Founded:

1876

Address:

The Clubhouse Sardis Road Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales CF37 1HA

Country:

Wales

Website:

www.ponty.net

Lloyd on target to floor Pontypridd

10 September 2023 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up ■ By ROB COLE EVAN Lloyd put the boot into Pontypridd as he kicked Ebbw Vale back into a red hot contest at […]

Pack power tells for Pontypridd

24 April 2022 1 comment
Welsh Rugby

Premiership By ALED BISTON Pontypridd ……….14 Ebbw Vale …………..3 PONTYPRIDD ended their season with a hard-fought victory at Sardis Road. The visitors were the better […]

Pontypridd survive late try line siege

3 April 2022 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

By JARED EVITTS Pontypridd ……….19 Llanelli ………………13 PONTYPRIDD withstood a ferocious late comeback from Llanelli at Sardis Road to move up to fifth. Justin Burnell’s […]

Pontypridd on top in crunch match

23 January 2022 1 comment
Welsh Premiership Welsh Rugby

Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC ……………………25 Pontypridd ……….30 PONTYPRIDD beat RGC in a winner-takes-all group match to book a quarter-final spot away to Llandovery. […]

Fish shows his quality to deny Pontypridd

10 October 2021 0 comments
Club Rugby Welsh Premiership

Cardiff………………….29 Pontypridd………….. 15 CARDIFF claimed victory over regional rivals Pontypridd on Friday night, but the margin wasn’t as big as expected given the strength of […]

Pontypridd defence holds out in tense finale

19 September 2021 1 comment
Club Rugby

By IOAN DYER Pontypridd ……….19 Newport …………….16 PONTYPRIDD edged out Newport in a fierce affair at Sardis Road. This was an extremely tense match with […]

My Life in Rugby: Former Pontypridd, Dragons and Cardiff fly-half Lee Jarvis

9 April 2020 0 comments
Features My Life in Rugby

Jarvis reveals what it was like for him to practice with Neil Jenkins when he was on the fringe of Pontypridd’s first team

Pontypridd enjoy the derby day spoils

8 March 2020 1 comment
Club Rugby

Premiership By ROGER THOMAS Merthyr ……….27 Pontypridd ….36 PONTYPRIDD headed back down the A470 with the derby day bragging rights after coming from behind to […]

Pontypridd made to battle but remain in the title hunt

28 April 2019 1 comment
Club Rugby

By TIM LEWIS RGC 1404 ……14 Pontypridd ….18 PONTYPRIDD kept their slim title hopes alive as they claimed a hardfought victory over RGC1404 in Colwyn […]

Newport v Pontypridd

7 April 2019 0 comments
Club Rugby

Preview… Sun April 7. Kick-off 2.30pm PONTYPRIDD will get the chance to force themselves back into the Principality Premiership title race if they can end […]

Ebbw have answers as Pontypridd apply late pressure

3 March 2019 0 comments
Club Rugby

By CARL FIELD Ebbw Vale ……17 Pontypridd ….16 EBBW Vale kept themselves in the hunt at the top after edging out Pontypridd at Eugene Cross […]

Swansea are just blown away by power of Pontypridd

14 October 2018 0 comments
Club Rugby

Swansea 5 Pontypridd 32 By PAUL HOPKINS A CLINICAL Pontypridd side put Swansea to the sword with a five-try victory at a wind-swept St Helen’s. […]

Cross Keys ….21 Pontypridd ….16

7 January 2018 0 comments
Club Rugby

■By ANDREW DEERING CROSSKeys recorded a tight victory over Pontypridd in the first round of the WRU National Cup at Sardis Road. Keys opened the […]

Shellard seals Pontypridd comeback to down the Keys

3 December 2017 0 comments
Latest News

By IWAN GABE DAVIES Cross Keys …7 Pontypridd …16 PONTYPRIDD kept up the pressure on Merthyr at the top of the East Division of the […]

