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Premiership round up – 07/04/18
Sun 8th April
There were four Premiership matches played on Saturday 7th April, a day allocated to the National Cup semi finals.
Even though on cup duty, Merthyr maintained a healthy seven point lead at the top of the league table as Carmarthen Quins went down to a rare defeat, by 11pts to 6 away to a resurgent Bridgend.
RGC and Cardiff also lost momentum, going down to away defeats.
Bedwas recorded a 31pts to 27 bonus point win over the capital team whilst Pontypridd took the honours in an enthralling contest at Sardis Road, holding out for a 25pts to 20 victory over RGC.
Bottom club Neath celebrated their first win in the integrated league, by 7pts to 17 away to Swansea.
Principality Premiership 7th April 2018
| Teams | P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Merthyr | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 48 | |
| Carmarthen Quins | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 41 | |
| RGC 1404 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 40 | |
| Cardiff | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 37 | |
| Pontypridd | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 36 | |
| Newport | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | |
| Bedwas | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 30 | |
| Llandovery | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | |
| Ebbw Vale | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | |
| Aberavon | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | |
| Bridgend | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | |
| Cross Keys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | |
| Llanelli | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| Swansea | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| Bargoed | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| Neath | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
