Cardiff and Ebbw Vale lock horns at the Arms Park on Friday night in the Indigo Premiership cup.
Both sides will be looking to bounce back following defeats last week. The Steelmen went down to Pontypridd while the Blue &Blacks suffered a narrow defeat to closest rivals Newport.
Speaking ahead of the game Head Coach Steve Law said “Friday night will be a really big challenge and we are looking for a reaction to the Newport loss. We felt we had enough opportunities to win the game and we want this group of players to recognise that if you don’t take the chances when they are on offer then that will hurt you. We have been working hard with them on that this week, as the defeat wasn’t down to a lack of endeavour.
Cardiff RFC have a long injury list that we are battling with, Barney Nightingale, Ryan Edwards, Tom Habberfield, Morgan Allen, Sean Moore, Nathan Hudd, Gareth Allen, Evan Yardley and George Gasson all currently out of action meaning we have a number of changes this week. Alex Mann makes his senior debut and Rhys Anstey steps up to take responsibility for the second row. Both these young men have very bright futures and we would all like to wish them the best on Friday.”
Cardiff (vs Ebbw Vale)
1 Thomas Davies
2 Iestyn Harris
3 Keiron Assiratti
4 Alex Everett
5 Rhys Anstey
6 Alex Mann
7 Gwilym Bradley
8 Alun Lawrence
9 Ethan Lloyd
10 Jack Maynard
11 James Beal
12 Ioan Evans
13 Ryan Wilkins
14 Theo Cabango
15 Jacob Beetham
16 Brynley Toms
17 Alun Rees
18 Llyr Green
19 James Richards
20 Sam Moore
21 Rory Harries
22 Dan Fish
23 Tom Hoppe
Tickets will be on sale via the ticket office (Angel entrance) only. Please note there will be no parking at the Arms Park on Friday night
Temperature checks will be carried out by St Johns and the NHS QR code for Track and Trace will be on display. Covid Passes are required in order to attend matches at Cardiff Arms Park. All attendees aged 18 and over will need to present either a digital or paper Covid pass as proof of their double vaccination or a negative Lateral Flow Test.
- Digital Pass – https://gov.wales/nhs-covid-pass-prove-your-vaccination-status
- Paper Pass – 0300 303 5667
- Lateral Flow Test (within 48 hours of kick off) – https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests
Pre-Match Interview
Rhys Anstey