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Hooker Dewi Lake has become the latest Wales international to sign a new contract with Ospreys.<\/span><\/p>\n The 23-year-old has played 39 times for the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n “There’s something special about playing for a team that represents your home region, and that’s exactly what the Ospreys mean to me,” said Lake.<\/span><\/p>\n Lake last played for Wales during the 2022 summer tour of South Africa having missed the autumn internationals and 2023 Six Nations through injury.<\/span><\/p>\n A converted back rower and former Wales Under-20s captain, Lake joins Owen Williams, Morgan Morris, Jac Morgan and Keiran Williams in committing their futures to Ospreys.<\/span><\/p>\n “Dewi is a fantastic player and we’re thrilled to have him on board with us,” said Ospreys head coach Toby Booth.<\/span><\/p>\n “He’s a natural leader and has already established himself as a key player at the Ospreys. We believe that he’s got a huge amount of potential, and we’re excited to see him develop over the next few seasons.”<\/span><\/p>\n “We’re committed to developing home-grown talent at the Ospreys and Dewi is a shining example of that. We want to give young players like him the opportunity to grow within our system.”<\/span><\/p>\n Ospreys are yet to put out an official statement confirming which players are leaving the region at the end of the 2022-23 season, although the departure of <\/span>Joe Hawkins and Ethan Roots<\/span><\/a> to Exeter has been finalised.<\/span><\/p>\n Individual players are providing the news on social media channels, with <\/span>flanker Dan Lydiate<\/span><\/a> confirming he is leaving the region and lock Alun Wyn Jones hinting his Ospreys career has come to an end.<\/span><\/p>\n Gareth Anscombe, who was pictured receiving an Ospreys shirt from team-mate Alex Cuthbert, thanked a supporter group on social media for their farewell message.<\/span><\/p>\n