First up is the relatively short hop from Cardiff Airport to the north east of Italy, with Benetton Treviso the opposition on Friday night at Stadio Comunale di Monigo at 20:35.

After a day of recovery on Saturday the traveling party will then head south, flying out of Venice Marco Polo Airport at 19:20 Saturday evening via a short changeover at Frankfurt, with the team touching down in Johannesburg at 8:30 on Sunday morning.

From there, they will head to Bloemfontein where the group will be based for the week ahead of Friday's game against Cheetahs at the Toyota Free State Stadium on Friday 29th September at 17:00.

Post-match, the squad heads home to the UK overnight Saturday 30th September/Sunday 1st October to prepare for the big Welsh derby versus the Scarlets at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday 7th October, 7.35pm KO.

Ospreys traveling squad

Backs - Dan Evans, Keelan Giles, Jay Baker, Jeff Hassler, Kieron Fonotia, Ben John, Cory Allen, James Hook, Sam Davies, Dan Biggar, Rhys Webb, Tom Habberfield, Reuben Morgan-Williams.

Forwards - Sam Parry, Scott Baldwin, Scott Otten, Nicky Smith, Gareth Thomas, Paul James, Rhodri Jones, Ma'afu Fia, Alun Wyn Jones, Lloyd Ashley, Adam Beard, Bradley Davies, James King, Dan Lydiate, Olly Cracknell, Justin Tipuric, Guy Mercer, Dan Baker.