Bargoed v Pontypridd – Matchday Preview

Next up is Pontypridd RFC’s first outing of 2025 and a second trip of the season to Bargoed Park, when on Saturday 11th January we play Bargoed RFC in the Admiral Premiership. Kick off is the usual time of 2:30pm.

The Valley Commandos travelled to Bargoed Park back on Saturday 26th October for a Welsh Cup quarter-final tie and it could not have been any closer! In a match that swung to and fro, it was Jacob Symes that stepped up and put over a penalty-goal with the last kick of the match to seal a dramatic 29-28 win.

Rob Jones bagged a brace of tries and Ioan Evans, making his first appearance since returning to Pontypridd scored the other try back in autumn.

Pontypridd’s last league outing was a derby win at home against Ystrad Rhondda on Saturday 21st December. Illustrating the competitiveness of the division, the match could have easily gone either way with just a few minutes left, but it was Ponty that showed their grit to take the spoils by a 26-17 scoreline in front of a bumper festive crowd at Sardis Road.

Premiership fixtures got back underway on Saturday 4th January, but for Pontypridd it was one of the club’s two designated fallow weekends due to the odd number of teams in the league. It was a weekend that was severely affected by the freezing temperatures, however Bargoed’s match away at Llangennech did survive the big freeze and the Rhymney Valley men edged a tense encounter by 19 points to 16 in Carmarthenshire. Ponty’s pre-Christmas win sees them remain at the top of the table and Bargoed’s win against the Bois Y Llan moves them up to 4th in the standings. The men from Bargoed Park will no doubt be out to avenge their October Welsh Cup exit, so it’s all to play for this Saturday.

SUPPORTERS TRAVEL –

The Pontypridd Supporters Club are organising travel for fans to the match on Saturday. The bus will leave Sardis Road at 1:15pm ahead of the 2:30pm kick-off. There are currently just a handful of seats still available, so to book a seat on the bus to Bargoed please call Phil Lycett on 01443 662561. 

GROUND ADDRESS –

The postcode for Bargoed’s ground is CF81 8UJ.

We’ll see you for the first time in 2025 on Saturday #PontyFans