Bradley 'surprised' over concerns about St Helen's redevelopment plans

OSPREYS chief Lance Bradley admits the Welsh club were “quite surprised” by concerns raised by Carmarthenshire politicians over the redevelopment of St Helen's.

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Tuesday brought the positive news that the Swansea-based region had been granted planning permission for work to start at the famous old ground on the city’s seafront.

The Ospreys will be leaving their old home at the Swansea.com Stadium and forging a new future at St Helen's, with the hope of moving in by the end of the year.

But on Wednesday Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies, along with Member of the Senedd Cefin Campbell and Labour MP Nia Griffith, spoke of their concerns over the impact it could have on the game further west on rivals the Scarlets.

They have asked for the Welsh government to step in on the matter and call it in, while the Scarlets Supporters’ Trust also raised their own objection.

Mr Campbell told Radio Wales: “What I'm asking is whether we need two stadiums within six or seven miles of each other when there is a good stadium in Llanelli already.