After returning to winning ways last Thursday evening Cardiff RFC welcome Bridgend Ravens to the Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday afternoon (KO: 15:15).
The Blue and Blacks enter the encounter on the back of narrowly putting aside Carmarthen Quins 31-26 in West Wales.
This was Cardiff’s first win since the beginning of November, after being triumphant over Llandovery RFC.
Tries from Ioan Emanuel, Alun Rees, Elijah Evans, and Tom Williams were accompanied by Harri Wilde impressively slotting 11 points from the tee.
This saw Cardiff become the first side this Super Rygbi Cymru (SRC) season to beat the Quins at Carmarthen Park.
Bridgend on the other hand come into contest on the back of a winless run which extends back to the start of October.
However, one of their two wins this SRC season came at the Talbot Athletic Ground against Aberavon where they were triumphant 36-26.
Cardiff Team News vs Bridgend Ravens:
1. Ioan Emanuel
2. Alun Rees
3. Will Davies-King
4. Tom Cottle
5. Craig Hudd (c)
6. Ben Fry
7. Lucas de la Rua
8. Evan Rees
9. Ieuan Davies
10. Harri Wilde
11. Dewi Cross
12. Steff Emanuel
13. Osian Darwin-Lewis
14. Elijah Evans
15. Matty Young
Replacements:
16. Tom Howe
17. Cam Tyler-Grocott
18. Joe Cowell
19. Sean Moore
20. Aled Ward
21. Joe Williams
22. Tom Williams
23. Joe Goodchild
Pre-Match Thoughts:
Ahead of facing Bridgend Ravens at the Arms Park on Saturday afternoon, head coach Dan Fish said: “Great to get on the right side of the result last time out.
“The boys have been working hard and we have a good chance to show what playing for Cardiff at the Arms Park means to us on Saturday.
“Great to welcome some boys back into the squad this weekend and we are looking forward to finishing 2025 at home with a bang.”
Remember the last meeting at the Arms Park?
The last time these two met was back in May in the last eight of last season’s inaugural SRC season. And it was the Blue and Blacks who kept their quest for securing silverware alive as they claimed the spoils 31-19.
Tries from Tom Harper, Matty Young, Dewi Cross, Nathan Hudd and Joe Williams guided the Blue and Blacks into a last four meeting with Newport RFC in the semi-finals the following Sunday afternoon.
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