On Saturday 17th August Pontypridd will host Premiership rivals Llandovery at Sardis Road.

This has by now become a regular pre-season encounter, cementing the bond of mutual respect that exists between the two clubs.

The corresponding fixture of August 2012 produced an enthralling contest at Llandovery's Church Bank ground, which Ponty won by 19pts to 20.

On Sunday 25th August a Pontypridd squad will contest the WRU National Sevens staged at Cardiff Arms Park.

This will be the launch of the new flagship sevens tournament which all Premiership clubs will contest, along with the top two finishers in the Championship, Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (North Wales) and Wales Students.

The late finish to the previous season, with the crunch Premiership Play-Off Final played on 18th May, saw the Ponty squad giving their all right to the final whistle of a long and arduous campaign and then in need of a well earned rest.

"With the SWALEC Cup and Play-Off Finals to contest we were three weeks or so later than most other clubs finishing our season" explained Pontypridd conditioning coach Darren Bool. "The boys deserved a break after their exploits but will now need to catch up in terms of pre-season preparation."

The squad have been given fitness programmes to work to during June, with many already making good use of the newly opened facilities at the Elite Body Conditioning gym in Cilfynydd, managed by Ponty players Geraint Walsh and Owen Sheppeard.

An important date in the pre-season calendar will be Saturday 6th July, when the Pontypridd squad report to the WRU base at the Vale Resort in Hensol to be conditioning  tested by Union officials.

"A new procedure this season sees all Premiership clubs undergoing conditioning tests to WRU standards" said Darren Bool. "We welcome this as step forward and have already been gearing our close season work to cardio vascular and power exercises in line with those requirements."

On the following Tuesday evening 9th July the Pontypridd squad will assemble for formal pre-season training as the build up to another winter's campaign gets underway.

An abrasive back rower, Crocker was nominated Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year for Beddau last season, being a key performer for the club in its Championship campaign and in winning the Mid District Cup at Sardis Road.

Cardiff born and a product of the Canton club, Luke Crocker is aged twenty-three and stands at 6ft 2in. Having gained experience in playing across the back row, Crocker comes to Pontypridd as a recognised blind side flanker.

In announcing the new signing, Pontypridd team manager Richard Langmead commented:

"Luke is a big, aggressive back row player who has made his mark in the Championship and has the potential to make the step up to Premiership level. We are delighted to have him on board, and look forward to see him develop that potential to the full with Pontypridd."

Lloyd Williams was initially drafted in on permit as scrum half cover from Treorchy RFC during the season just gone and impressed with his dynamic style of play and swift service to the back line.

His contribution for Pontypridd was a telling one, making ten appearances in all including as second half replacement in the SWALEC Cup Final and a starting role in the Premiership Play-Off Final.

Aged just  twenty-one Lloyd Williams will undoubtedly prove to be a significant addition to the Pontypridd RFC squad.

Ponty's winning habit was underpinned by a selection policy of rest and rotation amongst a talented squad within which every single member played a part. The news that the squad will remain mostly intact into the forthcoming campaign will bolster the club's hopes of further success.

There are some departures to report. Flanker Ed Siggery, after a brief one season return to Sardis Road, moves on again to join up with newly promoted English Championship club Ealing Trailfinders. Released by Pontypridd at the close of the season is scrum half Carl Thomas.

Two Blues Academy players who featured regularly for Ponty over the past months, hooker Darran Harris and lock Cory Hill, have meanwhile been released from their regional contracts. Harris will join up with the Scarlets whilst Hill has signed for English Championship club Moseley.

All four departees go with the sincere thanks and best wishes of all at Sardis Road.

The core Pontypridd RFC squad that remains in harness for the 2013 - 2014 season is as follows:

Backs:

Geraint Walsh. Adam Thomas. Gareth Wyatt. Chris Clayton. Matthew Nuthall. Lewis Williams. Owen Williams. Gavin Dacey. Gary Williams. Dafydd Lockyer. Simon Humberstone. Dai Flanagan. Gareth James.

Forwards:

Scott Roberts. Stuart Williams. Chris Phillips. Keiron Jenkins. Pat Palmer. Huw Dowden. Craig Locke. Chris Dicomidis. Dafydd Davies. Jordan Sieniawski. Jake Thomas.  Rhys Shellard. Tom Hetherington. Wayne O'Connor. Dan Godfrey. Owen Sheppeard.

