At last we have a game of rugby. It’s been a long time since that big victory over RGC, 5 weeks to be exact. Carmarthen had a good win at Bridgend last week and now have a record of won 4 and lost 4. Two of those victories were against Cardiff and Pontypool so the Black & Ambers will need to be on top form to get the win over a strong Carmarthen outfit.
The coaches make a few changes owing to injury and unavailability with Carwyn Penny starting at outside half, Liam Lloyd taking one wing position and Ollie Andrew, making a very welcome return from injury, taking the other. Cai Evans starts at fullback.
Newport: Tom Workman, Henry Palmer, Garin Harris, Josh Skinner, Barny Langton-cryer, Rhys Jenkins, Kyle Tayler, Ben Roach Captain, Dafydd Buckland, Carwyn Penny, Liam Lloyd, Chay Smith, Jon Morris, Ollie Andrew, Cai Evans.
Replacements: Wade Langley, Nathan Evans, Ollie Drake, Joe Peard, Scott Davies, Luke Crane, Barney Nightingale, Thomas Hughes.
Referee: Matthew Leon
AR1: Simon Rees
AR2: James Jones
Kick-off: 2:30 PM
Venue: Newport Stadium, Newport Sports Village, NP19 4PT
Our Guard of Honour today is Newport High School Old Boys Under 11s. they will also do a bucket collection before the game to try to raise money to help repair the flood damage to their clubhouse. They would appreciate any donations.