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Subject: Outside World expects it will be Pontypool

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Date Posted: 15:19:45 05/10/02 Fri
Author Host/IP: host213-122-30-18.in-addr.btopenworld.com/213.122.30.18

The outside world expects Ponty to make it to be playoffs and not Aberavon.

But playing against Caerphilly will not be easy.

True, they were demolished up-front against Ebbw Vale last night, but then the way that the Ebbw forwards played Pontypool or Aberavon would also have crumpled. Yet despite that, Caerphilly looked very comfortable with ball in hand. Flankers weren't great last night, but Andrew Williams at number eight showed that if they do get ball he is a lot quicker than Marco and equally difficult to tackle.

The game against Caerphilly will be a simple test of whether Pontypool is ready for the next jump. If the Ponty forwards can't put the squeeze on the Caer forwards, I expect the Castlemen to have the edge behind. If they can dominate up-front, evens slightly, I expect them to edge the game at Pontypool park. I can't call the away match.

It all adds up to an absorbing two encounters.

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