MERTHYR 44 NEATH 18 Battered but unbowed, Neath went out of the WRU National Cup at Merthyr on Saturday – a not totally unexpected result given the clubs' current standings – but the score-line hides a terrific effort by the visitors

NEATH 12 PONTYPOOL 54 Neath were well beaten at The Gnoll by Championship leaders Pontypool who gained their first win at the ground since 1991 and the Blacks have it all to do now if they are to achieve a top

YSTRAD RHONDDA 20 NEATH 13 Neath paid the full penalty for wasting their chances and went down to defeat at Gelligaled Park to Ystrad Rhondda whose second-half turnaround proved enough for victory. A century and more ago, Neath had many a difficult

NEATH 27 TREBANOS nil Neath welcomed the New Year with a comfortable bonus point win over Trebanos – and it could be that the patient home supporters saw the beginnings of a fresh dawn at The Gnoll. For Neath fielded a

NEATH 22 NARBERTH 24 Narberth brought Neath's five-match winning run to an abrupt halt when they edged a closely-fought encounter at The Gnoll in front of an appreciative audience which outweighed many of those crowds seen at Premiership grounds. Given that the

NEATH 27 TATA STEEL 12 On a chilly afternoon at The Gnoll, Neath overcame Tata Steel in an entertaining, often untidy game to claim a fifth successive victory. From the outset, both sides looked eager to move the ball on the perfect

YSTALYFERA 9 NEATH 15 Neath right winger Luke Griffiths celebrated his return after a three game absence by scoring all 15 points including two tries as Neath were made to dig deep to take the points at the Ynysydarren ground. Pre-match word

NEATH 34 BEDDAU 7 In a game marred by a series of injuries to Beddau players, Neath put together a first-half of rare quality as they hit the visitors with a 6-try blitz which thoroughly warmed the home crowd on a

CROSS KEYS 21 NEATH 24 Two weeks, two games against Cross Keys and two wins have got Neath's season back on track – but now the Blacks need to build on it and string a run of victories together. Neath adopted a

NEATH 34 CROSS KEYS 25 Neath edged into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Cup with a much-needed win over Cross Keys at a wet Gnoll and, despite the Blacks scoring 5 tries to 1, the result was in the balance