Following their comfortable 57-7 win over Gorseinon last Thursday, Neath RFC\u2019s preparations for the 2025\/26 season take on a significantly more demanding look when they entertain London Welsh at The Gnoll on Saturday (kick off 3.00pm),<\/p>\n
London Welsh are one of the great club sides in the Game and, having been newly promoted back to the English National leagues, they are on the crest of a wave.<\/p>\n
Director of Rugby Cai Griffiths, fondly remembered at The Gnoll, has fronted their rise through the Divisions and the Exiles will, as always, receive a warm Welsh welcome on their return home.<\/p>\n
Last Saturday, London Welsh had an impressive 38-32 win at divisional rivals Oxford Harlequins and they will be pitched against a Neath side which makes numerous changes from the side which opened the season.<\/p>\n
No.8 Ben Williams will lead Neath who parade a more familiar-looking line-up from that which started the Gorseinon game.<\/p>\n
Neath v London Welsh (Home)<\/strong> Supporter Information<\/strong> Next Pre-Season Fixture<\/strong><\/p>\n Sat August 30 Royal Wootton Bassett Home 3.00pm<\/p>\n * * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following their comfortable 57-7 win over Gorseinon last Thursday, Neath RFC\u2019s preparations for the 2025\/26 season take on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":363550,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-363549","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115070113137407817","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
15 Llew Smith; 14 Morgan Meaclem, 13 Sam Harris, 12 Sean Wilcox, 11 Llewellyn Hawkes; 10 Paul Short, 9 Jacob Daniels; 1 Mason Morgan, 2 Sion Jones, 3 Marley Lovell; 4 Matthew Davies, 5 Jacob Blackmore; 6 Casey Williams, 8 Ben Williams (captain), 7 Gethin Tremlett
Replacements from \u2013 16 Kian Jones, 17 Owain Watts, 18 Ben Uphill. 19 Jon Barley, 20 Will Pope, 21 Jon Evans, 22 Kaden Davies, 23 Keiran Charles, 24 Ki Morgan, 25 Josh Hughes
Referee<\/strong> \u2013 Mr. Craig Evans (Glynneath)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Turnstiles at the Town End will open at 2.00pm and spectators are advised to arrive no later than 2.45pm
\u2022 Adults \u2013 \u00a310 cash or card at turnstiles \u2013 Season Ticket holders \u00a35
\u2022 Under-16\u2019s FREE Admission when accompanied by an adult
\u2022 Programmes on sale inside the gates (only \u00a32) \u2013 don\u2019t miss your copy
\u2022 Refreshments available inside the ground \u2013 Shack Bar and Tuck Shop
\u2022 Bag searches may be conducted to prevent illegal bringing in alcohol
\u2022 For the comfort of spectators and health of the players, no dogs allowed (other than sight-assisting)
\u2022 No smoking or vaping inside ground.
\u2022 Main Stand \u2013 please keep the concourse clear at all times for safety and to allow others to enjoy the match.
\u2022 Please refer any problems to the stewards and obey their instructions at all times<\/p>\n