Returning to the ranks following spells away on professional contracts elsewhere were outside half Dai Flanagan, prop Scott Roberts and flankers Ed Siggery and Rhys Shellard. The signing of experienced tight head prop Keiron Jenkins from Bedwas and hugely promising full back Geraint Walsh from Loughborough University also added to the squad's overall strength.

An arguably low key build up to the new season saw Pontypridd record comfortable, entertaining home wins over Ystrad Rhondda and Llantrisant before travelling away to meet Premiership rivals Llandovery. A close fought 19pts to 20 win in that friendly match gave an indication of the challenges to come, and Ponty's ability to overcome them.

A stiff test awaited in the first league tie of the season away to SWALEC Cup holders and British & Irish Cup finalists Cross Keys. Ponty hit the ground running against an ill disciplined Keys side and came away with a morale boosting 3pts to 28 win. The month of September continued to go well, with a first ever away win at Carmarthen recorded, and ending with an unprecedented  15pts to 64 drubbing of Neath at the Gnoll.

October came with the first forays into the cross border BIC competition. A disappointing away draw at Jersey was offset by an epic home win over Irish provincial side Leinster A who had in their ranks a number of senior and A internationals. Back in the Premiership  Pontypridd lost away to Newport by a single point, a result which was to stand out in time as the solitary league defeat of the campaign.

The dark winter days leading up to the year's end were lit up by a resurgent Pontypridd who played attractive attacking rugby and swept all before them, registering further wins in the league and beating English Championship side Leeds Carnegie home and away in the BIC. A policy of squad rotation allowed players to rest, recover and be restored to the starting line up in dynamic form, and it was working admirably well against all opposition.

On the second weekend of 2013 Pontypridd and an army of dedicated support travelled to Dublin to face Leinster in a crunch BIC pool tie. It was a game which could have been won according to the possession and territory stats, but in which the Irish team's strike players earned a 21pts to 9 win, effectively ending Ponty's interest in the competition.

Undaunted Pontypridd returned to domestic duties and registered a fine away victory at Llanelli to progress in the SWALEC Cup. The wins just kept coming in the league, often appended by bonus points as Ponty's attacking endeavours were rewarded with tries scored.

Riding high in the Premiership, at the end of March Pontypridd travelled to Ebbw Vale for a SWALEC Cup quarter final tie for an eagerly awaited reunion with a fellow valleys club of similar values. Having originally been postponed due to a snow bound Eugene Cross Park the key encounter eventually took place and posted a significant marker in the progress of the season.

Ponty were given a hard time by a fully committed Ebbw Vale team who led for long periods of the game and undeniably could claim a moral victory. A late Chris Dicomidis try unnervingly converted from the touchline by Dai Flanagan secured victory for Ponty  by 22pts to 23. A real test of character had been overcome, and the season could move on with everything still to play for.

An away league win at Cardiff by 35pts to 7 saw Ponty play some champagne rugby to celebrate an unassailable lead in the table. The following weekend in contrast saw the team slugging out a narrow 18pts to 16 cup semi final win over Carmarthen in the waterlogged conditions of the Talbot Athletic Ground.

Now into the final lap of a long campaign, Ponty were in cruise control through April with a series of bonus point league wins, and a historic domestic double in their sights.

A resurgent Neath were the opponents in the SWALEC Cup Final on 4th May at the Millennium Stadium. Pontypridd were slow to move up the gears against a stubborn All Blacks side, but a second half awakening saw the Valley Commandos claim the trophy with a 34pts to 13 win.

A two week delay ensued before Ponty could defend the Premiership crown, and would do so for the third time running against a Llanelli team made up of regional academy players well capable of spoiling any party at Sardis Road.

The two teams had already met on three occasions with Pontypridd victorious in the SWALEC Cup and the league games, home and away. Such form would count for little in a one off Premiership decider. A boisterous crowd of over 5,000 turned up at the House of Pain to watch the big game, as did tens of thousands more on their S4C TV screens. They were not disappointed with the quality and the stature of the contest.

Playing dynamic rugby, highly physical and with attacking skills complementing their defensive resolve, Pontypridd won the Premiership crown in style with a five try, 47pts to 15 victory.

A phenomenally successful season had come to a close, history had been made, Pontypridd RFC were the double champions of Welsh rugby.