Lockyer seals bonus-point triumph for Pontypridd

26 November 2017 0 comments
Club Rugby

By CARL FIELD Pontypridd ….26 Bargoed ……….13 SKIPPER Dafydd Lockyer ‘s try two minutes from time bagged a bonus point for Pontypridd as they won […]

Magnificent Seven for Pontypridd in 14-try thriller

12 November 2017 0 comments
Club Rugby

By IWAN GABE DAVIES Pontypridd ….47 Newport……….45 PONTYPRIDD made it seven league wins out of seven when they beat Newport in an incredible encounter with […]

Six of the best as Pontypridd down Llandovery to go top

26 February 2017 1 comment
Club Rugby

Pontypridd 42 Llandovery 24 By JAMES LLOYD PONTYPRIDD hit Llandovery for six as the Sardis Road side made it two bonus-point wins from two in […]

My Life in Rugby: Rob Sidoli – Former Pontypridd, Cardiff Blues, Wales and current Dragons lock

6 May 2014 0 comments
My Life in Rugby

My Life in Rugby: Martyn Williams – former Lions, Wales, Cardiff and Pontypridd flanker

24 January 2013 0 comments
My Life in Rugby

Brecon can’t catch Merthyr

22 December 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up MERTHYR got the better of Brecon 47-37 at the Wern as the sides served up a pre-Christmas cracker in the Welsh Premiership. In […]

Channelling Teams of the Past: Derby Day Delight and Cup Dreams for Heol-y-Cyw

19 December 2024 0 comments
Latest News Welsh Rugby

Leaders keep up the pace

15 December 2024 0 comments
Latest News

Premiership round-up IT’S AS you were at the top of the Welsh Premiership after the top three all won with a bonus point. Leaders Pontypridd […]

Ponty have the edge on Neath

1 December 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up ■ By CARL FIELD THE top of the table clash in the Welsh Premiership at the Gnoll went the way of 14-man Pontypridd […]

Could Jarrod Evans be the answer for Wales at fly-half?

25 November 2024 0 comments
Latest News

Three in a row for Cardiff Met

24 November 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CARDIFF Met made it three wins on the bounce in the Welsh Premiership as they gave Newbridge six of the […]

Evan Lloyd making the most of his late switch to hooker

10 November 2024 0 comments
Latest News United Rugby Championship

By Simon Thomas It’s safe to say Evan Lloyd’s story is pretty unique. Not only did he play for Wales before he had started a […]

Ironmen take the spoils on derby day

10 November 2024 0 comments
Club Rugby

Welsh Premiership round-up THE Rhondda derby day bragging rights belonged to Merthyr who defeated rivals Pontypridd 28-25 at the Wern. Flanker Jack Perkins touched down […]

Davies in fine form as Ponty triumph

3 November 2024 0 comments
Latest News

Welsh Premiership round-up WING Joe Davies ran in a hat-trick as table toppers Pontypridd defeated Bonymaen 47-7 to make it six wins out of six. […]

Symes snatches it for Ponty

27 October 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership Cup round-up A LAST-GASP penalty goal from outside-half Jacob Symes sent Pontypridd through to the semi-finals of the WRU Premiership Cup in dramatic fashion […]

Ponty take memorial shield

20 October 2024 0 comments
Latest News

Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD went top of the Welsh Premiership and bagged a piece of silverware in the process after winning 42-12 at Cardiff Met – […]

RGC: Flying The Flag For North Walian Rugby

17 October 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Ponty take time to get into gear

13 October 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD maintained their 100 per cent winning start to the season as they got the better of Narberth 52-23. The Otters, despite having […]

Merthyr make it four in a row

29 September 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up MERTHYR continued their relentless start in the Welsh Premiership with a thumping 61-10 defeat of Ystrad Rhondda at the Wern to make it […]

