In the summer of 2016, Bridgend confirmed the appointment of Matt Silva as head coach and who endured a slow start to the Premiership campaign, just one win in the first five games was then followed by a three-match winning streak which saw the ravens account for eventual league winners Merthyr RFC by a 40–10 scoreline. The surprise victory against Merthyr took Bridgend into the top half of the league and hopes were boosted that they could finish there before the league splits in half for the second half of the season, unfortunately Bridgend went on nine match losing streak which saw the club finish 13th out of 16 teams prior to the league split. With the club placed in the second tier of the Premiership results were to improve, wins against Llanelli, Swansea, Cardiff and Bargoed put the Ravens in with a chance of finishing in a play-off spot, however, they were to miss out on the final game of the season, going down 21–10 to Neath. Despite the league struggles, Bridgend did win their Foster's Challenge Cup group, winning five out of six matches, but were knocked out of the tournament at the semi-final stage, losing 55–13 to eventual winners Bedwas.