 2015–16 was a season of change for Bridgend.After the elation of winning the SWALEC Cup in May 2015, the club saw a number of its leading players depart the club including captain Ashleigh James (who left for Pontypridd), Andrew Waite (who left for Bedwas), Owen Howe & Gary Carpenter (who both left for Cross Keys) amongst the 11 key squad members who left.Mike Hook took sole charge of the team as Head Coach and was to be assisted by Dean Ronan.