Ospreys willing to swap glamour for guile

THE Ospreys are considered the glamour boys of Welsh rugby but assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys admits he will take an ‘ugly’ win against Munster in the Heineken Cup on Sunday.

Although star centre Gavin Henson will miss the Thomond Park trip with an ankle injury and Wales full-back Lee Byrne is only rated as 50-50, the other self-styled superstars James Hook, Shane Williams and Mike Phillips will all definitely line-up. But Ospreys management believe there is a newly-found hard edge to accompany the star-studded back-line and take on Paul O’Connell and co up front.

Humphreys said: “Munster are extremely street-wise and their front five have been together for a long time.