Club statistician Richard Evans has compiled a detailed analysis of the double winning season. Open up the attached document, peruse at your leisure... and gloat.

Three Ponty players and former pupils of the school Jake Thomas, Owen Sheppeard and Geraint Walsh called in to meet the current generation of school children, to talk about their exploits during the season and to pass around the trophies.

They were given a rousing welcome by the Pont Sion Norton kids, many of whom of course play at mini and junior level for Pontypridd and are avid supporters of the senior team.

Head teacher Mr Rhys Lloyd passed on his thanks to the three players for the visit.

"Pleser o’r mwyaf oedd cael croesawu tri o gyn-ddisgybion Ysgol Pont Siôn Norton yma ar fore Iau Mai y 23ain.  Mae’r tri ohonnynt, Owen Sheppeard, Jake Thomas a Geraint Walsh yn aelodau o dîm rygbi Pontypridd a daethant yma i ddangos y ddau dlws enillodd Pontypridd eleni – sef Cwpan Swalec a Thlws Pencampwyr Uwch-gynghrair y Principality.

Roedd y disgyblion wrth eu bodd yn cael eu cyfarfod a’u holi.  Mae nifer o’r disgyblion yn chwarae i dimau plant Pontypridd ac yn dilyn y tîm yn selog.

Fel Ysgol, rydym yn falch iawn o lwyddiant tîm rygbi ein tref, ac yn ymfalchio fod pedwar o’n cyn-ddisgyblion (sef y tri ddaeth i’r Ysgol ac Adam Thomas) wedi chwarae rôl allweddol yn llwyddiannau’r clwb eleni.

Dymunwn bob lwc i Glwb Rygbi Pontypridd wrth iddynt amddiffyn eu tlysau y tymor nesaf!"

 Rhys Lloyd - Pennaeth

Pontypridd RFC will be carrying on its mission to reach out to the local community taking players on visits to neighbouring schools during the next season. Any head teachers interested in arranging a visit, please contact by e-mail: media@ponty.net

Bydd Clwb Rygbi Pontypridd yn parhau gyda'i ymgyrch i estyn allan i'r gymuned drwy drefnu ymweliadau ac ysgolion lleol yn ystod y tymor nesaf. Os oes gan unrhyw brif athrawon ddiddordeb mewn creu cyswllt, e-bostiwch: media@ponty.net

The tournament will be staged in Israel on the weekend of 31^st May 2013.

Cyprus will be up against opposition from host country Israel, Netherlands, Denmark, The Czech Republic, Moldova, Serbia and Belgium in the European Division A class competition.

The phenomenal success of the club in claiming the league and cup double was reflected in the nominations its personnel received at the prestigious awards ceremony.

Dale McIntosh was voted Coach of the Year, Chris Dicomidis Player of the Year, Dai Flanagan Top Points Scorer and Pontypridd RFC receiving the Fair Play Award.

The evening began with Chris Dicomidis as captain of Principality Premiership champions Pontypridd giving a tribute to the squad, the club and the supporters who had achieved so much during the course of the season.

WRU Chief Executive Roger Lewis then praised the status of the Premiership in underpinning the regional and national structures, and paid a glowing tribute to departing Head of Rugby Joe Lydon.

The full list of award winners on the night was as follows:

Referee of the Year: Sean Brickell

Unsung Heroes of the Year: The Aberavon RFC Kitchen Ladies

Top Try Scorer of the Year: Jason Harries (Carmarthen Quins) and Elliot Frewen (Newport)

Top Points Scorer of the Year: Dai Flanagan (Pontypridd)

Try of the Year: Steffan Andrews (Aberavon)

Fair Play Award: Pontypridd RFC

Newcomer of the Year: Dafydd Howells (Neath)

Coach of the Year: Dale McIntosh (Pontypridd)

Player of the Year: Chris Dicomidis (Pontypridd)

The '100 Club 2013' were winger Owen Williams, outside half Dai Flanagan, hooker Huw Dowden, flanker Rhys Shellard and no8 Dan Godfrey.

Master of Ceremonies for the 100 Cap Dinner was Peter Johnson, with an address to the sell-out audience given by Ponty Rugby CEO Stephen Reardon. The cap presentations were made by former Ponty icons Dennis John, Graham Gittins and Tom David. A buffet dinner, live entertainment, raffle and disco were also on the agenda.

