MATCH REPORTS
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11May
MATCH REPORT: YSTRAD RHONDDA 39 points NEATH 31 points – Saturday 9th May 2026.
Neath's 2025/26 season finished in a high-scoring defeat in an end-of-season affair of 11 tries at gloriously sunny Gelligaled Park. For some weeks now, Neath have known that they could only reside in fourth place in the Premiership while Ystrad Rhondda
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30Apr
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 17 points LLANGENNECH 35 points – Wed’ 29th APRIL 2026.
Neath's home season ended on a desperately low note when they lost to a much sharper and fresher-looking Llangennech at The Gnoll. Both sides made around a half dozen changes and the visitors included ex-Neath men in Liam Tobias and Ioan
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27Apr
MATCH REPORT: NARBERTH 20 points NEATH 10 points – Saturday 25th April 2026
After a challenging 6-game winning sequence, Neath were unable to inject sufficient drive and energy into their game at Narberth where the home side ran out deserved winners. The Dr. Lewis-Lloyd grounds were radiant in Spring-time splendour : warm sunshine and
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19Apr
MATCH REPORT: CARDIFF METROPOLITAN 34 points NEATH 40 points – SATURDAY 18th APRIL 2026.
Newly-crowned WRU Cup winners Neath are fast becoming the second-half comeback kings of the WRU Premiership after overturning a 5-31 deficit to record a sixth successive victory in an 11-try thriller against Cardiff Metropolitan at Cyncoed. One of the problems of
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15Apr
WRU PREMIERSHIP CUP FINAL – MATCH REPORT: MERTHYR 21 points NEATH 32 points
Last weekend, Artemis-2 safely returned from its journey to the far extremity of the Moon at awe-inspiring speed – it may take Neath RFC, the dark side, a little longer to come back down to Earth. They will need to as
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06Apr
MATCH REPORT: LLANELLI WANDERERS 31 points NEATH 36 points – SATURDAY 4th APRIL 2026
Neath were lucky to survive this test at what is now the Stradey Park in a lively thriller to which both sides contributed plenty of spectacular rugby football whilst no doubt frustrating their coaches. As at Newbridge the previous week, for
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30Mar
MATCH REPORT: NEWBRIDGE 36 points NEATH 45 points – Saturday 28th March 2026
The scoreline reflected the chaos and craziness of this game when Neath completed a rapid double over Newbridge at the Welfare Ground in a frenzied encounter of 12 tries – 7 to Neath and 5 to the homesters. Again, Neath changed
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25Mar
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 36 points CROSS KEYS 23 points – SATURDAY 21st MARCH 2026.
Four quick-fire second-half tries by Neath's young scrum-half/winger Kaden Davies steered the Welsh All Blacks to the season's double over Cross Keys. The sun shone and, after the interval, it rained points at The Gnoll where Neath and Cross Keys fought
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15Mar
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 38 points NEWBRIDGE 22 points – FRIDAY 13th MARCH 2026
NEATH ended a run of three successive defeats by beating Newbridge at a chilly Gnoll on Friday evening. The All Blacks introduced centre Luke Davies alongside fellow teenager Aled Davies while Iestyn Morgan, Llewellyn Hawkes and Will Pope came into the
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09Mar
MATCH REPORT: PONTYPRIDD 47 points NEATH 35 points – Saturday 7th March 2026
Pontypridd remain on course for the title as the two most successful clubs in the history of the semi-professional Welsh Premiership served up another Sardis Road spectacular. Last year's clash ended 33-34 in the home side's favour and, despite the 12
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01Mar
MATCH REPORT: NEATH 15 points BARGOED 21 points – SATURDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2026.
NEATH threw away a 12-nil lead to suffer their fourth defeat at The Gnoll this season in a low-key affair against Bargoed. Changes in the All Blacks' starting line-up saw Steff Williams return at outside-half with Steff Lewis and Will Pope
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23Feb
MATCH REPORT: BEDDAU 17 points NEATH 14 points – SATURDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2026.
NEATH gave as good as they got and there was little between the sides but Beddau's wonderful season continued as a penalty late in the first-half proved the only difference and returned them to the top of the league. Neath have