NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Neath RFC

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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. Welsh Premier Division Logo The Welsh Premier Division (also called the Principality Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. ... The Gnoll in Neath, south Wales is a joint rugby union and cricket venue. ... Neath (Welsh: Castell-Nedd) is a town and community with a population of approximately 45,898, located on the river of the same name (Welsh: Afon Nedd) in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Maltese Cross The Maltese cross is identified as the symbol of the Christian warrior. ...

Neath RFC is no longer an associate club of the Neath Swansea Ospreys regional team. Official website www. ...

Neath RFC is now known as Neath Rugby Ltd, which has removed the tradition within the club.

Club Honours

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Notable former players

Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Allan Glen Bateman (born 6 March 1965) is a former Welsh dual code rugby international centre who also represented Great Britain at rugby union and rugby league. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Andrew Bishop is a 20 year old rugby player from Wales. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Billy Boston MBE is a former Wales rugby league player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Benjamin Lewis Jones (born 1932 in Gorseinon) is a former Welsh rugby union player who won 9 caps for Wales at full back, centre and wing before turning professional and playing rugby league for Leeds and Great Britian. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Jonathan Davies, MBE, (born 24 October 1962 in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire) is a former Welsh dual-code rugby international. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Scott Gibbs (Born 23 January 1971 in Bridgend) is a former rugby union footballer who represented Wales and the Lions in Union and Wales and Great Britain in League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Adam Jones (born 8 March 1981) is a Welsh rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Ospreys in the Magners League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Gareth Llewellyn (born 24 February 1969 in Bridgend) is a Welsh rugby union player who gained a record 92 caps for Wales as a lock. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Darren Morris (born 24 September 1974) is who plays prop for Leicester Tigers and Wales Morris was born in Pontypridd, and educated at Aberdare Boys School, Neath College and Glamorgan University. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... David Pickering is a former Wales international rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Paul Thorburn is a former international Wales rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Brian Richard Williams (July 9, 1962 - February 7, 2007), was a Welsh international Rugby Union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Shane Williams (born 26 February 1977 in Swansea) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Ospreys club and Wales but who can also play scrum-half. ...

References

External links

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Club Honours

Notable former players

References

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