Cardiff entertain oldest rivals Newport on Friday in a top of the table clash.
The Black and Ambers are currently one point ahead of the Blue & Blacks in the Indigo Premiership Cup East table and this game will decide who is top going into the weekend.
Both sides had good wins last time out, Newport defeating Pontypridd and Cardiff winning in North Wales. Speaking ahead of the game Head Coach Steve Law said “after a week off it is great to be back to competitive rugby again and especially with such a historic fixture as Cardiff – Newport.
Last time we played we got turned over at Rodney Parade and that left us with a bitter taste in our mouths. We will be looking to put in a performance on Friday night to put that right. Our challenge as ever is to have synergy and continuity with the side we put out on the field with the model we have at Cardiff Rugby.
Alun Lawrence makes his debut for the Blue & Blacks and so far this season we have used 46 players in the 6 games. There are 11 changes from the squad that went to North Wales and this will always be a challenge. We need to keep our energy and the opportunities that changes create will keep us at our best week in week out.
We will be looking to see how we have reacted to the defeat last time we played Newport and this will give us an indicator of how far we have come since then”
Cardiff vs Newport
- Nathan Evans
- Efan Daniel
- Keiron Assiratti
- Sean Moore
- James Richards
- Alex Everett (Capt)
- Gwilym Bradley
- Alun Lawrence
- Ethan Lloyd
- Dan Fish
- Cameron Winnett
- Ioan Evans
- Tom Hoppe
- Theo Cabango
- Jacob Beetham
- Rhys Barratt
- Alun Rees
- Llyr Green
- Rhys Anstey
- Alex Mann
- Rory Harries
- Jack Maynard
- Ryan Wilkins
Tickets will be on sale via the ticket office (Angel entrance) only.
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