NEATH 26 points MAESTEG nil In torrential rain, Neath and Maesteg served up some decent pre-Christmas entertainment for a small crowd of wet-weather supporters. Neath, as could be expected, were comfortable winners by 4 tries to nil – hooker and captain for
NEATH 40 points CARDIFF 23 points Neath registered a much-needed Foster's Cup win over Cardiff who battled hard after losing flanker Jim Botham to a tip-tackle early on. The first rain in weeks arrived to greet the kick off but Neath were
LLANDOVERY 54 points NEATH 12 points As mid-winter beckons and temperatures fall, Neath's ability to blow hot and cold certainly came home to haunt them in this game. Going into the game, it was obvious that it would take a “hot” Neath
NEATH 22 points LLANELLI 31 points Neath's second-half comeback burned out and was not quite enough to overturn Llanelli's 21-3 interval leaving the All Blacks regretting their first-half generosity. In the late autumn sunshine, these old rivals served up an entertaining game
NEATH 23 points BRIDGEND 14 points Neath got the victory their greater control deserved as these two old rivals served up winter warmth on a chill evening at The Gnoll. Bridgend entered the game on a run of five wins from six
MERTHYR 45 points NEATH 18 points Entering the last quarter of an hour, Neath were still in the game trailing just 18-24 but Merthyr finished with an impressive bang, adding three late converted tries – two of them in injury time
NEATH 10 points NEWPORT 12 points A dramatic finish which saw Neath full back Ed Howley's 48-metre penalty strike an upright could not disguise Neath's disappointment at losing this game. This Gnoll encounter never reached the heights of the festival of rugby
PONTYPRIDD 45 points NEATH 30 points One of sport's foibles is that you don't always get what you deserve - and there can be no doubt that Neath merited at least a League point or two from their visit to Sardis
ABERAVON 40 points NEATH 24 points Aberavon deservedly won this Foster's Cup game, taking a 6-4 try margin from an open and somewhat carefree game which will have not brought full satisfaction to either coaching team – although Aberavon obviously had
NEATH 14 points BRIDGEND 17 points (FOSTER'S CUP) A dramatic finish ended a fairly ordinary game at The Gnoll where Bridgend came from behind and survived a last-gasp Neath blast to edge the opening encounter in this year's Foster's Cup. Both sides