Cross Keys 16 - 49 Pontypridd AND A news roundup
By Webmaster
April 21 2003
Pontypridd comfortably defeated Cross Keys by 49 points to 16 at Pandy Park. For a match summary and news of a Supporters Club meeting, rearranged fixtures and Wasps tickets read on.
Cross Keys 16 - 49 Pontypridd
Pontypridd secured an away quarter final against Cardiff after comfortably seeing off the challenge of Cross Keys at Pandy Park. In the first half, tries from Gareth Wyatt and Emyr Lewis put Ponty 20 - 10 up at half time with Wyatt's first try coming on the opening minute of the match.
In the second half Ponty showed the difference between premier and first division rugby as they raced away with the game scoring a further four tries through Dale Mcintosh, Matthew Rees, Brett Davey and Gareth Baber. Davey ended the afternoon with 19 points, through his second half try along with two penalties and and four conversions.
Cross Keys, to their credit, battled hard in the first half with the star in their team being Gethin Worgan who scored all their points through a try, conversion and three penalties.
Off the field the Supporters Club are holding a meeting at Pontypridd RFC on Wednesday 12th February to discuss the changes to the Welsh game and possible courses of action. The meeting is not only open to Members of the supporters club and so if you want to go along feel free.
Contact the supporters club or Pontypridd R.F.C for more information.
Pontypridd R.F.C travel to London Wasps on Saturday 12th April 2003 and tickets can now be purchased from the Wasps website ( www.wasps.co.uk ) but Pontypridd RFC are not selling their allocation of tickets at the moment.
Also there are some new dates for your diary as Pontypridd attempt to play some of the fixtures that have already been postponed this season. On Friday 21st March Caerphilly are the visitors to Sardis Road and the following Friday, Pontypridd will visit Llanelli.