The Seaweeds are dreaming of lifting silverware at the home of Welsh rugby when they face Pembroke on Sunday afternoon.
Second row enforcer Hynda is relishing the chance to turn on the style on the big stage.
“This is as big as it gets in amateur rugby. My generation has grown up watching Wales at the Principality Stadium and seeing all the amazing things the team have done here over the years,” he said.
“It means a huge amount for every single one of our players to play here and us getting to this stage has also really helped bring the community together.
“We’ve got eight buses from the club coming to the game and there will be more to come.
“There is huge anticipation, but as I’ve said to the boys it’s about embracing the opportunity to play at such a venue because this sort of thing doesn’t come around very often.”
Porthcawl insist they’re battle-hardened ahead of facing Pembroke, but don’t know much about their rivals from West Wales.
Hynda insists that will make the encounter all the more special for both teams.
“It’s been a tough run to the final, we haven’t had a single bye and all the teams we’ve faced have been very hard,” he said.
“One of the first teams we faced was Bridgend Sports who edged us in the league last season and they were a tough side.
“The quarters and semi-finals were tough games in hard conditions and we had to score two tries in the last 10 minutes to get to the final.
“That was spectacular, but it hasn’t been plain sailing by any stretch and that almost makes this a bit more special.”
Pembroke are a late replacement for Cardiff University in the Bowl final after the students were disqualified from the tournament for breaching eligibility rules in their semi-final.
Hynda said: “It’s been quite a late change because we were prepared to play Cardiff University. Pembroke are so far away from us which means we haven’t come across them at all, certainly not since I’ve been at the club.
“There is definitely an element of the unknown for us playing against them.
“In a lot of games when you’re playing in bad weather or on muddy pitches, you need to get the guys up for the game. I don’t think we’ll need to do that here because they’re naturally going to be buzzing for it.
“It’s more going to be a case of keeping that under wraps and letting that sizzle until kick-off when we’ll be ready to go.”
Sunday’s game will be the first time any of Pembroke’s players will have played at the Principality Stadium, but forwards coach Kyle Davies is confident the Division 3 West A side can come out on top.
“None of the boys have played in front of the TV cameras before,” said Davies.
“That’s going to be a big thing and they’ll obviously have it in the back of their minds. We’ve got seven or eight buses from Pembroke and loads of people will be driving up so having a big support will help us.
“But I think the boys need to keep their emotions under control and try and forget what’s going on around us. Hopefully we can just concentrate on the game and come out on top.
“We are really excited to be playing at the Principality Stadium especially as the boys have never played here before. We’ve beaten some very good teams to get this far and the boys are really excited to get out here on Sunday and to give it a good bash.
“All of the boys watch the Six Nations and the autumn internationals played at the Principality Stadium on TV and it will be a great honour to play here ourselves.”
Porthcawl: Ben Thomas; Jordan Fox, Jon Phillips, Gareth Rees, Jake Thomas; Josh White, Morgan Gregor-Haylock; Tim Lunn, Jack Williams, Jamie Uren, Will Robinson, Richard Hnyda (capt), Morgan Evans, Ben Asprea, Leon Mcnally
Replacements: Owen Thomas, Matthew Cook, Gavin Williams, Jordan Skidmore, Aled Davies, Nick Nutman, Jake Furness
Pembroke: Luke Hartland; Barrie Alderman-John, Shaun Dalling, Daniel Colley, Elliot Evans; Toby Smith, Tomos Lewis; Lloyd Davies, Seamus Wiseman, Jonathan Palmer, David Powell, William Edwards, Dominic Colman, Rhodri Walters, Samuel Smith
Replacements: Jamie Brayford, Cyle Weatherall, Owain Johns, Billy Wood, Alex Wilkes, Alex Thomas, Simon Stanford, Fraser James
