Pontypridd v Brecon – Match Preview
On Saturday 9th May Pontypridd RFC welcome Brecon RFC to Sardis Road for the team’s final Admiral Premiership match of the current 2025/26 season, kick off is at 2:30pm.
The last time the two sides met was on the opening day of the season, and a strong second half performance saw Ponty take the spoils by 34 points to 17 back on Saturday 6th September at Brecon’s Parc de Pugh ground. The last time the two clubs met at Sardis was in last season’s league campaign on Saturday 16th November 2024, the Valley Commandos enjoyed a 43-11 win that afternoon.
Pontypridd still have lots to play for as they head into tomorrow’s match, a win will keep the team’s faint title hopes alive, and a win or a draw would see them progress into the Mid District Premiership Grand Final at Sardis Road on Wednesday 20th May. Brecon may be down but they are not quite out and under the guidance of Kristian Dacey will want want to finish their two-season stay in the Premiership on a high – game on!
A post-match playing shirt auction, merchandise items for sale and ready for collection plus much more supporter information is in the relevant section below, but first The Team News…
Ponty have made seven changes, four in the backs, three in the forwards and a positional switch to the starting XV that beat Merthyr last Saturday. In addition to that there are also four new faces on the bench, one being a potential debutant.
In the backs Jorge Lucey returns to start at fullback, as does Stuart Floyd-Ellis at outside centre. Lloyd Dennett earns a start at scrum-half and Harry Kinsey comes into the starting line-up and starts on the right wing having made his debut off the bench last week. Logan Jones skippers the team this week from flyhalf.
In the forwards the three changes sees Connah Hughes start at hooker, Lloyd Riley drafted into the second-row and Ben Bora into the openside flanker berth. The positional switch sees Cai James move from openside to blindside flanker.
The four new faces on the bench are Kian Mattravers, Lucca Alexander-White, George Thorrington and Rhys Wyatt. Rhys is a fullback and is the son of Ponty legend Gareth Wyatt. He is on permit from neighbours Llantwit Fardre and has also represented the Scarlets Under 18s this season.
Should Kian Mattravers appear into the action from the bench he will make his 50th appearance for Pontypridd – congratulations Kiki!
Something else we would like to mention is that Lucca Alexander-White, Harry Kinsey, Rhys Wyatt and Alfie John (who has also played for the Club this season) are all former Pontypridd Schools U16s who have all represented Pontypridd RFC this season whilst still playing Youth rugby – all part of our development pathway.
The Pontypridd team selected to play Brecon is as follows:
15. Jorge Lucey. 14. Harry Kinsey. 13. Stuart Floyd-Ellis. 12. Tommy Morgan. 11. Dale Stuckey. 10. Logan Jones (c). 9. Lloyd Dennett.
1. Ben Drew. 2. Connah Hughes. 3. Cameron Tyler-Grocott. 4. Mitch Barnard. 5. Lloyd Riley. 6. Cai James. 7. Ben Bora. 8. Ioan Davies.
Subs: 16. Louis Tovey. 17. Dan Cotterell. 18. Kian Mattravers. 19. Lucca Alexander-White. 20. Joe Miles. 21.Joel Raikes. 22. George Thorrington. 23. Rhys Wyatt.
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 (which is recommended to miss the queues) you can use our online e-Ticket system, here’s the link which includes all our different packages – e-Tickets – Pontypridd v Brecon 9/5/2026
Supporter access is via the Clubhouse end of the ground only – the ground and bars will be open from midday onwards.
Playing Shirt Auction – After the match the team’s home match shirts will be auctioned off with the proceeds going towards the playing squad’s travel funds for the recently announced pre-season fixture away at Jersey. We have held a few of these auctions over the last few seasons and they have always proved popular and provide supporters with a chance of owning a piece of authentic Pontypridd RFC memorabilia – we’ll see you in the Clubhouse post-match.
Club Shop – This seasons’ shirts, vests and more items will be available at reduced prices from 1:30pm onwards at the Can Bar next to the main Grandstand. There will also be a selection of next season’s 150th Anniversary Season items available at the current Club Shop price – pop along and grab your Ponty merchandise while stocks last!
Merchandise Collection – For supporters who ordered Ponty merchandise at the match against Neath, your items have arrived and are available for collection from 1:00pm onwards in the ‘sizing room’ attached to the Clubhouse.
Player(s) of the Year Voting – Ponty fans who are unable to vote for the individuals they feel are their player(s) of the season in the respective categories online, you can via paper slips in the Clubhouse – please read our recent article with all the relevant information: Pontypridd RFC Player(s) of the Year 2026 Voting
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