Match Preview – Llandovery v Pontypridd

Pontypridd travel to play Llandovery RFC on Saturday 10th September in the Indigo Group Premiership. The match at Church Bank Playing Fields kicks off at 2:30pm.

The clubs met twice in the space of two weeks last season, both matches at Church Bank. On the 27th February 2022 Ponty achieved an impressive 34-18 bonus-point win in the league. A little over two weeks later on Sunday 12th March, Llandovery took the spoils by 12 points to 3 in the quarter-final of the Premiership Cup.

Pontypridd make five changes to the starting XV that took to the field against Cardiff last Saturday. In the backs Garyn Payne, Jake Lloyd and Chad Davies come into the side for their first starts of the season. Chad Davies, on permit from Glyneath RFC, makes his club debut on the right wing with Niko Matawalu moving to fullback.

In the forwards Tom Devine and Cai James earn starts having come on from the bench last week. Prop Garyn Daniel is drafted in on the bench, his sole Ponty appearance to date coming in last season’s win at Church Bank.

The Pontypridd team selected to play Llandovery is as follows:

15. Niko Matawalu. 14. Chad Davies. 13. Garyn Payne. 12. Tommy Morgan. 11. Dale Stuckey. 10. Jake Lloyd. 9. Joel Raikes

1. Tom Devine. 2. Rob Jones. 3. Tom Harper. 4. Kris Parker ©. 5. James Little. 6. Cai James. 7. Sion Parry. 8. Joe Miles

Subs: 16. Ryan Spriggs. 17. Ben Stephens. 18. Garyn Daniel. 19. Chris Dicomidis. 20. Aled Ward. 21. Rory Harries. 22. Ceri Morris. 23. Jordan Howells

Supporter information:

For those of you that have booked on the supporters bus to Llandovery, it will depart Sardis Road at 11:00am. Prior to the bus leaving, the clubhouse will be open for supporters from 10:00am.

For supporters making their own way to the ground, the location is – Church Bank Playing Fields, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, SA20 0BA.