Cardiff RFC travel to face Pontypool RFC on Saturday afternoon for their final match of the regular Super Rygbi Cymru season.
After losing narrowly last weekend against Llandovery (48-43), the Blue and Blacks will be aiming to secure their first win at Pontypool Park since 2009. They come into the meeting off the back of scoring six tries with fullback, Matty Young crossing twice.
Steffan Emanuel, Jason Harries, Benji Williams and Joe Williams also crossed the whitewash which saw them pick up two losing bonus points.
Despite falling short last timeout, Dan Fish’s side remain in pole position as they head into the final weekend of regular SRC action sitting on 76 points.
The Blue and Blacks will need only one point to secure top spot as they will be out of reach of second place, Ebbw Vale who currently sit on 70 points with back-to-back defeats.
Team News
1. Cam Tyler-Grocott
2. Gavin Parry
3. Christian Brooke
4. Ethan Phillips
5. Sean Moore (c)
6. Aled Ward
7. Nathan Hudd
8. Lucas de la Rua
9. Ethan Lloyd
10. Harri Wilde
11. Tom Bowen
12. Osian Darwin-Lewis
13. Luke Pollock
14. Kodie Stone
15. Joe Goodchild
Replacements:
16. Charlie Manship
17. Marc Thomas
18. Tom Harper
19. Evan Rees
20. Benji Williams
21. Will Jameson
22. Joe Williams
23. Ioan Penry
Pre-Match Thoughts
Speaking ahead of the fixture head coach, Dan Fish said: “Last game of the regular season and got a chance to finish on top of the league which will put us in a good place going into the play offs.
“We have prepped well as we know what challenges Pontypool can cause and we want to be on our game.”
Remember the last meeting?
The last time these two met was back in November where the Blue and Blacks triumphed 27-10, which was Cardiff’s only game of the month. This encounter was part of the double-header where Cardiff Rugby took on Dragons RFC as well at the Arms Park.
Dewi Cross scored a brace which meant he had surpassed 50 points for the season and Alun Rees and Tom Bowen also scored.
Head-to-Head
Historically Cardiff have had the upper hand in this fixture, winning 120 out of the 191 meetings which date back to 1908. The pair met at the Arms Park in October 2023 and this was the first game between the two since 2010.
Pooler have won four out of the last five meetings with the Blue and Blacks’ last win at Pontypool Park being in October 2009. On that occasion it finished 38-10, with Cardiff scoring six tries.
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