MATCH REPORTS
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19Nov
MATCH REPORT: PONTYPOOL 24 NEATH 12 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2023.
Neath fought hard in the rains and winds of Pontypool Park but conceded second best to the home team on a day of many line-outs, scrums and gain-line battles – and a little controversy. The home side are riding high in
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11Nov
MATCH REPORT: Neath 19 Bridgend 26 – Thursday 9th November 2023.
Former Neath outside-half Luke Price bagged 16 points as Bridgend delivered Neath's eighth successive league defeat of the season in front of the S4C cameras at The Lextan Gnoll on Thursday evening. Despite the week's heavy rains, The Lextan Gnoll was
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30Oct
MATCH REPORT: LLANDOVERY 38 points NEATH 7 points – SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2023
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
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22Oct
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 17 EBBW VALE 35 – SATURDAY 21st October 2023
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
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17Oct
MATCH REPORT: CARDIFF 49 NEATH 28 – SATURDAY 14th October 2023
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
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01Oct
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 22 PONTYPRIDD 23 – SATURDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2023
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
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25Sep
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 19 EBBW VALE 40 – SATURDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 2023.
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
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18Sep
MATCH REPORT: MERTHYR 31 NEATH 0 – 14th SEPTEMBER 2023
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
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12Sep
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 14 CARMARTHEN QUINS 49 – SEPTEMBER 9th 2023.
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
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04Sep
MATCH REPORT: ABERAVON 27 points NEATH 14 points – Saturday, September 2nd 2023.
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
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26Aug
MATCH REPORT: Neath 22 Swansea 40 – 24th August 2023.
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
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22Aug
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 14 points RICHMOND 31 points – August 19th 2023.
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