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Morgan set for 'emotional' last Ospreys home game

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Gloucester-bound Wales captain Jac Morgan says he is "pretty nervous" as he prepares for his final home game for Ospreys on Saturday.

Wales captain Jac Morgan says he is "pretty nervous" as he prepares for his final home game for Ospreys on Saturday. It was announced in December that Morgan and Wales co-captain Dewi Lake would leave to join Prem side Gloucester for the 2026/27 season. Their decision was influenced by the current uncertainty around the future as a factor in the pair's departure, with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) intent on cutting one of the four regional teams Ospreys host Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship (URC) in what will also be the Welsh region's final game at the Brewery Field before the move to St Helens next season.

"I'm pretty nervous for it, to be honest with you," the 26-year-old British and Irish Lions back row said. "I've loved my time here with the Ospreys and the support from all the supporters and everyone has been brilliant over the last few years. "It's probably going to be a little bit emotional afterwards.

" Flanker Morgan came through the academy at Scarlets and made his senior debut in 2019, before joining rivals Ospreys two years later. He won the first of his 24 Wales caps in a victory against Scotland in 2022 and played two Tests for the British and Irish Lions in Australia last summer. Ospreys wing Kasende given four-match ban Ospreys centre Boshoff signs new deal Ospreys coach Jones reflects on 'hell of a season' The departing flanker says his time at the region is something he will "cherish forever".

"I came here when I was only 21 and being able to play here and come through here - especially with the players that were here when I first joined, to learn from them and the coaches, even the backroom staff who've helped the journey along the way - has been brilliant," said the Wales captain. "I've just got a lot of people to thank for everything that they've done. I've just loved my time here.

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