The two teams are currently positioned at opposite ends of the table, Ponty lying second following a winning run of five games and Swansea in tenth with just one win from their six games so far this season.
The Whites’ last two defeats have come in close encounters away to two of the Premiership’s form teams, Llandovery and Cardiff and their young squad, who can be relied upon to play with enterprise and creativity, will surely test Ponty’s resolve to the full.
For what has all the makings of an entertaining encounter between two clubs intent on giving young talent its head, a warm welcome will be reserved for current Swansea coach and former Ponty favourite Mefin Davies.
The story of Ponty’s selection policy is again one of squad rotation, but influenced both by injuries and recoveries.
Out of contention are wingers Owen Jenkins (ankle ligaments) and Owen Williams (chest infection), centre Gavin Dacey (fractured hand), fly half Simon Humberstone (groin) and locks Cory Hill (shoulder) and Dafydd Davies (hamstring).
Centre Adam Thomas and flanker Rhys Shellard are both away on Wales Sevens duties and scrum half Lewis Jones has been recalled to the Blues senior squad while fellow number nine Carl Thomas is away on honeymoon.
Prop Pat Palmer returns to the starting lineup following a knee strain with centre Gary Williams featuring for the first time this season having served a disciplinary ban. Joining him on the bench will be back rower Owen Sheppeard fully recovered from a summer knee operation. Young scrum half Joel Raikes is drafted in from the Blues under 18 squad.
Pontypridd: 15 Geraint Walsh 14 Lewis I Williams 13 Dafydd Lockyer (c) 12 Tom Pascoe 11 Gareth Wyatt 10 Lewis K Williams 9 Gareth James, 1Chris Phillips 2 Darran Harris 3 Pat Palmer 4 Craig Locke 5 Jordan Sieniawski 6 Ed Siggery 7 Tom Hetherington 8 Dan Godfrey.
Replacements: Joel Raikes, Dai Flanagan, Gary Williams, Huw Dowden, Chris Dicomidis, Owen Sheppeard, Keiron Jenkins, Stuart Williams.
Swansea: TBC
