A home game at last!!! Newport face Carmarthen Quins in the third round of the SRC Cup Competition on Saturday. Our visitors have lost their first two games in this competition but had a close game against Pontypool and took two points out of the match.
The Black & Ambers got off to a flying start with a high-scoring victory over Swansea earning six points. With two tough games to come in this competition, against Ebbw Vale and Pontypool, we need a win to stay on track for a place in the final.
The format of the SRC Cup is: two pools of five teams with each playing the teams in their group once. The winners of each pool will play in the final with the team having the most points getting the home advantage. Final will be played on Thursday 20th March and will be on live TV.
Newport: Tom Workman, Tyler Olding, Ollie Drake, Joe Peard, Josh Skinner, Lewis David, Scott Davies, Ben Roach Captain, Luke Crane, Jac Lloyd, Ashton Hewitt, Barney Nightingale, Dai Richards, Liam Lloyd, Ioan Davies.
Replacement: Henry Palmer, Archie Callaghan, Garin Harris, Kyle Tayler, Josh Reid, Dafydd Buckland, Matt O’Brien, Iestyn Dalton.
Referee: Rhys Jones
AR1: Gareth Newman
AR2: Jack Davies
Kick-off: 2:30 PM
Venue: Newport Stadium, Newport Sports Village, NP19 4PT