Special Guest for Neath Rugby Awards Night

Posted on May 16, 2013 by neathrugbysupportersclub

RickNeath Rugby, in conjunction with Neath Rugby Supporters Club, are pleased to announce that the annual awards night will take place on Saturday 8th June, with special guest compere, Rick O’Shea from Scrum V.

The fun packed evening will be a chance to celebrate the team’s achievement in reaching the SWALEC Cup Final during what was a testing season as well as paying special tribute to some of the club’s stalwarts who are retiring.

Held in the clubhouse, the evening’s festivities will commence at 7:00 for 7:30.  Tickets are available from the club shop on Old Market Street in Neath, by phoning the club office on 01639 636585 or you can buy them online here.

Tickets are £20 per head (£15 for season ticket holders) and includes a 3 course meal.

It promises to be  a memorable night, so get your tickets now.

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Nelly Named as Head Coach

Posted on May 16, 2013 by neathrugbysupportersclub

Following yesterday’s news that Patrick Horgan had stepped down as Head Coach, the club today announced that his replacement would be Neil (Nelly) Edwards.

Well known to Neath supporters, Nelly has been the club’s assistant coach during the last season, helping to guide the team to the SWALEC Cup final.  Before that he coached Ebbw Vale to the Division 1 title.

He of course also played for Neath, where he was a hard no nonsense forward and one of the very best line out jumpers in the league.

A fans’ favourite as a player, he appointment as Head Coach should also be a popular decision amongst supporters.

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Diolch Pat

Posted on May 15, 2013 by neathrugbysupportersclub

Pat HorganNeath Rugby announced today that Head Coach Patrick Horgan has left the club.

A tremendous servant to the club, Horgan has been at Neath as a player or coach for 17 years (apart from a couple of spells at Llanelli and Ebbw Vale).

Although normally a scrum half, I was reminded today of a season he played for us in 2000/01 at outside half.  Due to injury and loss of form our other No 10s, Pat was pressed into emergency duty at fly half and despite carrying a knee injury throughout the season he did a magnificent job, culminating in an appearance in the Welsh Cup Final against Newport.

The same grit and never say die attitude he displayed as a player was also to the fore as a coach, especially during our problems over the last few years.

This season has seen Pat having to trawl the local clubs on an almost weekly basis to secure enough permit players to enable us to put a team out on a Saturday.  His eye for spotting young players has seen the club unearth some real talents, such as Steffan Jones.

So, good luck Pat and thanks for everything you’ve done for Neath RFC

Let us know what you think of Pat leaving or who you would like to see replace him by leaving a comment below

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So near, yet so far

Posted on May 6, 2013 by neathrugbysupportersclub

Well, it wasn’t to be.  Despite the best efforts of the team, we didn’t quite have enough to beat Pontypridd in the SWALEC Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium.

The players gave it their all and competed well for the first hour, before Pontypridd pulled away in the last quarter.  The try right on the final whistle probably gave the scoreline a bit of an unfair gloss but Pontypridd deserved their victory.

The highlight for Neath supporters was a superb try from young wing Dafydd Howells, who showed great pace and confidence in rounding the Pontypridd full back for the score.  That’s the reason he’s been selected for the Wales squad.

It’s been a tough season but the players, coaches, management and the medical team have shown great pride and effort in getting through it.  They all deserve their break before getting back together for pre-season and a great 2013/14.

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Dai Langdon – Try of the Week

Posted on May 2, 2013 by neathrugbysupportersclub

LangdonIn case you haven’t seen (or are not on Facebook), Dai Langdon’s superb try against Cardiff has been nominated for Try of the Week.

If you want to vote for him, then you can do so here.  He’s doing well in the voting so far but it would be great to get the most votes by the time the poll closes at midday tomorrow (Friday)

Vote Dai!

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Dafydd Howells

Posted on May 1, 2013 by neathrugbysupportersclub

Congratulations go to Dafydd Howells for being selected for the Wales squad for the tour to Japan.
Although he has only played a handful of games for us this year, he has shown that he is going to be a big star in the future.

Read more here

Congratulations too to former All Blacks Craig Mitchell, Tavis Knoyle and Jonathan Spratt for also making the squad and also Ian Evans and Adam Jones for being selected for the Lions tour.

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Neath Supporters Club Formed

Posted on April 30, 2013 by neathrugbysupportersclub

Neath_rfcA new club for supporters of Neath Rugby Club has been formed.

The club has been established with the aim of providing a link between the fans and the club.

We also aim to help encourage, support and promote our team and club within the community.

The club is run by volunteers and any profit made by the supporters club will be donated to Neath RFC to help with buying equipment and kit or maintenance of the Gnoll.

Full details about the Supporters Club will be available shortly, including how you can join.

In the meantime you can subscribe to this website below to ensure you get the updates straight to your inbox.  You can also “Like” us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter

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