11 tries – every one inflated – reflects a game which was high on scoring but which was settled early on as a contest; an encounter in which Cardiff's set-piece dominance was critical against a Neath side who are down
Neath wasted a golden opportunity to register their first Premiership win of the season but had only themselves to blame in an exciting, if scrappy, contest at The Gnoll. The Blacks are improving – slowly – but they rather let this
There will be no Cup glory for Neath this year but the Blacks were right in this game for a long time although a last move interception try gave the scoreboard an inflated edge. Ebbw Vale are riding high and they
The presence of the S4C television cameras did not inspire Neath who slumped to their third league defeat at The Wern last Thursday. In an error-strewn game, the bulky Merthyr forwards were always dominant and the result was decided before half-time
Two games down and Neath can be under no illusions about just how tough this season is going to be back in the Premiership. For Carmarthen Quins hit Neath with a first-half salvo of five converted tries although things improved slightly
Neath's return to the Premiership was rather spoiled by Aberavon who deserved to win the season's opener at the Talbot Athletic Ground on a sunny Saturday evening as they were stronger at the set-pieces, had the better of play and
Neath concluded their series of pre-season warm-up games with a second loss when they played near-neighbours Swansea in front of a healthy assembly of over 700 at The Lextan Gnoll on Thursday evening. The Blacks, still experimenting especially up front where
Hard as Neath battled, the superior efficiency of Richmond saw them through to a deserved victory in the Blacks' second warm-up fixture on a pleasant Saturday evening at The Gnoll. After Neath's handsome opening 52-14 win over Builth Wells, three newcomers
Neath opened their 2023/24 account with a sound first performance against a hard-working Builth Wells side at The Gnoll on Friday evening. Centre Ryan Evans, newly returned from South Africa with Ystalyfera school, led Neath out onto the lush Gnoll meadow
No end of season wind down this ! Newly-promoted Neath showed their resolution in gaining their 22nd bonus-point victory of the League campaign at battling Beddau who fought (literally) to the end when they had two men sent off in a