Matchday Preview – Pontypridd v RGC
This Saturday 16th December sees a return to action for the first time in over three weeks for Pontypridd RFC when RGC are the visitors to Sardis Road in the Indigo Group Premiership, the match kicks off at 2:30pm.
The two sides met at Sardis Road earlier this year on Saturday 15th April and it was the North Walians that edged a 67-point thriller by 35 points to 32 in glorious sunshine. Joel Raikes and Tommy Morgan scored the Ponty tries with Joseph Scrivens and Dale Stuckey sharing the rest of the points with the boot. It was a contest that could have gone either way and Pontypridd, determined to get the win turned down a late kickable penalty but their ambitions were in vain on this occasion, falling just short of claiming victory.
RGC’s win in April earned them a season’s league double as the Gogs had already beaten an injury-ravaged Ponty 42-3 the month before up at Parc Eirias.
Pontypridd will be hoping that two weeks without a match due to the freezing weather a fortnight ago, and a free Saturday last weekend hasn’t affected momentum following three league wins in a row against Swansea, Aberavon and Carmarthen Quins. The Valley Commandos will be looking to make it four wins on the bounce ahead of some huge matches over the Christmas and New Year period.
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 can use our online e-Ticket system, link – Pontypridd v RGC 16/12/2023 – The club has increased the range of tickets now available to cover small groups (2 people) and large groups (4 people). We also have a family ticket for our Youth and Mini & Junior sections.
Club Shop – To purchase your Ponty RFC merchandise, the Club Shop will be open before and after Saturday’s match.
Live Sport – The Clubhouse will be open at midday and there’ll be live European Champions Cup rugby on the screens throughout the afternoon and into the evening, starting with Saracens v Connacht which kicks off at 1:00pm.
Christmas Jumper Day – This Saturday is the Club’s Christmas Jumper Day (link to article – Christmas Jumper Day). Ponty supporters are encouraged to put on their best (or worst) Christmas-themed knitwear and get into the festive spirit. Following the conclusion of the team’s match against RGC, the playing squad will be donning their Christmas jumpers and will be socialising with our supporters in the Sardis Clubhouse.
