Connacht to host Pontypridd in Cup quarter-final

CONNACHT will be at home in the first leg of their Parker Pen Challenge Cup quarter-final clash against Pontypridd on the second weekend of January.

The date, time and venue will be confirmed in the coming days but as Welsh television station S4C have indicated their desire to televise both legs live, it is likely that the ties will take place at 5.30 pm on Saturday, January 11 and on January 18 at Sardis Road.

Pontypridd will be wary of a Connacht backlash when they travel for the first leg the tie next month.