Ospreys hand duo development contracts

The Ospreys have secured two highly rated young forwards, 18-year old lock, James Ratti and 21-year old prop, Alex Jeffries, both putting pen to paper on development contracts.

Ratti is the fifth home grown youngster on the region’s development pathway to be handed a contract ahead of 2016/17, while Jeffries makes the move from Gwent, where he represented the Dragons at age grade level and has played 70 times for Newport RFC, scoring 7 tries.