Ceri keeps head for Ponty

CERI Sweeney will be back at the Principality Stadium with Pontypridd 1 for another WRU National Cup final 15 years after his last appearance after steering his side past Cross Keys in an epic clash at Aberavon.

Cross Keys looked dead and buried when Joe Davies scored Ponty’s fifth try to make it 39-16, but when Ponty full-back Gary Williams picked up a yellow card six minutes later, everything changed.

Three tries in five minutes from wing Matt Powell and replacements Rhys Fitzgerald and Joe Goodchild suddenly cut the gap to two points with nine minutes left to play.

However, Sweeney slotted a penalty a minute from the end to take his match tally to 22 and guarantee a return to the home of Welsh rugby for one more final. Sweeney’s opposite number Josh Prosser kicked three penalties and converted the first of Powell’s two tries to keep Keys in touch at 22-16 at the break. Ponty had tries from Sweeney, Mitch Auger and Cameron Lewis. Dafi Jones crossed two minutes after the restart after good approach work by Davies and then Davies got the fifth try. Star man Ceri Sweeney - Pontypridd