The Ospreys (Welsh: Y Gweilch), for the Neath-Swansea Ospreys, is one of the four professional rugby teams from Wales. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team is based on the combination of Neath RFC and Swansea RFC with a new merger entity that creates, as the new regional structure of Welsh rugby, which began in 2003. They also have a range of local semi-professional and amateur clubs. clubs, waaronder Aberavon RFC, Bridgend Ravens and the oorspronkelijke oprichters clubs Neath and Swansea from the Welsh Premier Division. The regional area that the team is known for has become known as 'Ospreylia' for rugby players in general.