Speaking on behalf of the 'Ponty Centurions' Dan Godfrey said: "This is a fantastic achievement for us, something that all the players strive towards and which is often a talking point amongst the squad.

"After the great season we have just had this is the icing on the cake. They say good things come in threes - after winning the cup and the league, being presented with the 100 cap, well it just caps it all!"

This follows Jenkins' involvement with Wales Sevens during the recent London tournament.

Wales Under 20 head coach Danny Wilson has named the three players who will travel to France  to replace Rhys Patchell and Harry Robinson, who have been called up by Robin McBryde to tour Japan, and centre Cory Allen who has been forced out of the tournament to undergo a shoulder operation.

Harri Evans (North Wales Academy / RGC), Dion Jones (Scarlets Academy /Llanelli) and Owen Jenkins (Blues Academy / Pontypridd) have been a part of the training squad for the past few weeks but are now officially part of the 28 man squad as they make their final preparations for the tournament which takes place in and around Nantes (June 5 - 23).

I know that you will join me in congratulating and thanking our Team Management, Coaches, Club Captain and Playing Squad not only for their success, but also for the style in which they achieved it.

Furthermore, I would like to express my grateful appreciation to you, the catalyst that helps make the team ‘tick’, the dedicated and outstanding support that has travelled the length and breadth of these islands from Leeds to Leinster to Jersey.

As our Club Captain, Chris Dicomidis said after securing the ‘double’, ‘this isn’t the end, it is the beginning’. Pontypridd RFC has unbridled ambition and unfinished business in the British and Irish Cup! To that end we need your invaluable and continued support.

Season Ticket applications for 2013 - 2014 are now being taken. Unlike 2012-13, we cannot include the British and Irish Cup home fixtures in the 2013-14 season ticket package. The inclusion of Pontypridd RFC in the 2013/14 BIC competition is dependent upon qualification; the play-off fixture will take place against Cardiff RFC at Sardis Road in September 2013.

As many of you will be aware, since resurgence from humble beginnings in 2003, Ponty Rugby Limited has strived to improve the quality of the ‘Sardis Rugby Experience’. Despite the down-sizing of the premier league and changes to the cup competition during the last few seasons (reduction in home fixtures equals reduction in gate receipts) Ponty Rugby Limited has been able to invest in improving conditions for our supporters, members and players.

This has included such projects as replacing the aged boilers in the Clubhouse central heating system and in the showers in the changing rooms under the Grandstand. In order to generate additional income that is significant enough to initiate major capital expenditure projects such as upgrading the pitch or the floodlights for example, the club has initiated the BOSS scheme in order to provide you with the opportunity to contribute not only to the funding but to have your say in the decision making process. The details of the scheme and a video are available on the website www.ponty.net/boss-the-ponty-rugby-shares-scheme Please take the time to read it and give it serious consideration, you can make a difference to what Ponty Rugby Limited is aiming to achieve in the near future.

Once again, thank you for your support this season which is truly the envy of every premiership club (and quite a few of the RFU Championship clubs too).

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Reardon

Chief Executive

21st May 2013

Captain Chris Dicomidis along with Ed Siggery and Adam Thomas travelled up on the coach to represent the players, along with many of Pontypridd’s corporate team, including Directors, Supporter’s Club members and long-term Sponsors of the club.

When the delegation arrived in London they were immediately shown into Portcullis House, which was built in 1992 to provide more offices for the Houses of Parliament, located just opposite the main Parliament building.

The club was allocated a room to meet and greet Owen Smith and other South Wales representatives such as Nia Griffiths and Wayne David. Owen Smith made a very passionate speech in recognition of Pontypridd RFC’s successful season and described himself as the “biggest Ponty fan.” He described the reason for the whole day as a “celebration of a season that has been absolutely unparalleled.” He started by thanking the club and gave recognition to all of the long-standing sponsors who are key to Pontypridd’s success.

Mr Smith then went on to praise the statistics of the team winning all but two games in the entire season and achieving the treble by winning the Swalec Cup, the Premiership Play-Off and topping the league. He described the club as “unique” and praised the whole squad by saying that any side they put out this season could beat any other team in the league . He spoke highly of Chris Dicomidis saying his leadership was brilliant and boasted about the club directors saying they were the “backbone of the club.” He concluded by describing the fans as a key ingredient of Pontypridd RFC, and something that no other club has.

