This will be a top versus bottom encounter between confirmed champions Pontypridd and relegation strugglers Newport. The league table shows a full 60 points difference between the clubs, who have recorded 19 and four victories respectively out of 20 matches played.
The issue will of course not be clear cut as a Newport team battling for their Premiership lives come to Sardis Road off the back of a morale boosting home win over Llandovery last time out.
As Pontypridd aim to finish off their campaign with a winning run, they will have to earn that right against the Black and Ambers. In the reverse fixture back in mid September, Ponty recorded a 12-34 win away at Rodney Parade.
Having snatched a last minute win against Llandovery last Thursday at Rodney Parade with a gutsy performance, Newport will be looking to get something out of their tough visit to Sardis Road.
The Black & Ambers often turn in their better performances against Pontypridd and probably nothing less will be good enough this time.
Newport make a few changes to the team that beat Llandovery with just the one change (and one positional) in the starting pack with captain Ollie Griffiths coming in at No 7.
Pontypridd: 15.Dale Stuckey. 14.Lewis I Williams. 13.Gavin Dacey. 12.Dafydd Lockyer (Capt) 11.Chris Clayton. 10.Simon Humberstone. 9.Lloyd Williams; 1.James Howe. 2.Huw Dowden. 3.Dillon Lewis. 4.Jordan Sieniawski. 5.Luke Crocker. 6.Jake Thomas. 7.Rhys Shellard. 8.Dan Godfrey.
Subs: 16.Joel Raikes. 17.Lewis K Williams. 18.Matthew Nuthall. 19.Aled Morris. 20.Wayne O’Connor. 21.Alex Jones. 22.Bradley Thyer. 23.Chris Phillips.
Newport : L ap Myrddin, B Nightingale, N Edwards D Franchi, E Frewen, G O’Driscoll, O Davies, J Greenfield, E Whitson, A Jeffries. Adam Brown, A Frampton, R Jenkins, O Griffiths (capt), B Lampitt.
Replacements : A Hooker, D Pattison, A Prop, D Partridge, R Gibbon, J Lewis, J Mogg, R Wilson.
