Premiership round-up

DEFENDING champions Merthyr struck an early blow in this season’s Welsh Premiership title race after running out 13-3 victors at Pontypridd.
Both sides were looking to extend 100 per cent winning starts to the season but it was the Ironmen, champions for the past two seasons, who left Sardis Road victorious to make it five from five.
Skipper Paddy Mc-Bride and outside half Jacob Lloyd scored un-
converted tries for Merthyr in the first half. They led 10-3 at the break with Tom Morgan goaling a penalty for Ponty. Ioan Evans kicked the only points of the s...