Rugby player left with HORRENDOUS knee wounds off 4G pitch

It was a painful Saturday evening for Merthyr as they crashed out of the WRU National Cup semi-finals to a last-gasp try from RGC 1404 wing Sam Jones at Pontypridd's Sardis Road.

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