Matchday Preview – RGC v Pontypridd

Pontypridd RFC are back on the road this week heading north to Colwyn Bay to play RGC. The Indigo Group Premiership match at Parc Eirias on Saturday 17th December kicks-off at 2:30pm.

Last season the club’s met three times in the two domestic competitions which included a ‘double’ for Ponty in the Welsh Premiership Cup. Firstly, on the 16th October 2021 Pontypridd won a thriller by 40 points to 38 at Sardis Road – Dale Stuckey, Ceri Morris (2), Joe Miles, Lloyd Rowlands and Joe Davies with our tries.

Then due to two postponements the Valley Commandos had to wait until January this year to play the away match in the pool. There was much hype for what was a ‘winner takes all’ tie and Ponty came away with a famous 30-25 win in Colwyn Bay to leapfrog the Gogs and qualify for the knock-out stages of the Cup at their expense.

RGC did gain revenge for that defeat in April 2022 when they triumphed 40 points to 10 in the Welsh Premiership at Parc Eirias.

As we head into this week’s match Ponty will be licking their wounds following the team’s third, narrow defeat in-a-row at the death at Sardis Road last Saturday against Ebbw Vale. Our hosts this weekend enjoyed fortunes of a different kind as they beat Carmarthen Quins comprehensively by 40-3 at Parc Eirias last Saturday.

There’s no official club travel for this match, but the team still needs as many of the Ponty faithful there on the day to help get behind them in what is one of the toughest away grounds to visit in the league.

The address for the stadium is – Parc Eirias, Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL29 7SP.

Safe travels Ponty Fans, we’ll see you all up north this coming Saturday! Ole!