Nou mission for Ospreys

Jul 18 2008 by Simon Thomas, Western Mail THE Ospreys remain on course for a Nou Camp collision with Dan Carter following the announcement of this season’s Heineken Cup fixtures. Their group rivals Perpignan are planning to switch three games over the Spanish border to the home of Barcelona Football Club in order to capitalise on the signing of the All Blacks superstar. And the star-studded Ospreys could be in line to provide the opposition for one of those showpiece occasions at the famous 98,000-capacity ground as they have been drawn to play Perpignan away in January – by which time Carter will have joined the French outfit on his six-month sabbatical. The Kiwi outside-half doesn’t link up with the Catalan club until after New Zealand’s November tour of Europe. So he won’t be on board for their trip to the Liberty Stadium... [read full story]