Prem Preview - 4th September

By Zippy
September 4 2004

Ponty and Bridgend both embark on the quest to Welsh Premiership glory this weekend, they take on Cardiff and Caerphilly respectively, for the teams and match details read on

Bridgend Ravens vs Caerphilly

Saturday 4th August KO 230pm Brewery Field, Bridgend

Bridgend Team:

15. Anthony Carter
14. Richard Mustoe
13. Ryan Howells
12. Richard Dyke
11. Grant Epton
10. Austen Howells
9. James Donovan

1. Lee Manning
2. Andrew Joy
3. Scott Roberts
4. Huw Alford
5. Mike Powell (capt)
6. Marvin Thomas
7. Dean Fitzgerald
8. Nathan Strong

REPS:
Dinlle Francis
Ieuan Dobbs
Cory Harris
Gareth Williams
Brendan Roach
Chris Tossle
Gareth David

Caerphilly Team:

Jonathan Brinkworth 15 - Full-back
Owain Ashman 14 - Right wing
Stuart Thomas 13 - Centre
Gareth Howells 12 - Centre
Peter Towers 11 - Left wing
Justin Thomas 10 - Outside-half
Matthew Thomas 9 - Scrum-half
Thomas Hearne
(on permit from Bridgend Athletic) 1 - Loosehead prop
Brian Edwards 2 - Hooker
Gareth McCarthy 3 - Tighthead prop
Neil Watkins 4 - 2nd Row
Tommy Guy 5 - 2nd Row
Scott Whitcomb 6 - Blindside flanker
Andrew Edwards 7 - Openside flanker
Andrew Williams (Captain) 8 - Number 8

Caerphilly Replacements
Andrew Jacobs 16
Mike Price 17
Peter Harrison 18
James Elton 19
Feao Vunipola 20
Justin Benfield
(dual registered with Gwent Dragons Academy) 21
Tom Evans 22

Cardiff vs Pontypridd

Saturday 4th August, KO230pm, Arms Park, Cardiff

Cardiff Team:

Leon Andrews; Matthew Nuthall, Dafydd Hewitt, Richard Jones, Chris Czekaj; Gareth McCarthy, Owen Ruttley (captain); Nathan Llewellyn, Ryan Price, Darren Fenton, Gareth Knight, James Goode, Rob Appleyard, Dan McShane, Johnathan Edwards

Pontypridd Team: (predicted)

15 Pocock 14 Fussell 13 Reilly 12 Lewis 11 Clayton
10 Flanagan 9 John 8 Godfrey 7 O'Connor 6 Shellard 5 Martenko 4 McKintosh
3 Cox 2 Goodfield 1 Harford

Entered the prediction league yet? It starts tomorrow!!!