Ospreys ease to Challenge Cup victory over Black Lion

October 17, 2026

Mark Jones’s Ospreys secured a commanding 39–14 Challenge Cup victory over Georgia’s Black Lion at Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi, extending their bonus-point win streak with a dominant display. The Welsh side capitalized on early momentum, scoring seven tries—including contributions from Gwilym Evans, Morgan Morse, Huw Sutton, Luke Morgan, Lewis Lloyd, and Kian Hire—while limiting Black Lion to two tries from Giorgi Spanderashvili and Otar Giorgadze.

Despite Lawson Creighton’s kicking inaccuracies, Ospreys led 22–7 at halftime after a relentless first-half assault, with Morgan and Lloyd adding further scores in the second period. The win follows Black Lion’s upset of Scarlets and tough resistance against Montpellier last season, but the Georgians struggled to contain Ospreys’ relentless attack under new European competition rules.

With their home season about to begin, Ospreys will host Dragons and Cardiff in back-to-back United Rugby Championship derbies after a grueling start to their campaign in South Africa and Georgia.