Maverick Shea the hardest of them all

22 September 2024 0 comments
Miscellaneous Peter Jackson

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NEWPORT heralded the season with a birthday bash on a lavish scale, filling a dining room the […]

No stopping 11-try Merthyr

22 September 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD MERTHYR continued their perfect start in the Welsh Premiership with an 11-try 71-0 thrashing of Newcastle Emlyn. The Ironmen ran […]

12-try Ironmen top of the table

15 September 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD MERTHYR ran in 12 tries as they dismantled Cross Keys 80-15 at the Wern to make it two from two […]

The day one Newbridge became four

8 September 2024 0 comments
Latest News

SO, UEFA deemed it necessary to hire extra security guards to protect their new AI-based draw for the Champions League from falling victim to a […]

Students too good for Esher

1 September 2024 0 comments
Latest News

■ By BEN JAYCOCK THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead of their season openers […]

Rosslyn Park show Barnes how it’s done

25 August 2024 0 comments
Latest News National League One National Leagues

By Ben Jaycock National One Rosslyn Park illustrated their league superiority by dispatching their London rivals Barnes 52-12. Park took the lead after just two […]

Titans hit six ahead of return to National One

18 August 2024 0 comments
Latest News

By BEN JAYCOCK Run in: Gethin O’Callaghan scores for Dings Crusaders PICTURES: Baz Johnson FOLLOWING their enthralling National Two North title race last season, Rotherham […]

Pontypool swoop to recruit Allen

21 July 2024 0 comments
Latest News

■By ROB COLE THERE has been plenty of movement in the transfer market in Welsh rugby as the new Top 10 elite clubs build their […]

Playing for your country is the biggest honour

21 July 2024 0 comments
Features

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER USA HOOKER AND HEAD COACH, WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY FOR HARLEQUINS AND PONTYPRIDD TOM BILLUPS IWAS born and raised in a […]

THE 1995-96 HEINEKEN EUROPEAN CUP

14 July 2024 0 comments
Latest News

AND so it came to pass that the Heineken European Cup finally became reality on October 31 1995 at a small stadium just outside the […]

THE VICTORIOUS TEAM

7 July 2024 0 comments
Latest News

15 Ben Hinshelwood (Bedford): Rangy utility back with plenty of gas. Ben is the Australian-born son of former Scotland and Lions wing Sandy Hinshelwood. Had […]

Quins cashing in on Twickenham factor

9 June 2024 0 comments
Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson looks at how attendances have changed in the last 20 years and sees good news in the capital cities Fan favourite: Marcus Smith […]

Playing rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well

2 June 2024 0 comments
My Life in Rugby

MY LIFE IN RUGBY – RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in Knowle West, 30-plus years […]

It was an honour to reach the 400-mark

14 April 2024 0 comments
My Life in Rugby

My Life in Rugby with Chris Dicomidis – The former Pontypridd, Cardiff, Wales U21 & Cyprus international looks back at his career in the game […]

Newport join the 100 club

14 April 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD TABLE topping Newport wrapped up their regular Welsh Premiership fixtures with 13 tries as they dismantled Bridgend Ravens 89-24 to […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 14/04/24

12 April 2024 0 comments
Latest News

Newport take over at the top

1 April 2024 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership round-up ■ By CARL FIELD NEWPORT are the new leaders in the Welsh Premiership after they toppled Llandovery 24-6 to go four points clear. […]

Premiership round-up
■ By CARL FIELD

NEWPORT are the new leaders in the Welsh Premiership after they toppled Llandovery 24-6 to go four points clear.
Tries from Che Hope, Matt O’Brien and Henry Palmer secured a 12th consecutive win – their previous 11 had all been with a bonus point – and ensures the Black and Ambers will have a home play-off semi-final.
O’Brien added the extras to all three tries and sent over a penalty.
Jack Maynard kicked two penalties for Llandovery, but this result ended their 17-match winning run. The double-chasing Drovers...