NEATH AND BRIDGEND MEET AGAIN IN KONICA MINOLTA CUP

Ebbw Vale will entertain Aberavon and Maesteg will host Carmarthen Quins in the other top flight encounters while there are home games for three other Premiership sides – Newport, Swansea and last season’s beaten finalists Pontypridd.

All three of these sides find themselves facing ASDA League Division 1 sides. Merthyr travel to Rodney Parade to meet Newport, Llanharan go to St Helen’s to face Swansea and Narberth trek to Sardis Road to tackle Pontypridd.

Another Division 1 v Premiership battle will take place at Caerphilly, where the visitors are Llandovery. It was Llandovery who hit the headlines in the third round by dumping the holders Llanelli out of the competition with a 29-21 home win.

The sole surviving team from North Wales, Division 4 North’s Nant Conwy has been rewarded with a home draw against Division 2 East’s Rhydyfelin. It will be the fourth straight home tie for the club after victories over Maesteg Quins (32-0), Hirwaun (48-8) and Tylorstown (24-6).

Eight of last weekend’s third round games were postponed due to poor weather and those games are due to be played this weekend.

KONICA MINOLTA CUP ROUND 4

(Matches to be played on the weekend of 14 January, 2006)

Abercynon v Glamorgan Wanderers or Ystrad Rhondda

Caerphilly v Llandovery

Builth Wells Cardiff HSOB or Kidwelly

Dunvant v Penclawdd

Ebbw Vale v Aberavon

Maesteg v Carmarthen Quins

Mumbles or Llangennech v Tonna

Nant Conwy v Rhydyfelin

Neath v Bridgend

Newport v Merthyr

New Tredegar or Newport Saracens v UWIC or Llantwit Fardre

Pencoed v Penallta or Bonymaen

Pontypridd v Narberth

Swansea v Llanharan

Tonmawr v Cardiff

Whitland or Bridgend Athletic v Cross Keys or Bedwas