Cardiff – RGC1404 team news

Cardiff return to the Arms Park in the Indigo Group Premiership on Friday night when they entertain RGC1404 (7:15).

Following last week’s loss the Blue& Blacks will be looking to get back to winning ways against a North Wales outfit that they have already faced twice this season. Those two games were at Parc Eirias last year and RGC will be looking to gain revenge for the defeats in both.

Speaking ahead of the game Head Coach Steve Law said “we were disappointed with the defeat last weekend at Aberavon but on reflection it is no disgrace to come away from the Talbot Athletic Ground with a losing bonus point. We gave away two soft tries from poor play and generally contained everything the Wizards threw at us. We also created a couple of opportunities that has we finished them the result would have been different.

That result though puts pressure on us at the top of the league and this week we come up against the only side that has scored more points in the league than us. We know how RGC like to play and it will be as important what we do without the ball as well as with it. There are a number of changes to the side from last week due to various circumstances, but that creates opportunities for those who have been selected. Once again our performance will be vitally important if we are to come away with a result on Friday”

Cardiff (vs RGC1404)

15 Ioan Davies

14 James Beal

13 Leon Andrews

12 Jack Brooks

11 Teri Gee

10 Joe Scrivens

9 Tom Habberfield

1 Thomas Davies

2 Evan Yardley

3 Will Davies-King

4 Macauley Cook

5 Callum Bradbury

6 Nathan Hudd

7 Zach O’Driscoll

8 Morgan Allen (Capt)

16 Brynley Toms

17 Iestyn Harris

18 Ollie Drake

19 Kieran Martin

20 Sam Pailor

21 Ethan Lloyd

22 Gareth Thompson

23 Edd Howley

Pre Match Interview.

Joe Scrivens

TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 22 19 0 3 725 396 94
Llandovery 21 19 0 2 690 331 90
Ebbw Vale 20 14 0 6 615 384 71
Cardiff 21 12 1 8 579 492 63
Pontypridd 21 10 1 10 470 501 53
Pontypool 19 11 0 8 480 455 51
Merthyr 18 10 0 8 458 470 49
Aberavon 20 8 0 12 462 556 46
Bridgend Ravens 20 8 0 12 423 539 41
Swansea 19 5 0 14 377 540 30
RGC 1404 18 5 0 13 354 489 28
Carmarthen Quins 19 4 0 15 416 541 28
Neath 20 3 0 17 330 685 19