The Ospreys secured a 30-14 win over the Emirates Lions with a convincing performance in the second half.
It was visitors Emirates Lions who had the first laugh through a Franco Marais try on 10 minutes before Owen Williams’ penalty pulled Ospreys back within touching distance.
The Welsh side then got more into the game with Jac Morgan touching down for his side’s first EPCR Challenge Cup try this season.
Another penalty converted by Williams meant the hosts headed in for half-time 13-07 up.
Going into the second half with the advantage, the Welsh outfit made sure not to rest on their laurels.
Keelan Giles came out the blocks firing for the Ospreys as his 44-minute try set the tone for the second period.
Kieran Hardy penned his name to the scoresheet just three minutes later before an Owen Williams conversion put real daylight between the two.
A flurry of substitutions separated that and the Emirates Lions’ last try of the day, which came through the hands of Erich Cronje on 75 minutes.
Dan Edwards made sure to end the encounter on a high for the hosts to wrap up the day’s action at 30-14.
Scorers:
Ospreys: Tries: Jac Morgan, Keelan Giles, Kieran Hard, Dan Edwards. Conversions: Owen Williams. Penalties: Owen Williams.
Emirates Lions: Tries: Franco Marais, Erich Cronje. Conversions: Sam Francis, Sanele Nohamba.
Teams
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Owen Watkin, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Owen Williams, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Jac Morgan (c), 7 Harri Deaves, 6 Tristan Davies, 5 James Fender, 4 Will Greatbanks, 3 Ben Warren, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas. Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Lewis Jones, 20 Morgan Morris, 21 Luke Davies, 22 Dan Edwards, 23 Iestyn Hopkins.
Emirates Lions: 15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Rynhardt Jonker, 11 Rabz Maxwane, 10 Sam Francis, 9 Nico Steyn (c), 8 WJ Steenkamp, 7 Izan Esterhuizen, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Conrad van Vuuren, 2 Franco Marais, 1 Morgan Naudé. Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Renzo du Plessis, 21 Ruhan Straeuli, 22 Sanele Nohamba, 23 Marius Louw.