Special guest, Michael Owen, former player of Pontypridd RFC also made a short speech and said that he has “immense pride” in being a part of the history of the club, from playing in Ponty schools to playing with his Ponty heroes such as the Chief, Neil Jenkins and Paul John. He said that he felt “privileged to be in that changing room” and that “Ponty Rugby will never die.”

The Chairman of Pontypridd, Roger Davies also made a speech and described the season as “brilliant” and “proud.” He made comment on the final game of the season, the Play-Off Final against Llanelli, and described it as a “superb effort” by the team. He went on to describe the forwards as “the best in Wales” and gave thanks to the team and to Owen Smith in inviting the club to London.

Finally the club delegates were taken on the tour of the Houses of Parliament where they had the opportunity to walk through the passageway from Portcullis House, under Big Ben into the main building. They walked through Westminster Hall, St Stephens Hall, through to the main building where they saw the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Finally through the lobby onto the terrace outside by the Thames for some well earned drinks.

Carrie Toms

Emotions were running high at Sardis Road on that Wednesday evening as the team that had been such a force in Welsh rugby over the previous decade played out its last act on the big stage. The match result was a 29pts to 24 victory over Llanelli, but few celebrated as the final whistle sounded.

The match programme for the game was a special edition including a series of articles reminiscing on the golden era that had passed, and speculation as to what the future held.

The ensuing ten year period of semi professional rugby has been well documented, how Pontypridd RFC a year later stood on the brink of dissolution , how regional rugby came and went with the disbanding of the Celtic Warriors, how the club battled its way back from near oblivion to become once again a major force in Welsh rugby.

There are some vital threads that run through that ten year period. Selected for Pontypridd on 21st May 2003 were wingers Matthew Nuthall and Gareth Wyatt, scrum half Paul John and no8 Dale McIntosh. The four again featured, the former two as players the latter two as coaches as Pontypridd once more took on Llanelli on 18th May 2013 and secured the Premiership crown and league and cup double - a high point in the history of the club.

Ten years on and Pontypridd RFC is still here, prouder and stronger than ever, ready to meet head on whatever new challenges the future holds.

The despondency of 2003 has been replaced by the euphoria of 2013.

"We get knocked down but we get up again, you ain't ever going to keep us down..."

The Ponty team powered its way to an emphatic 47pts to 15 victory over challengers Llanelli in the Premiership Play-Off Final, spurred on by the rousing choruses of the 5,000 strong crowd at the House of Pain.

The league crown was secured, to be added to the SWALEC Cup won two weeks previously as Pontypridd claimed a historic domestic double.

The packed bars at Sardis Road remained open into the small hours as celebrations of a phenomenally successful season came to a head. The Ponty players, who had once more displayed levels of physicality, commitment and skill of the highest order in powering to the Play-Off victory were given a rousing post match reception by their followers.

As the 2012 - 2013 campaign ended on an all time high, there were reasons to be cheerful at Sardis Road on Saturday 18th May, D - Day for double champions Pontypridd RFC.

There were scenes of euphoria at Sardis Road as the squad and supporters joined forces to celebrate a comprehensive victory over Llanelli by 47pts to 15 to clinch the league crown.

With the SWALEC Cup already won two weeks previously, Pontypridd had claimed a historic domestic double and also broke the club record with an eighteenth consecutive victory in all competitions.

The highly charged atmosphere at Sardis Road reached a crescendo as skipper Chris Dicoimidis was presented with the league trophy amidst the crowd's chanting and a firework display in the background.

The sense of achievement of the Pontypridd squad and the club as a whole was summed up by team manager Richard Langmead after the final whistle.

"This is the culmination of a long season's hard graft" said Langmead. "We set out to be competitive on all fronts and now we can put things in perspective - we were the only team to beat British & Irish Cup winners Leinster A, we have triumphed in the SWALEC Cup and now we have claimed the league crown and completed the double.

"The effort of the squad can not be faulted, and once again we have been spurred on by a phenomenal support that has been the sixteenth man throughout the season.

"This is a dream come true, now is a time to celebrate and enjoy the night, then to move forward and prepare for next season."

The league decider between Pontypridd and Llanelli kicks off at 7pm. This will be an ‘all pay’ match for which season tickets are not valid.

Admission prices for the Play-Off Final are set at £15 Grandstand (£10 concession for senior citizens and juniors under 16) and £10 Ground (£8 concession) with under 11's allowed in free when accompanied by an adult.

