Pontypridd v Brecon – Match Preview
On Saturday 16th November Pontypridd RFC welcome Brecon RFC to Sardis Road in the Admiral Premiership, kick-off is 2:30pm.
Saturday’s maiden contest between the two clubs pits 1st against 5th in the current standings, and Ponty will be looking to get back to winning ways following last Saturday’s 3-point loss at Merthyr. Brecon’s Head Coach is a certain Dale McIntosh, and the greatest respect he will want to give to his old club is getting a ‘W’ at the venue where he portrayed his best work over many years.
Whilst we are talking about club legends who have given everything to Pontypridd RFC over a couple of decades, Saturday’s match will be the swansong of current Head Coach Chris Dicomidis who will be departing for Cardiff Rugby. Also leaving the Club is our Head of Medical Services Kath Deverson who is taking up a role at Cardiff Devils ice hockey team. Everyone at Pontypridd RFC would once again like to thank both Chris and Kath and wish them well for their future careers.
The Team News…
Dico and his coaching team have a fully fit squad to select from, and have made 3 changes to the XV that started last week’s Valleys Derby at Merthyr.
In the backs Louis Rochefort-Shugar is recalled to the starting line-up on the wing, whilst Jaydan Pugh starts at flyhalf following some excellent performances off the bench.
In the pack, Ben Drew starts at loosehead prop whilst on the bench Rob Jones is back involved in the matchday squad following his leave last week. The other new faces are Oli Shepherd and Cole Parry who both earn recalls – Cole having recovered from a hand injury.
The Pontypridd team selected to play Brecon is as follows:
15. Dale Stuckey. 14. Louis Rochefort-Shugar. 13. Garyn Smith. 12. Ioan Evans. 11. Stuart Floyd-Ellis. 10. Jaydan Pugh. 9. Joel Raikes.
1. Ben Drew. 2. Jeff Young. 3. Morgan Bosanko. 4. Mitch Barnard. 5. Kristian Parker. 6. Cai James. 7. Cally James (c). 8. Joe Miles.
Subs: 16. Rob Jones. 17. Ben Stephens. 18. Garyn Daniel. 19. Cole Parry. 20. Lloyd Riley. 21. Lucus Welch. 22. Joe Davies. 23. Oli Shepherd.
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 Brecon 16/11/2024
Supporter access is via the Clubhouse end of the ground only.
Live Sport In The Clubhouse – Our Clubhouse will be open from midday onwards and we will be showing back-to-back live Autumn Series rugby matches, as well as some footy. Firstly Scotland v Portugal which kicks off at 3:10pm followed by England v South Africa at 5:40pm. We will also be showing live coverage of Wales football – the national side play Turkey in the Nations League at 5:00pm.
It promises to be an emotional day as we bid farewell to one of Pontypridd RFC’s all-time greats.
