GETTING NEARER ? NEATH 24 points CARDIFF 28 points The chilling statistic is that Neath suffered their fourth defeat in four when Cardiff edged this entertaining encounter but Gnoll supporters took some cheer from another fighting effort that suggests the All Blacks’

As anticipated, battling Neath were on the back foot for most of this match but to their credit they stayed in touch with the home team until the curse of the yellow card struck in the last 10 minutes when

Neath visit Carmarthen Quins on Saturday hoping to put last week’s opening-day defeat by Newport firmly behind them. The Welsh All Blacks make several changes with Marc Jones coming in at prop, Jon Barley at lock and Leon Ward and Lee

Neath coach Gareth Llewellyn summed it up when he said, “There is obviously a lot of work to be done” after the Welsh All Blacks disappointed in losing the season’s opener against Newport at The Gnoll on Saturday. In an untidy