Cardiff will be prized scalp

Mar 22 2008 by Our Correspondent, Western Mail

“WE didn’t live with Cardiff at the Arms Park this season,” said Bedwas head coach Steve Law. “But I hope it will be a different game here today.

“Cardiff are still the side that every club wants to beat. They were renowned as the greatest club side in the world and if I had to get my players up for this one then they would be playing the wrong sport.”

Centre Phil Dollman misses out with an injury suffered in a hard-earned 13-12 win at Llanelli last week and in comes Wales Under-20 cap Jason Tovey, who has played most of his rugby at fly-half or full-back. Former Newport scrum half Gareth Crothers is called to the bench.

Cardiff give no clue to their line-up in a strange season that has seen them with lows and highs.

It is possible that Leigh Halfpenny could return to boost Cardiff.

Bedwas: S Thomas; F McLoughlin, J Tovey, D Atkins, N Hill; J Welch (capt), J Pizey; G Leonard, K Crawford, K Jenkins, C Powell, A Brown, P Sargent, A Tibbatts, R Downes.

Cardiff: (to be announced).