A large home support is expected to cheer Ponty on, hopefully, to a historic league and cup double. Llanelli have also indicated that they will bring a strong contingent of travelling support.

The appeal goes out for all supporters to come down early to Sardis to avoid unnecessary congestion and delay at the gates.

With a private function booked in the main Clubhouse Bar – an unavoidable situation for Pontypridd RFC due to a late change in the Play-Off Final date – there will be limited access to some areas of the ground and restricted parking.

A specially erected marquee with bar facilities in front of the main club building will provide alternative facilities for supporters.

It will be an evening of high drama as the season reaches its climax for a Pontypridd team chasing the silverware and the glory. Don’t miss out on this great rugby occasion – come early and come noisy!

The climax to a long and hugely successful campaign could not be more dramatic as Pontypridd go all out to defend the Premiership trophy and justify their status as clear league winners in a one off winner-takes-all showdown.

For the third consecutive seasons the challengers for the crown will be Llanelli. As far as Play-Off Finals go, honours are even as Llanelli claimed the trophy in 2011 and Pontypridd in 2012. The two clubs have met three times already this season with Ponty victorious on each occasion, home and away in the league and in a SWALEC Cup tie played away at Parc y Scarlets.

For Pontypridd there is the added incentive of claiming an elusive domestic double having clinched the Welsh Cup with victory over Neath at the national stadium two weeks previously.

The significance of the encounter can scarcely be overstated as the success of an entire season hangs in the balance of eighty minutes of high drama, with the form book of the previous nine months thrown to the wind in what is essentially a cup final decider.

Continuing with a tried and trusted policy of squad rotation, Pontypridd make nine changes from the team that kicked off the successful SWALEC Cup challenge last time out.

Full back Adam Thomas and flanker Rhys Shellard return from Wales Sevens duties to claim their places, the latter making his 100th club appearance. Centre Dafydd Lockyer has overcome a groin twinge suffered in that cup final, but still sidelined are wing Lewis Williams, hooker Jack Dando and prop Pat Palmer, all with shoulder injuries, scrum half Gareth James with a hamstring strain and prop Bradley Thyer with a jarred neck.

The Pontypridd team selected to face Llanelli is as follows:

15.Adam Thomas. 14.Owen Williams. 13.Gavin Dacey. 12.Dafydd Lockyer. 11.Matthew Nuthall. 10.Simon Humberstone. 9.Lloyd Williams.

1.Stuart Williams. 2.Huw Dowden. 3.Kieron Jenkins. 4.Craig Locke. 5.Chris Dicomidis - cpt. 6.Ed Siggery. 7.Rhys Shellard. 8.Dan Godfrey.

Subs: 16.Joel Raikes. 17.Dai Flanagan. 18.Gareth Wyatt. 19.Darran Harris. 20.Wayne O'Connor. 21.Cory Hill. 22.Chris Phillips. 23.Scott Roberts.

"Gwnewch y pethau bychain - Do the little things" was St David's time honoured advice, and as McIntosh prepares his squad for the massive task of defending the Premiership crown, he knows that if the Ponty players get the detail right on the night, the big result will follow.

"Llanelli will pose us a huge threat in challenging for the league title" said McIntosh "but we have the capacity to meet and surpass that challenge. We need to concentrate on getting the little things right during the course of the game, to be tight in defence, to give ourselves a solid set piece platform, to work through the phases and carry the ball hard, to put players into space.

"We can put a strong twenty-three man squad into action on Saturday night and we are capable of playing expansive rugby to win the game.

"It will be one hell of a battle as Llanelli themselves are hitting form and have some dangerous strike players with an abundance of pace and creativity."

With so much at stake in the championship showdown, McIntosh is appealing to the Pontypridd support to match the squad in putting in one last effort to wrap up the season in style.

"It goes without saying that in a one off decider like this, we need the full support of the Valleys Army behind us to spur us on. We have had a great following home and away all season, and their passion for the club has been a big influence on our results.

"Ask any of the players and they will vouch how precious that support is to us. On the big occasion like the Play-Off Final we rely on that support, but also have the opportunity to repay the fans for their loyalty. We hope that they turn up in their droves to Sardis Road on Saturday night."

•          Premiership Play-Off Final
•          Sardis Road
•          Saturday 18th May 2013
•          7pm kick off