Jones special lays Ironmen a foundation
Cardiff......................29 Merthyr....................45
By JACK NAISBITT

MERTHYR confirmed their place in the WRU Premiership Cup quarter-finals as they completed a notable double over Cardiff.
There were 74 points and 12 tries in a game that got off to a breakneck start when Ben Jones kicked ahead and regathered in his own half before racing clear for a try that Gareth Thompson converted.
That set the tone for a game in which the Ironmen never fell behind, but twice had to respond to comeback bids from the young home side. They led 26...