Pontypridd RFC Squad additions

July 24, 2009 - PRLog -- With barely a month to go to the start of a new campaign, and with the first pre-season friendly just two weeks away, the task of finalising the Pontypridd RFC senior squad continues.

Two new additions to the squad are announced this week, both players being young front rowers drafted in from neighbouring Valley clubs.

Prop John Williams joins up with Pontypridd from Aberdare, the twenty year old loose head having been capped by Wales at Youth level in both union and league codes. Hooker Thomas Hetherington has impressed for Ystrad Rhondda under the mentorship of former Ponty stalwart Mike Griffiths, having previously played for Treorchy. The twenty-four year old formerly played at open-side flanker, and trialled with Pontypridd in that position, before making the conversion to hooker.

Both Williams and Hetherington have made their mark in pre-season training with Ponty this summer, and have been rewarded by being drafted into the club’s senior squad.

A number of trialists continue to vie for a remaining place in the Pontypridd squad, with cover required in the open-side flanker position. Sam Studley from Llanharan, and formerly of Ponty Youth, Rhys Watkins from Caerphilly, Matthew Rees from Merthyr and Darren Walters from Beddau are all in contention for a placement with Pontypridd.

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Pontypridd Rugby Football Club are a Rugby Union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom.

Established in 1876, Pontypridd RFC currently play in the Principality Premiership, SWALEC Cup and the British and Irish Cup competitions.