All six games are being played at neutral venues on Saturday, 25 March. Fixtures are as follows:
WRU National Cup
Pontypridd v Cross Keys -Talbot Athletic Club, Aberavon (2.30pm kick-off)
RGC 1404 v Merthyr – Sardis Road, Ponypridd (5.00pm kick-off, live on S4C)
* Tickets £10 (£5 for U16s) available on the gate
WRU National Plate
Penallta v Nant Conwy – Recreation Ground, Newtown (2.30pm kick-off)
Abercarn v Ystalyfera – Dairy Field, Llanharan (2.30pm kick-off)
WRU National Bowl
Caerphilly v Cilfynydd – Maes Gwyn, Taffs Well (2.30pm kick-off)
Cardigan v Amman United – Memorial Playing Fields, Lampeter (2.30pm kick-off)
* Tickets for Plate and Bowl semi-finals £5 (£2 for U16s)
National Finals Day Sunday, 16 April – Principality Stadium
Bowl Final – 1.00pm
Plate Final – 3.15pm
Cup Final – 5.35pm
All games live on S4C
Tickets at £10 (U16s £5) will go on sale on Friday, 24 March via www.wru.wales/tickets
The WRU National Cup is now in its 46th season and the first final was won by Neath when they beat Cardiff in 1972. Two of the four semi-finalists, Pontypridd (six times) and Cross Keys (once), rank among the previous winners.
In fact, they met in the 2012 and 2014 finals. Neither RGC 1404 nor Merthyr have gone this far before, although The Ironmen beat Rhiwbina in the 2014 National Plate final.
In the National Plate, the game between Penallta and Nant Conwy at Newtown RFC is a repeat of the 2012 final. That was won by Penallta, 21-15, and the Pitmen were back at the Principality Stadium last year when they endured a heartbreaking 12-10 defeat against Bedlinog thanks to a last minute drop goal.
Ystalyfera, of Division 1 West Central, haven’t won a trophy since 1999 and will be hoping to beat Division 2 East side Abercarn.
In the National Bowl, Amman United will take an 18 match unbeaten run in league and cup matches into their semi-final against Cardigan. They beat reigning champions Burry Port, their closest rivals for the Division 3B West title, in the quarter-finals.
The other game sees the 2004 National Cup finalists Caerphilly meet Cilfynydd. Caerphilly are third in Division 3A East and have only been beaten twice this season, while Cilfynydd have lost three times in reaching second place in Division 3A East Central.
