After two fine home wins over Aberavon and Merthyr, Neath travel to Pontypridd on Saturday (kick off 2.30pm).

Winger Llewellyn Hawkes, centre Sean Wilcox, scrum-half Gruff Williams and flanker Fergus Kneath return to Neath’s starting line-up and there is a first chance on the replacements’ bench for Ospreys Under-18’s scrum-half Ellis Lewis of Seven Sisters.

Neath v Pontypridd (Away)
15 Lewis Evans; 14 Llewellyn Hawkes, 13 Ryan Evans (captain), 12 Sean Wilcox, 11 Ryan Griffiths; 10 Steff Williams, 9 Gruff Williams; 1 Jack Powell, 2 Sion Crocker, 3 Tim Ryan; 4 Matthew Davies, 5 Cai Arnold ; 6 Jacob Blackmore, 8 Morgan Kneath, 7 Fergus Kneath
Replacements : 16 Mason Morgan, 17 Chris Morris, 18 Gareth Lloyd, 19 Elis Hopkins, 20 Dyfan Ceredig, 21 Ellis Lewis, 22 Kristian Jones, 23 Keiron Charles
Referee – Mr. Simon Mills (Llanelli)

January 2024 Fixtures
Saturday Jan. 20 Cardiff Home 2.30pm
Saturday Jan. 27 Ebbw Vale Away 2.30pm