OWEN Price, 18-year-old son of former British Lions and Wales great Graham Price, makes his senior debut for Pontypool in their Principality Cup fifth round clash at British Steel, Port Talbot, writes Paul Tully.

The tight head has played for Wales Youth and Wales Schools and is a member of the FIRA elite squad.

"He is an outstanding prospect and has been a star of the youth team and deserves his chance," said Pontypool team manager Tony Clark.

Pontypool insist they are taking nothing for granted against their Division 3 West opponents, the only team in the competition to have already won five matches in this season's competition, including the defeat of Abertillery.

Nevertheless they rest a number of their top players from the starting line-up, including Jonathan Hawker, Stephen John, Mark Jones and Kuli Faletau.

"We are expecting a very tough game," said Clark. "We are still a big name and every team that plays us, no matter how small, lift their game and we have to be conscious of that."

Stuart Lawrence, recently returned from Caerphilly, is given an outing at outside half with Byron Hayward reverting to full back while Ben Jefferies gets a rare outing in the centre Pontypool: B Hayward, L Woodard, C Landry, B Jefferies, J Griffin, S Lawrence, N Lloyd, G Gunter, L Murray, O Price, J Sulway, M Powell, M Tuipulotu, A Howarth/ C Treherne, A Lloyd. Replacements from rest of squad. Kick-off 2.30pm.

Pontypool's Boxing Day game at Glamorgan Wanderers is a 1pm kick-off and not 2.30pm as previously advertised.

l Bedwas are without skipper Matthew Lewis and influential No 8 Deri Mattravers for their cup trip to fellow First Division club Bonymaen.

Hard-working Lewis has suffered a recurrence of a shoulder problem and may be out for several weeks while Mattravers has a fractured ankle.

Pat McGhee gets his second game of the season at hooker while second team prop Barry Davies and second team back row man Mark Lamorte are also give run-outs. Bedwas: P Phillips, S Sankala, J Welch, C Murphy, G Cook, G Watts, S Jones, B Davies, P McGhee, M Wilson, R Edwards, L Griffiths, O Ankers, M Lamorte, H Davies. Replacements: R Bilton, L Tomlins, J Salter, A Evans, H Davies, W Bray, A Harrison. Kick-off 2.30pm.