Cardiff RFC will look to return to winning ways against RGC.
The Blue and Blacks will be looking to pick up their first win of the Super Rygbi Cymru Cup as they take on Rygbi Gogledd Cymru on Saturday (KO: 14:30).
For Dan Fish’s men, it’s about returning to winning ways as Llandovery came from behind to win 40-33 at Church Bank. Tries from Edmund Anya, Nathan Hudd, Joe Williams and a brace from Jason Harries proved not to be enough.
However, the visitors for Saturday’s encounter come into the match on the back of a home 54-42 win over Aberavon in Colwyn Bay and sit in pole position in Pool A.
Remember, this Cup competition has been introduced to take place during the Guinness Six Nations. There are going to be four rounds and a final. There will be two pools of five clubs, each playing two home and two away fixtures. The winners of each group will go head-to-head in the Cup Final.
Team News:
1. Jared Williams
2. Charlie Manship
3. Christian Brooke
4. Ethan Phillips
5. Sean Moore (C)
6. Craig Hudd
7. Nathan Hudd
8. Evan Rees
9. Ethan Lloyd
10. Josh Thomas
11. Ollie Das
12. Fraser Jones
13. Osian-Darwin Lewis
14. Kodie Stone
15. Matty Young
Replacements:
16. Gavin Parry
17. Marc Thomas
18. Callum Donaghue-Proud
19. Benji Williams
20. Will Jameson
21. Lloyd Lucas
22. Ioan Penry
23. Fin Hart
Pre-Match Thoughts:
“After an exciting game last week we return home to face RGC,” said head coach Dan Fish.
“We have focused on ourselves and what we did well and what we can improve on from last week and have had a good weeks training.
“Another opportunity for some boys in the squad which we are looking forward to see how they go, along side some of the current U18s boys who have trained well with us over the past couple of weeks. The mix we had last week worked well for us with the young boys expressing themselves and the older members of the squad doing what they do every time they put the jersey on wearing it with pride.
“We look forward to the game Saturday and hope for another free flowing game of rugby.”
Also speaking ahead of the fixture try scorer from last weekend, Edmund Anya said: “I’m enjoying it quite a lot. A very good group of lads, very skilled and committed to the game but also wholesome people to be around. So it’s a good environment to be playing my rugby.
“It was a really good game. I think we all showed good effort on attack and put together some solid defensive sets. Seemed like we’d done enough, but Llandovery are a good team and managed to get back in the game.
“At the end they had momentum with them and were more clinical with their chances than we were.
“It was a good chance for the younger players to show what they can offer. And they all stepped up when they needed to and hopefully get the chance to do it again this coming weekend.
“We obviously know RGC are a good team and will be coming to compete. They can be quite aggressive defensively and will be very confident coming off their win against Aberavon, so we’ll have to put on a good display of rugby to come off with the favored result,” Anya added.
Remember the last meeting at the Arms Park?
The last time these two met in Cardiff was in the opening round of last season’s Indigo Premiership, where the Blue and Blacks won 35-17.
That day, scrum-half Joe Williams scored a second half hat-trick and that was accompanied by tighthead Freddie Barnes crossing the whitewash. Harrison James’ boot was crucial in the contest as he kept the visitors adrift, kicking several penalties.
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