Therefore, Wednesday’s games between the North and the Ospreys at Abercynon and the Dragons and Blues South at Virginia Park, Caerphilly, have taken on ever greater interest.
Whilst the Dragons appear to be out of the hunt, they have yet to register a victory this term, the other four regional sides all have a chance of making it through to next month’s final at Sardis Road.
Victory for the North would certainly put them in poll position, but if the Ospreys can secure a valuable away win at Abercynon, they would take over as favourites to win the pool.
Dragons: S Bevan; J Morris, M Jolly, L Smalley, A Cooper; L Robling, J Evans; L Bacon, L Jones, A Yule, A Hughes, R Wilson (Capt), R Griffiths, C Penna, G Evans
Replacements: L Ford, T Rusga, G Kemp, R Paul, L Davies, M Cummings, G Hobbs
Blues South: E Jones; F White, N Gumbleton, T Luck, B Andrews; D Lakin, S Curtis; M Savery, J Deabrau, J Tomlinson, K Hopkins, T Connolly, J Wilson, R Fenton, R Tucker
Replacements: L Davies, A O’Malia, A Taylor, D Crimmins, J Lewis, A Cooke, D Evans
Blues North: H Thomson; O Williams, A Lewis, S Campbell, B Jones; J Griffin, K Marmion; L Smout, C Williams, O Davies, M Cook, J Barley, D Barry, T Young, O Sheppeard
Replacements: T Emmanuel, S King, C Hill, J Gibbon, E Sherlock, A Webber, J Wills
Ospreys: T Prydie; B Barlow, S Hughes, D Howells, E Walker; O Williams, R Jones (Capt); J Martin Fraser, R Curtis, D Saines, L Joseph, B Davies, R Kehoe, M Sully, D Baker
Replacements: D Davies, M Morgan, B Davies, S Pick, R Thomas, M Carpenter, L Evans
