Jones scored 21 points in the 26-20 win at Bargoed to not only help his side end a run of three successive defeats, but also put one over on his younger brother Calum, who was playing opposite him in the home side’s No 10 jersey.
Keys hit their straps last weekend with a 35-27 home win over Cardiff and will travel in much better spirits as they seek to complete a notable double having won the game at Pandy Park 25-22. Bedwas are now five points behind joint leaders Merthyr and Pontypridd, with Keys in sixth.
Cardiff travel to Ebbw Vale on Saturday, while Bargoed have to head to Pontypridd. Justin Burnell’s side will still be reeling from their 50-21 hammering at The Wern last weekend, although can at least look back on a 43-33 win over the Black & Ambers earlier in the season.
Merthyr, meanwhile, will look to consolidate their place at the top of the table with another home game. They host one off the bottom Bargoed and will be looking to add to the seven tries they ran in against Ponty last weekend.
Principality Premiership East Division – Round 12
Friday, 25 November
Bedwas v Cross Keys (7.15pm kick-off)
Bedwas: Mike Hathaway; Adam Williams, Ross Wardle, Mike Callow, Mathew John; Steffan Jones, Tom Rowlands; Bryn Toms, Alun Rees, Rhys Hutcherson, Geraint Edmunds, Craig Hudd, David McGuigan, George Lee (captain), Andrew Waite
Reps: Dan Preece, Dale Rogers, Lloyd Bridges, Ben Thompson, James Richards, Luke Crane, Aaron Bramwell, Oli Halford
Cross Keys: Joe Goodchild; Mathew Powell, Leon Andrews, Lewis Barnett, Barney Nightingale; Josh Prosser, James Leadbeater; Lewis Smout, Gary Carpenter, Richard Cornock, Tom Lampard, Dan Mock, Josh Skinner, Scott Matthews (captain), Taine Basham
Reps: Rob Jones, Corey Hewlett, Gwesyn Price-Jones, Adam Powell, Will Griffiths, Corey Shephard, Callum Morris, Nathan Trowbridge
Saturday, 25 November
Ebbw Vale v Cardiff (12 noon kick-off)
Ebbw Vale: Dan Haymond; Srdan Majkic, Dom Franchi, Dai Langdon, Toby Fricker; Callum Hall, Dai Jones; Ian George, Rhys Francis, Josh James, Kristian Parker, Lance Randall, Rhys Clarke, Ronny Kynes (captain), Cameron Regan
Reps: Joe Franchi, Ross Jones, Rob Sevenoaks, Jonathan Davies, Mathew Williams, Carl Lewis, Lewis Dennett, James Lewis
Cardiff: Llwyarch Ap Myrddin; James Beal, Dafydd Smith, Adam Jones, Corey Howells; Ben Thomas, Rhodri Cole; Peter Lloyd, Ethan Lewis, Fraser Young, James Murphy, Callum Bradbury, Ben White, Luke Crocker, Chris Williams
Reps: James Greenfield, Corrie Tarrant, Ian Jenkins, Corey Tucker, Joe Miles, Geraint Watkin, James Dixon, Pat Lewis
Newport v Merthyr (1.00pm kick-off)
Newport: Elliott Frewen; Haydn Palmer, Chay Smith, Tom Pascoe, Adam Sabri; Matt O’Brien, Ryan Bates; Nicky Boyce, Will Evans, Ken Dowding, Rhys Cresswell, Joe Bartlett, Alex Everett, Joe Cullimore, Lennon Greggains
Reps: Evan Whitson, Matt Prosser, Tom Piper, Dan Partridge, Josh Reid, Tom Lucas, Curtis Ayling, Jon Morris.
Merthyr: Matthew Jarvis; Kyle Evans, Gavin Dacey, Arran Pinches, Kristian Phillips; Ben Jones, Justin Jones; James Howe, Matt Dwyer, Szabolcs Pocskai, Ben Murphy, Craig Locke (captain), Nathan White, Osian Davies, Phil Rees
Reps: Joe Rees, Richard Wilkes, Louis Jones, L Evans, Ed Siggery, Rhys Downes, Richard Powell, Alex Howman
Pontypridd v Bargoed (12.30pm kick-off)
Pontypridd: Geraint Walsh; Alex Webber, Gary Williams, Dafydd Lockyer (captain), Matthew Billet; Diggy Bird, Dane Blacker; Chris Phillips, Iestyn Harris, Jon Elley, Josh Hawkins, Chris Dicomidis, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Rhys Shellard, Morgan Sieniawski
Reps: Joel Raikes, Jordan Rees, Declan Williams, Joe Page, Hemi Barnes, Sean Moore, Huw Owen, Joe Popple
Bargoed: Ashley Norton; Duane Dyer, Jordan Howells, Lewis Bowden, Dai Evans; Iain Smerdon, James Hallett; Rhys Morgan (captain), Leigh Meades, Alex Gardner-Key, Matthew Thomas, James Locke, Ben Fry, Grant Rogers, Lewis Weyman
Reps: James Pizey, Julian Mogg, Calum Jones, Ieuan Jones, Adam Coupe, Scott Evans, Lewys Lippiatt, Phil Price
