Treorchy RFC

And so the countdown begins! Five matches left and all at home too ... hold on to your hats, it’s going to be a hectic few weeks! All I hope is that the rugby will be more Brynmawr than Penallta.

We’ve seen two sides to the Zebras in the last week an excellent performance against Brynmawr on Saturday followed by a lacklustre display against Penallta on Tuesday.

Tomorrow’s match will be another kettle of fish ... the Zebras form at home has been much more consistent than for away matches and we are still unbeaten at home in the league this season. In fact the last time we lost a league match at home was on 12th April 2008 (26-43 to Brecon).

Mind you, one thing I know for sure is that Mountain Ash would dearly love to be the ones to take that record! Our rivalry and links with the Old Firm go back many years and I’m predicting that tomorrow’s match will be a closely fought one with plenty of nail biting moments for both sets of fans.

Mount’s form this season has seen them win 11 and draw 3 of their 20 matches to date and they are in 3rd position in the League. They are on 57 points, the same as the Zebras, but our higher number of wins and superior ‘points factor’ keep us in 2nd place behind Mount.

There’s no doubt that our aspirations of winning the League were hit hard by Tuesday’s defeat at Penallta but there is still a lot to play for and our final position in the League is in our own hands ... 20 points from the remaining 5 matches will guarantee promotion no matter what everyone else’s results are ... whereas winning all 5 matches and picking up some bonus points on the way could allow us to snatch the top spot!

Ooooh, it’s getting exciting ... can’t wait for tomorrow ... I’m one of the match sponsors too so if you hear lots of noise from the hospitality cabin ... that will be me!!!