Neath battled to the end but went down to the better side as Cross Keys went top of the Premiership after this hard-fought win. Pandy Park, the object of some criticism on BBC Radio this week, was passed fit for play

Rejoice ! Rejoice ! - it was not quite the stuff to set the bells of St. David’s Church ringing but an overdue win it was; and how thankful the good folk of Neath can be. Both sides fielded youthful combinations

Change of competition but, alas for Neath, no change of fortune. Both sides were well below strength but Neath, even with no fewer than 19 players unavailable for various reasons, still managed to field the more established-looking line-up. Neath introduced the Glynneath

If Neath’s last home game against Pontypridd ended in a cruel defeat, this time there could be no argument about the result for the Blacks turned in a dire first-half performance which saw them nil-18 down by the break. Neath missed