By JAMES LLOYD
Pontypridd ……31 Merthyr ……27
DIGGY Bird’s masterful display guided Pontypridd to an impressive hammering of Merthyr.
The fly-half kicked 16 points as tries from Mason Grady, Morgan Richards and Nathan Huish consigned Ironmen head coach Dale McIntosh to defeat.
All Merthyr could manage was a try from Jack Perkins and a Matthew Jarvis.
Bird kicked a pair of penalties before Grady pounced on a loose ball to score after Alex Webber’s kick ahead.
A break from flanker Morgan Sieniawski then led to Richards’ second and Bird converted bot...