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Match Reports

CARDIFF 23 points NEATH 28 points Neath completed back-to-back Foster's Cup wins over Cardiff in a compelling encounter under the Arms Park floodlights. Coach Gareth Llewellyn warned pre-match that this would be much tougher than the game at The Gnoll a week

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 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 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

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