Ospreys' Aussie recruitment drive continues with fly-half signed up

The Ospreys have confirmed their fourth new addition for the 26/27 season and their third signing with Australian connections, with Lawson Creighton set to join the club from the NSW Waratahs.

Creighton began his Super Rugby career with the Queensland Reds, making his debut in 2021, before transferring to the Waratahs four years later.

The 6’1 tall fly-half, who can also play centre and full-back, made 26 appearances for the ‘Tahs and will provide cover for Wales international Dan Edwards.

“This is a great opportunity for me to test myself in the BKT URC and to join a team with a strong reputation of developing top quality international players,” said Creighton.

“There’s some really impressive young talent in the squad already and when I spoke to Mark (Jones), he was very clear about the project they’re trying to build and where I fit into that.

“I’m looking forward to this new chapter of my career and excited to be a part of this group of players. I already can’t wait to get started and to pull on the famous black jersey for the first time.”

Head Coach, Mark Jones, said: “This is another excellent addition to our squad for next season. Lawson is a talented fly-half that can dictate the speed of the game and his versatility is something that will be invaluable for us this season.

“With Dan (Edwards) on international duty with Wales and Walshy departing, it was highly important for us to strengthen our ranks at 10 and bring in someone that with the ability to compete for the starting spot, so I’m really happy that the club were able to get this one over the line.

“Similarly to some of the other players we’ve brought in, we feel Lawson’s experience in Super Rugby will be hugely beneficial to our younger backline players and will help them take their game to the next level.”

Ospreys annonced last week that Wallabies, Liam Wright and Lalakai Foketi, have signed up, along with Exeter’s Dan John.