All Welsh BIC battle in store

A Welsh presence in the semi finals of the British & Irish Cup is guaranteed as Pontypridd and Llanelli will go head to head in the quarter final round.

Ponty had long since qualified for the knock-out stages, and had claimed home advantage in the quarter finals as runaway leaders of pool D of the competition. Their opponents were to be the runners up in pool B, a position which Llanelli finally nailed as the group went down to the wire.

An away win by Bristol against Melrose by 26pts to 29 on Saturday 26^th February secured top finish in pool B for the English Championship side, with Llanelli guaranteed the runners up spot.

In Ponty’s own pool D Ayr claimed a fine home win over Doncaster Knights by 23pts to 17 in a straight shoot-out for second place finish.

Pontypridd will now face Llanelli in an intriguing all-Wales battle in the quarter final round, the game to be played at Sardis Road on Saturday 5^th March.

Quarter Final draw:

• Worcester v Moseley
• Bedford v Leinster
• Bristol v Ayr
• Pontypridd v Llanelli

Attached - final BIC pool results and tables