Ospreys have introduced work on the redevelopment of St Helen’s stadium in Swansea will start subsequent week.
The bottom would be the area’s new dwelling following a season taking part in at Bridgend’s Brewery Discipline over the past 9 months.
Key options of the plans embody a brand new South Stand and a redeveloped West Stand and terrace.
Regardless of delays to funding from Swansea Council because of the uncertainty surrounding WRU plans, Bradley has insisted the bottom can be usable in time for the beginning of their 2026-27 marketing campaign.
Ospreys are away for the primary three United Rugby Championship (URC) matches with the primary dwelling league recreation towards Dragons on Saturday, 24 October.
“What we have been working with the council on is getting a facility that is not solely incredible for the Ospreys, however incredible for the neighborhood as nicely,” Bradley advised BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.
“Clearly the timescales are tight to get every little thing prepared earlier than our first recreation so we can be doing issues in a phased strategy, however we may have a stadium that we may be pleased with in time for the beginning of subsequent season.”
The Ospreys chief government did, nevertheless, admit redevelopment work will proceed after the workforce begins the brand new marketing campaign.
“It can proceed sooner or later afterwards,” he added, “however it will likely be full for what we’d like for the season earlier than the primary recreation.”
Additionally talking on Radio Wales Breakfast, Swansea Metropolis Council chief Rob Stewart denied recommendations the connection between the rugby membership and the native authority had been strained over latest months.
“We have been good companions all by means of this course of and truly making an attempt to get sense and readability out of the WRU all by means of this,” he mentioned.
“We have needed to navigate some actually troublesome occasions, a course of which we have challenged legally and nonetheless stand able to take authorized motion to the courts if obligatory due to the best way during which the WRU has chosen to maneuver ahead.
“This unfair course of that the WRU commenced we nonetheless imagine is one I believe that’s now lifeless within the water and ourselves, the Ospreys, Lance can transfer ahead now with redeveloping the bottom in order that the followers in Swansea and south west Wales can come and revel in firstclass rugby at St Helen’s.”
