Pontypridd v Cilfynydd – Match Preview
On Saturday 16th August Pontypridd RFC welcome neighbours Cilfynydd RFC to Sardis Road for a pre-season friendly, kick-off is at 2:30pm.
The history of matches between Pontypridd and Cilfynydd officially goes back all the way back to 22nd April 1946 with the two clubs having played each other 61 times between then and 1993. The last game saw Ponty win away at Cilfynydd 46-0 on Wednesday 13th October 1993. Cil’s last visit to Sardis came on 29th December 1984 with the match finishing in a three-all draw. Those are the official stats, however, as we mentioned earlier in the week our Club Historian Alun Granfield has recently unearthed the fact matches between the two sides goes back even further than 1946. Alun is constantly researching the history of the club and has recently found out that the first ever game against Cilfynydd was played on the People’s Park, a ground now occupied by the Lidl supermarket and the school, on 23rd November 1903, when Pontypridd won by a dropped goal, then worth four points.
Cilfynydd now play their home games at The Welfare Ground and this will be familiar to Ponty fans who travelled to watch the Valley Commandos play Clifton in a pre-season friendly at the ground on Saturday 19th August 2017.
Ponty will head into this Saturday’s match against Cilfynydd off the back of a pleasing performance, albeit in defeat against Newport last Saturday. This week’s match will be yet another opportunity for the Pontypridd coaching team to continue putting the building blocks in place whilst giving game time to the whole squad ahead of the competitive matches starting next month.
There are many links between the two clubs, none more so than former Ponty player Owen Sheppeard who has been appointed Cil’s new head coach during the close season ahead of the 2025/26 league campaign.
SUPPORTER INFORMATION:
Tickets – This Saturday’s admission prices will be £5 each for adults, £3 for concessions and under 16’s free if accompanied by a paying adult. Tickets can be purchased on the day and supporters will be able to pay via cash or card.
Ground opening – The stadium and Sardis Road clubhouse will be open from midday onwards, and at 12:30pm we will be showing live coverage of Aston Villa v Newcastle in the Premier League on our screens.
Season tickets – Application forms for both Ponty season tickets and Former Players Association season tickets can be obtained via the club office pre-match. The deadline for supporters who want to purchase plastic season tickets has recently been extended to this Saturday to allow supporters one last chance to complete their applications – Deadline For Plastic Season Ticket Applications Extended
Supporters Coach to Tenby – Phil Lycett will be in and around the Sardis Road clubhouse during the afternoon and he will be taking bookings for supporters who want to travel with the Supporters Club when the Valley Commandos play away at Tenby United RFC on Saturday 23rd August.
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