Neath RFC

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Contents 1 Club history 2 Club Honours 3 Famous ex-players 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Club history

Neath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Their home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. They are known as the Welsh All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a white Maltese cross as an emblem. Neath is the oldest rugby club in Wales.

Neath RFC is an associate club of the Ospreys regional team.

[edit] Club Honours

• Welsh Club Champions: 1909/10, 1910/11, 1928/29, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1946/47, 1966/67, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1989/90
• Welsh Premier Division: 1990/91, 1995/96, 2004/05, 2005/06
• Welsh Cup: 1971/72, 1988/89, 1989/90, 2003/04
• Welsh Cup Finalists: 1983/84, 1987/88, 1992/93, 1995/96, 2000/01, 2005/06

[edit] Famous ex-players

• Andrew Bishop
• Billy Boston
• Lewis Jones
• Jonathan Davies
• Scott Gibbs
• Adam R. Jones
• Gareth Llewellyn
• Darren Morris
• Bleddyn Williams
• Shane Williams

[edit] References

Neath RFC: 1871-1945 - Mike Price (ISBN 0-7524-2709-1, October 2002)

Neath RFC: 1945-1996 - Mike Price (ISBN 0-7524-3106-4, March 2004)

[edit] External links

• Neath RFC - official site
• Neath RFC - a brief history
• Neath RFC - discussion forum
• The NCJS - unofficial fans' site