Newport Gwent Dragons will take on Cardiff Blues on Friday 27 August, 7.30pm kick off, at the Cardiff City Stadium for a pre-season friendly match.
The bank holiday clash is sure to attract a lot of interest being the first time these two great rivals have met in a pre-season friendly.
The match will also be played to celebrate the Martyn Williams Spirit of Wales Testimonial Year, which will recognize the achievements of one of Wales’s greatest ever players and raise money for two worthy causes: NSPCC and Velindre Cancer Centre.
Speaking of the match, Cardiff Blues Openside Martyn Williams said,
“When I first joined Cardiff our biggest rivals were always Newport. They had the some real quality players like Shane Howarth, Jason Foster, Gary Teichmann, and Percy Montgomery and they were some of the toughest games of my career, especially down at Rodney Parade.”
“The atmosphere, because they were local derbies, was always brilliant so to play another Welsh region in a pre season friendly is a bit special. It’s on a bank holiday weekend so hopefully the sun will be shining and we will have a big crowd down.”
“The Dragons were one of the most improved sides last season and they’ve got a great squad down there which they’ve strengthened during the summer. They are starting to get the recognition they maybe should have had earlier.”
“In a way they are a side you never want to play against because they always make it difficult for you.”
Tickets are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for under 18’s. A percentage from each ticket sold will go to the fund. Please contact the Blues ticket office on 0845 345 14010 for more information
