The first clash between the Welsh All Blacks of Neath and the Wiltshire All Blacks of Royal Wootton Bassett resulted in a third pre-season win out of three for the home club. It was a pity that heavy rain struck South

NEATH edged a thrilling victory over London Welsh in an entertaining and evenly-fought match at The Gnoll which was settled by a late penalty by new outside-half Paul Short.  Rugby heritage means a lot to these great clubs who first played

Try hat-tricks by scrum-half Kaydn Davies and by centre Sam Harris set up an experimental young Neath side for a convincing win over Gorseinon in the opening match of The Gnoll season. Lock Jacob Blackmore led a Neath XV which started

“Horror, Horror, Horror !” - MacDuff's words on finding the Scottish King Duncan dead in Shakespeare's “Macbeth” applied to Neath RFC at the Wern on Saturday. While nobody actually died, Neath players and supporters were united in grief on a harrowing

What a magnificent game of rugby football ! Neath and Pontypridd have been playing each other for around 130 years but few ties can have matched this for scoring and drama in what was a high-octane splendid advertisement for the

Neath passed another test to confirm at least third place - and actually moved into second - in the Premiership with an efficient performance at neighbours Bonymaen who, as anticipated, gave it their all. There was a lot riding on this

It was high fives all round for Neath at Cyncoed - five tries, five points and a fifth consecutive win as the All Blacks overcame a talented Cardiff Metropolitan side in an entertaining Premiership tie where skill levels compared favourably

NEATH  29 points  NARBERTH  21 points With four vital away games yet to come, Neath ended their home programme on  a winning note in an entertaining, if sometimes scrappy, game played on a rock-hard pitch at The Gnoll. It was an emotional

NEATH  43 points  LLANGENNECH 34 points Rich entertainment was the name of the game under The Gnoll floodlights when Neath overcame a determined effort by Llangennech, paying their first league visit, in front of an appreciative Friday night crowd. Llangennech have made

Sheer rugby excitement  - defensive fortitude, incisive attacking, a thrilling finale and ultimately a notable away win for Neath. Two Bargoed tries in the last five minutes saw Neath cling on in a nail-biting finish to edge an often spectacular game

Two tries by full back Iestyn Morgan highlighted Neath's 31-21 win at spirited Narberth who agonisingly saw a bonus point disappear with the last move of the game. Neath introduced two new three-quarters in centre Sam Matthews (Tondu) and winger Corum

Ystrad Rhondda's greater precision and control brought them a deserved revenge victory over a Neath side which made too many errors – of judgement and execution - to seriously challenge after going 12 points down in the wintry splendour of