Neath were well beaten at Llandovery by last season's Indigo Premiership champions who were intent upon regaining the leadership of this year's table from Ebbw Vale – and did so with relative comfort. Fortunately for the players and spectators including a

Storm Babet spared South Wales and The Gnoll was in top condition for this Indigo Premiership clash. Although these two fine clubs entered this game at opposite ends of the table on times there was little to choose between them but

11 tries – every one inflated – reflects a game which was high on scoring but which was settled early on as a contest; an encounter in which Cardiff's set-piece dominance was critical against a Neath side who are down

Neath wasted a golden opportunity to register their first Premiership win of the season but had only themselves to blame in an exciting, if scrappy, contest at The Gnoll. The Blacks are improving – slowly – but they rather let this

There will be no Cup glory for Neath this year but the Blacks were right in this game for a long time although a last move interception try gave the scoreboard an inflated edge. Ebbw Vale are riding high and they

The presence of the S4C television cameras did not inspire Neath who slumped to their third league defeat at The Wern last Thursday. In an error-strewn game, the bulky Merthyr forwards were always dominant and the result was decided before half-time

Two games down and Neath can be under no illusions about just how tough this season is going to be back in the Premiership. For Carmarthen Quins hit Neath with a first-half salvo of five converted tries although things improved slightly

Neath's return to the Premiership was rather spoiled by Aberavon who deserved to win the season's opener at the Talbot Athletic Ground on a sunny Saturday evening as they were stronger at the set-pieces, had the better of play and

Neath concluded their series of pre-season warm-up games with a second loss when they played near-neighbours Swansea in front of a healthy assembly of over 700 at The Lextan Gnoll on Thursday evening. The Blacks, still experimenting especially up front where

Hard as Neath battled, the superior efficiency of Richmond saw them through to a deserved victory in the Blacks' second warm-up fixture on a pleasant Saturday evening at The Gnoll. After Neath's handsome opening 52-14 win over Builth Wells, three newcomers