United Rugby Championship (URC) chief govt Martin Anayi says Ospreys turning into the primary Welsh facet to succeed in a play-offs in six years will increase the league.
Ospreys completed the common season eighth and can journey to face defending champions Munster within the quarter-finals on Friday night.
“We’re most proud to see all sides from all nations represented within the play-offs,” stated Anayi.
“It reveals the competitors is structurally sound and to get Ospreys by as a Welsh qualifier and Benetton from Italy could be very pleasing.”
Scarlets had been the final Welsh winners of the match once they lifted the Pro12 crown in 2017.
The curiosity from the Welsh public within the match is just not rising as a lot as in different nations, however Anayi stays constructive about its future in Wales.
“We undoubtedly noticed when the Scarlets had been successful the league attendances had been up,” stated Anayi.
“The Welsh viewers wish to assist a successful crew. Once we had Scarlets successful the league we had been in fairly good condition in Wales and Ospreys are the facet ranked second with league wins.
“We had good audiences by these years so success is an efficient driver in URC with Welsh groups.
“Hopefully the groups are going to be robust within the subsequent couple of years and we are going to see that bounce again.
“The curiosity hasn’t really diminished in Wales, it is nonetheless rising. It is simply not rising as quick within the different nations, it’s our job to extend that.”
