Keelan Giles is causing more fires of excitement that his Ospreys coach Steve Tandy is trying to dampen. Almost every time the 18-year-old scores at the moment he leaves smoking scorch marks on the field that Tandy attempts to hide.

Sam Warburton, Dan Lydiate, Hallam Amos and Samson Lee have given Welsh rugby a boost by recommitting their future to the game in Wales.

Keelan Giles should not be pushed too hard, too soon, his Ospreys coach Steve Tandy has warned. Giles, still only 18, has been called up to train with Wales this week after his hat-trick of tries for his region at the weekend in their 31-13 victory over Lyon in the European Challenge Cup.

Alun Wyn Jones has a mini-me who will could play alongside him for Wales this autumn. The junior model is Rory Thornton, the one of two young uncapped Ospreys named by Rob Howley this week for the four Tests in November.

Sam Davies should not be kept waiting for his chance to become Wales’ next No.10, according to Phil Bennett. Ospreys fly-half Davies is set to be named in coach Rob Howley’s squad for the November Tests, due to be announced on Tuesday lunchtime.

The Ospreys hammered the Cardiff Blues 46-24 in the first of the Guinness Pro12 Welsh derby matches. But it is not only on the pitch where there is a marked difference between the two regions, argues Geraint Powell. The Pro12 derby match between the Ospreys and the Blues is so much more than a rugby match, not merely a clash of East v West but, a clash between entirely opposing regional rugby cultures and philosophies. The neutrals mostly drawn towards Ospreylia.

Danny Wilson has ripped into his Cardiff Blues players – and his own coaching – after their derby night hammering by the Ospreys. The Blues coach watched his team lose 46-24 at the Liberty Stadium on Friday night, a scoreline that deceivingly suggests the visitors were half as good as the hosts. They weren’t.

Gareth Anscombe has conceded the Cardiff Blues are heavily in debt to the Ospreys ahead of Friday night’s Guinness Pro 12 derby. The Blues outside-half – who has been denied a head-to-head with his Wales rival Dan Biggar by the Ospreys’ decision to pick Sam Davies – admits the one-sided nature of recent clashes means a Blues win is long overdue.

Alun Wyn Jones has gone from chubby teenager to one of the greats of Welsh rugby, according to his Ospreys coach Steve Tandy. Jones will make his 200th appearance for the Ospreys on Friday night, a landmark the region hope to celebrate by making it four victories from four Guinness Pro 12 matches when they face Leinster in Dublin.

Steve Tandy has used the Ospreys’ perfect start to the season as a pointer to why their Pro12 campaign failed to take off a year ago. The head coach sits at the top of the Guinness Pro12 table after the Ospreys became the first team in tournament history to take maximum points from their first three matches.

Rob McCusker has had his short term deal with the Ospreys extended until the end of the season. The 30-year-old former Wales back row forward joined the region on a one-month contract last month as cover for injured players.

Tough taskmaster Steve Tandy has told his Ospreys team they must improve despite their statistically perfect start to the season. The head coach and his team are top of the Guinness Pro 12 table after two bonus-point victories brought them a maximum 10 points – a breezy start to the campaign, matched only by Glasgow.