Cardiff will hope to continue their winning streak as they make the mammoth 374 mile round trip up North to face 11th place RGC.
Steve Laws men come into this game after winning back-to-back regional derbies against Merthyr and Pontypridd. Both wins were by considerable margins, 45-20 and 32-13 respectively.
Whereas, the Gogs have only played once this month and that was an away trip to Sardis Road to face Pontypridd where they lost 29-17.
The last time these two met was in the second round of fixtures at the Cardiff Arms Park. On that occasion, Joe Williams come off the bench and scored three tries as The Blue and Blacks recorded a 35-17 victory.
Cardiff’s last visit to the North Wales side was back in October of last year. That meeting saw a penalty try being awarded and Olly Robinson scoring the only try of the afternoon for Cardiff.
Harrison James managed to keep the Gogs at a safe distance as he kicked over eight points as Cardiff won narrowly 25-21.
RGC have not won a game in the Indigo Premiership since Remembrance Day, when they beat Carmarthen Quins 38-12. The Gogs have also recorded wins against Swansea and Aberavon all at Stadiwm CSM this season.
Team News;
Steve Law has been forced to make numerous changes to his starting 15 that faced Pontypridd last time out.
After playing for the regional side against Toulouse and Bath in the Champions Cup, Evan Lloyd will play his 20th game for The Blue and Blacks as he replaces 21-year-old Efan Daniel at hooker. Lloyd will be joined by Adam Williams and Rhys Barratt to complete the front row.
Craig Hudd replaces Sean Moore and joins Ethan Phillips who will also play his 20th game in a Blue and Blacks shirt in the second row.
Young Lucas De La Rua returns and replaces Morgan Allen at number eight. 31-year-old Joey Tomlinson joins Nathan Hudd to complete a strong back row.
Within the backs Harri Wilde returns from injury at 10 as Jacob Lloyd drops to fullback and replaces Jacob Beetham.
Due to Luke Pollock being unable to play, 34-year-old Jason Harries moves to outside centre. Joe Goodchild moves off the bench to the wing to complete a strong starting lineup.
Finally, Tom Rice will have an opportunity on Saturday to make his debut from the bench after he signed for the rest of the season from Bargoed RFC.
Cardiff Starting XV:
15 Jacob Lloyd
14 Joe Goodchild
13 Jason Harries
12 Arron Pinches
11 Dewi Cross
10 Harri Wilde
9 Tom Habberfield
1 Rhys Barratt
2 Evan Lloyd
3 Adam Williams
4 Craig Hudd
5 Ethan Phillips
6 Joey Tomlinson
7 Nathan Hudd
8 Lucas de la Rua
Replacements:
16 Alun Rees
17 Eddie Drake
18 Freddie Barnes
19 Shaun O’Rourke
20 Tom Rice
21 Joe Williams
22 Harrison James
23 Kodie Stone
Words By Harry Tovey
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