Pontypridd v Bonymaen – Matchday Preview
This Saturday 2nd November Pontypridd RFC are back in league action, and we welcome Bonymaen RFC to Sardis Road in the Admiral Premiership for a 2:30pm kick-off.
The two clubs have met on two previous occasions, both matches coming in the Welsh Cup and both were played at Sardis Road. The first meeting took place on 20/12/1997 and Pontypridd won by 43 points to 3, the second encounter saw a similar 47-12 scoreline in Ponty’s favour on 27/2/1999.
Bony secured promotion to this season’s Premiership after finishing 4th in Championship West last season, winning 14 out of 22 of their matches in 2023/24. Ponty and Bonymaen have had contrasting starts to the 2024/25 campaign, Ponty have won all five of their league matches and sit at the top of the Premiership standings and remain the only club with a 100% record to date. Bony are in 11th position, their sole win came against Newcastle Emlyn.
Last Saturday Ponty’s winning run continued, by the barest of margins, when a last-kick-of-the-match penalty-goal from Jacob Symes saw the Valley Commandos progress from the quarter-finals of the Welsh Cup away at Bargoed by a 29-28 scoreline. Bonymaen bowed out of this season’s Welsh Cup at the first round stage, losing 28-22 away at Narberth.
It’s all to play for this Saturday and we are looking forward to welcoming Bonymaen’s players, officials and supporters from Swansea to Sardis Road.
SUPPORTER INFORMATION:
Tickets – Admission on Saturday will be £12 full, £10 concession access-all-areas and under 16’s free if accompanied by a paying adult. You can purchase tickets on the day or to save time (which is recommended to miss the queues) you can use our online e-Ticket system, here’s the link which includes all our different packages – Pontypridd v Bonymaen – 2/11/2024
Supporter access is via the Clubhouse end of the ground only.
Season Tickets – For supporters who have not yet received their season tickets, they will be available for collection before the match at the front doors of the Sardis Road Clubhouse.
Remembrance Ceremony – Ahead of kick-off this Saturday, there will be a short ceremony and a two minutes’ silence as the Club pays its respects for Remembrance Weekend the following weekend when the team are away. The matchday bucket collection will be in aid of the annual Poppy Appeal.
Live Sport In The Clubhouse – Our Clubhouse will be open from midday onwards and we will be showing live coverage of English Premiership football, followed by back-to-back Autumn Series rugby matches. Firstly Newcastle play Arsenal with a round ball kick-off at 12:30pm, this followed by England v New Zealand (3:10pm) and Scotland v Fiji (5:40pm) with the egg-shaped ball.
Come and join us for a top day of sporting action on and off the field at Sardis Road.
