All three of Ospreys quarter-final defeats have come away from home at Saracens, Munster and Biarritz and Jones and co face a tough ask to top the group and secure a home berth.

But he said: “We do seem to have a bit of a reputation for being in tough groups, but that is not such a bad thing.

“Our performances have grown steadily in recent seasons and we have qualified for the knockout stages in the last three tournaments.

“Hopefully it is going to be our time soon and we will get the big Heineken Cup breakthrough, and once we get to a semi anything can happen.”