in May when he picked up the Coaches’ Player of the Year at the Ospreys end of season dinner.

“I think it’s been said I’m too old” laughed Davies.

“Obviously I’ve had strong ties with the Blues as I spent the biggest chunk of my career there and have a lot of lifetime friends at the club, but I’m just focused on, and excited about, what we are trying to build here at the Ospreys, working with a great coach in Allen Clarke.

“Hopefully he can keep this old man going for years to come.”