Ponty In The Past by Alun Granfield

PONTY IN THE PAST

In recent years we at Pontypridd RFC have got used to our club being at or near the top of Welsh club rugby. Yes, there have been a few downs to go with the ups, but that’s life. I have recently been researching the very early history of our club and for many years the club struggled to beat our fellow valley sides, let alone the “big four” of Newport, Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli. For example, the Sporting Life  printed a short piece on the “Close of the Welsh Football Year” on 28th April 1897...