Swansea Council approved plans for redeveloping the ground in August 2025.
In a fresh statement issued by Ospreys and the local authority, they announced a proposal for a new Swansea Rugby Community Board to ensure the redevelopment delivers maximum benefit for local people.
The statement added: “Alun Wyn Jones, the former Wales and British and Irish Lions captain, has agreed to work with the council to ensure the collaboration maximises the benefits for grassroots rugby and the community.”
Council leader Rob Stewart said: “The future of St Helen’s has been on hold due to ongoing discussions about regional rugby in Wales which are unlikely to end anytime soon.
“The WRU is not giving us the answers we need to move forward despite our requests, such as how Y11 can own two teams for a long period of time. In light of the impending EGM, I doubt the WRU knows where it is going.
“We must break that deadlock in the meantime and find how we can move forward as a city despite the WRU’s lack of answers.
“We propose to create a new model that strengthens both professional and grassroots rugby across Swansea and the Ospreys region.”
