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Pontypridd set for defence of title

Pontypridd set for defence of title

Pontypridd will begin their defence of the Principality Premiership crown with an away trip to Llanelli on the opening day of the season on September 5.

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The Ponty faithful will only have to wait another week to see their team play at Sardis Road where SSE Swalec Cup winners Bridgend will be the visitors.

Last season’s beaten finalists Ebbw Vale begin their campaign away from home with a trip to Bridgend but will host Newport the following round at Eugene Cross Park.

Pontypridd captain Dafydd Lockyer has already set his sights on the first game of the season.

“We look forward to the new season and to the first game away to Llanelli. We are training hard and know that we must hit the ground running once the league campaign gets underway,” he said.

“It will be a long hard season for us as defending Premiership champions, once again we will be the team that everyone wants to beat, but we have high hopes of being there or thereabouts when things come to a close.

“The Play-Off Final against Ebbw Vale seems a long time ago now and we are looking forward, not back, focused on the season to come.”

Principality Premiership fixtures 2015/16

Round 1: 5 September
Bedwas v Carmarthen Quins
Aberavon v Cardiff
Llandovery v Cross Keys
Llanelli  v Pontypridd
Bridgend v Ebbw Vale
Neath v Newport

Round 2: 12 September
Aberavon v Bedwas
Carmarthen Quins v Neath
Ebbw Vale v Newport
Pontypridd v Bridgend
Llandovery v Llanelli
Cross Keys v Cardiff

Round 3: 19 September
Newport v Pontypridd
Ebbw Vale v Neath
Carmarthen Quins v Aberavon
Bedwas v Cross Keys
Llanelli  v Cardiff
Bridgend v Llandovery

Round 4: 26 September
Newport v Bedwas
Aberavon v Bridgend
Cross Keys v Llanelli
Pontypridd v Carmarthen Quins
Llandovery v Ebbw Vale
Neath v Cardiff

Round 5: 3 October
Aberavon v Newport
Bedwas v Neath
Ebbw Vale v Cardiff
Pontypridd v Llandovery
Llanelli v Carmarthen Quins
Cross Keys v Bridgend

Round 6: 10 October
Llandovery v Bedwas
Pontypridd v Aberavon
Ebbw Vale v Cross Keys
Llanelli v Neath
Bridgend v Newport
Carmarthen Quins v Cardiff

Round 7: 17 October
Carmarthen Quins v Newport
Neath v Bridgend
Llanelli v Ebbw Vale
Cross Keys v Pontypridd
Aberavon v Llandovery
Bedwas v Cardiff

Round 8: 24 October
Cross Keys v Aberavon
Ebbw Vale v Carmarthen Quins
Neath v Pontypridd
Newport v Llandovery
Bridgend v Cardiff
Bedwas v Llanelli

Round 9: 31 October
Llandovery v Neath
Pontypridd v Ebbw Vale
Carmarthen Quins v Cross Keys
Aberavon v Llanelli
Bridgend v Bedwas
Cardiff v Newport

Round 10: 7 November
Bedwas v Aberavon
Neath v Carmarthen Quins
Newport v Ebbw Vale
Bridgend v Pontypridd
Llanelli v Llandovery
Cardiff v Cross Keys

Round 11: 28 November
Cross Keys v Neath
Aberavon v Ebbw Vale
Bedwas v Pontypridd
Llandovery v Cardiff
Carmarthen Quins v Bridgend
Llanelli v Newport

Round 12: 5 December
Carmarthen Quins v Bedwas
Cardiff v Aberavon
Cross Keys v Llandovery
Pontypridd v Llanelli
Ebbw Vale v Bridgend
Newport v Neath

Round 13: 26 December
Neath v Aberavon
Newport v Cross Keys
Bridgend v Llanelli
Llandovery v Carmarthen Quins
Pontypridd v Cardiff
Ebbw Vale v Bedwas

Round 14: 2 January 2016
Pontypridd v Newport
Neath v Ebbw Vale
Aberavon v Carmarthen Quins
Cross Keys v Bedwas
Cardiff v Llanelli
Llandovery v Bridgend

Round 15: 30 January
Bedwas v Newport
Bridgend v Aberavon
Llanelli  v Cross Keys
Carmarthen Quins v Pontypridd
Ebbw Vale v Llandovery
Cardiff v Neath

Round 16: 13 February
Newport v Aberavon
Neath v Bedwas
Cardiff  v Ebbw Vale
Llandovery v Pontypridd
Carmarthen Quins v Llanelli
Bridgend v Cross Keys

Round 17: 20 February
Bedwas v Llandovery
Aberavon v Pontypridd
Cross Keys v Ebbw Vale
Neath v Llanelli
Newport v Bridgend
Cardiff v Carmarthen Quins

Round 18: 5 March
Newport v Carmarthen Quins
Bridgend v Neath
Ebbw Vale v Llanelli
Pontypridd v Cross Keys
Llandovery v Aberavon
Cardiff v Bedwas

Round 19: 12 March
Neath v Llandovery
Ebbw Vale v Pontypridd
Cross Keys v Carmarthen Quins
Llanelli v Aberavon
Bedwas v Bridgend
Newport v Cardiff

Round 20: 26 March
Aberavon v Neath
Cross Keys v Newport
Llanelli  v Bridgend
Carmarthen Quins v Llandovery
Cardiff v Pontypridd
Bedwas v Ebbw Vale
 
Round 21: 2 April
Aberavon v Cross Keys
Carmarthen Quins v Ebbw Vale
Pontypridd v Neath
Llandovery v Newport
Cardiff  v Bridgend
Llanelli  v Bedwas

Round 22: 23 April
Neath v Cross Keys
Ebbw Vale v Aberavon
Pontypridd v Bedwas
Cardiff v Llandovery
Bridgend v Carmarthen Quins
Newport v Llanelli

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