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14 December 2018 / Club News

Beddau Head To Table Topping Pooler

Our 1st XV face the toughest of away days tomorrow as they visit the famous Pontypool Park ground to take on run away WRU National Championship leaders Pontypool.

The Gwent side currently lay eleven points clear at the top of the table with a 100% record in their eleven league fixtures so far this season. It looks odds on that Leighton Jones side will take part in the end of the season play-off game with the fifth from bottom team in the Premiership to get promotion to the top tier of Welsh Club rugby.

Pooler’s last game was a fortnight ago when they put Mid District Club Ystrad Rhondda to the sword with a 34-5 home win.

Beddau really gave Pontypool a game at Mount Pleasant Park earlier in the season. The final score line of 29-18 to Pooler was perhaps a little flattering to the visitors as the Green and Golds at least deserved a bonus point and on times threatened to cause a big shock and take the spoils. But the visitors that day showed their experience and got a try scoring bonus point in the end.

Full back Callum Wheeler and prop Ben Stephens both got tries for Beddau that day and Zac Byard was on target with two penalties and a conversion.

With every game now being a Cup final for Beddau, they will go to Pooler looking to really up their game and show the leaders again the qualities they do possess.

The Green and Golds welcome back Keiran Gay and Cody Baker in the back line, whilst Regan Wilson gets a deserved start in the back room. Josh Thomas is ruled out with a shoulder injury and joins fellow back row boys Jack Perkins, Jordan Goodwin and Sam Tiley in the treatment room. Josh Hayward has been called up by Bedwas this weekend.

 

Beddau – C.Wheeler, J.Grainger, K.Gay, L.Egal, C.Baker, H.Chatham, J.Secher, B.Stephens, C.Tarrant, B.Jones, R.Owens, B.White, T.Geere, R.Wilson, T.Axenderrie. Reps – B.Lee, R.Phillips, AN Other, T.Marley, T.Preece.

 

Pontypool – G.Walsh, J.Thomas, J.Mahoney, K.Meek, R.Usher, M.Lewis, M.Luckwell, A.Coundley, D.Hughes, O.Drake, C.Gregory, R.East, M.Herbert, R.Nash, B.Sparks. Reps – C.Price, B.Parry, C.Watson-Boycott, A.Quick, C.Gullis.

Match referee – Mr Stuart Kibble.

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