Fearsome packs and creative backs in new Pro 12

With the ink dry on the

historic peace deal

and the new season just days away, Ross Harries assesses fearsome front rows; growling cubs; promises of flair and canny operators ahead of the Welsh regions' campaign in the Guinness Pro12.


The Welsh Pro12 flag-bearers, the Ospreys (along with Leinster)
have won this title more than any other side in the league.

  But they missed out on the play-offs last season, and
have suffered some big-name departures.

For so long, the Ospreys pack was a fearsome machine.


A bristling, bruising, snarling mass of control…

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