"NEWBRIDGE v. NEWPORT"
"League rugby has become a two edged sword to the rugby supporter. One week joy and happiness the next sorrow and pain. No longer can one spend two or three weeks reflecting on past victories."
"When we played Bridgend just two weeks, ago the Brewery Field side had eyes on a league and cup double. Ourselves looking for a return to winning ways. Everyone knows the result of the game and for Bridgend this was followed up by a cup defeat at the hands of tonight's visitors, Newport and the dream of the double had burst."
"Our trip to Sardis Road brought defeat and with only ten teams in the division we slipped into seventh place. Rather an unkind position for a season that has seen us twice beat the top side, twice the team that has been in second place and travelling to St. Helens in second place to play the All Whites who were top and coming away on the wrong end of two poor decisions."
"We also win in Pontypool for the first time in twenty-one years and end a run of thirteen losing matches against them."
"Yes league rugby plays very hard on the emotions of supporters, spectators and even committeemen. Yet, believe it or not, it is even harder on the players who are out there, who really have no ways of letting out feelings - they are the ones who feel it most."
"Tonight's Visitors - Newport"
"Last Saturday's league draw with Pontypool took last season's Division One Champions back above Newbridge to 6th place in the table. The possibilities of the league title now seem remote but the Black and Ambers still have a chance of lifting the Schweppes Cup for a second time."
"They have a cup semi final on Monday, 4th May, against Swansea."
"Newport have supplied the only Gwent International this season, when centre ROGER BIDGOOD earned his colours against Scotland."
"Injury means that former Newbridge pair Paul Turner and Alun Harries are likely to miss this encounter, although Jonathan Westwood and Andy Allen could well play along with full back Richard Jones who played for Newbridge back in 1986-87."
"GAMES v. NEWBRIDGE:"
"This is the 84th post war meeting between the two clubs. Newbridge have now won 32 (including seven of the last eight), Newport 45 and six have been drawn. Newbridge have scored 780 points while Newport have totaled 933."
"This is the third encounter between the two sides, this season. Newbridge won the Boxing Day encounter by 22 points to 12, while the Heineken League meeting ended 20 points to 4 in Newport's favour at Rodney Parade."