■ By CHRIS SMART
Pontypridd …38 Bridgend …37
PONTYPRIDD avoided a shock defeat by the narrowest of margins to Bridgend, turning around a 16-point deficit late on.
The tone for the first half was set inside the opening 60 seconds. Bridgend’s Ryan Griffiths intercepted a wayward pass to touch down virtually unchallenged, with Jamie Murphy converting.
A scrappy 15 minutes followed before Pontypridd hit back through a try from full-back Rhys Morgan and Ceri Sweeney’s sublime kick briefly levelled the scores, before Gareth Harvey put Bridgend back in front, despit...