Welsh Premiership Preview

As Cardiff Blues are at home on Saturday evening, Cardiff have had to switch their fixture to an away match at Neath, who have already opened with a good win at home to Swansea. However, the Welsh All-Blacks will be without skipper Gareth Morris and cannot call on the services of Ospreys fly half Shaun Connor, who was injured soon after appearing against Swansea. The key position is ly half and Cardiff may call on Chris Anderson, who was a Neath player ast season.

Llandovery won away and Bedwas lost home last weekend, but that will have little bearing on the match at Church Bank, and that applies equally at Newbridge, with the Gwent club having won away and visitors Aberavon lost at home in the opening fixtures. If Aberavon's highest-ever scorer Jamie Davies is fit it would enable Liam Gadd to switch to centre.

Llanelli look a good bet to win at home to Llanharan however with danger lying with speedy wings Dan Gravelle and Viv Jenkins, while Llanharan certainly have kicking power from Marc Davies and Wayne Jervis.

Caerphilly coach Mark Ring will be looking to run Newport ragged at Virginia Park, while Pontypool have a huge task to defeat Cross Keys in a derby encounter and Ebbw Vale have a mountain to climb at Swansea. The final match will be at Sardis Road, where Pontypridd entertain Carmarthen Quins in what could be a thriller, though Dale McIntosh will be out with injury from the home lineup.