Ospreys defence coach Brad Davis believes the Welsh region are primed for a strong bid to qualify from Pool 2 of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, despite losing 27-21 at Worcester Warriors last weekend. The narrow defeat followed a 27-0 home whitewash of Pau in Round 1 and means that Ospreys now lie second, three points behind Worcester. “Looking at the two games, we’ve taken six points, which still sets us up well in the group to have a strike at Stade Français when those back-to-back games come around,” Davis told Ospreys’ official website. They host the Parisian club at the Liberty Stadium on December 8, before playing in the French capital at Stade Jean Bouin on December 14. https://twitter.com/ospreys/status/1053709336999063557 By then Davis hopes the likes of teenage backs Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, Harri Morgan and Cai Evans will have a few more games under their belt. “During the back end of the [Worcester] game we had four players in the back line under 20 years of age,” he said. “Those guys got some valuable experience in the European competition against a pretty-handy Premiership side. “We understand where we are as a club, in terms of trying to develop depth within our squad. The only way players can develop their depth is by playing rugby games against good teams, whether that is in the European competition or in the Guinness PRO14. “Those young players will be better for that experience and it hopefully will improve the competitiveness of our squad.”