Winners and losers as two-way Wales fight now on and new try-machine emerges

It was another compelling weekend of rugby, with plenty for Welsh fans to take encouragement from. The Ospreys got things under way with a hard-fought 38-31 victory over the Dragons at Rodney Parade, before a late Sam Costelow penalty secured the Scarlets a narrow 27-26 win over Benetton. Cardiff, meanwhile, suffered their first defeat of the season against Leinster in Dublin, while a host of Welsh players were in action across the Gallagher Premiership. Here are the weekend’s winners and losers. One of the reasons the 27-year-old joined the Ospreys was the prospect of playing more regularly at full-back.