The Road to the Final

28th April 2008

The road to the Final of the Konica Minolta Cup

Round 3

Neath's cup campaign began way back in December when the all blacks travelled to Gwent to take on Blackwood Stars.
Centre Kevin James broke a club record crossing 6 times for the All Blacks, Blackwood Stars 7 Neath 83.

Round 4

On January 26th Neath took on close rivals Swansea at the Gnoll in a televised game watched by 70,000 people.
The game was a nail biting affair and 12 Points from former Swansea favourite Arwel Thomas & some breathtaking tries from the Neath backs put The Welsh All Blacks through to the last 16 of the cup.
Neath 27 Swansea 18.

Round 5

In mid February Neath made the short trip to Tonmawr in a nailbiting battle.The All Blacks sneaked into the quarter-finals of the Konica Minolta Cup by the skin of their teeth after a largely uninspired display at Tonmawr who took all the plaudits.
The game ended 20-20 but Neath went through due to a superior try count - phew! 

Quarter Finals

In the quarters Neath travelled to Cross Keys and looked likely winners when leading 22-5 just before half-time, their fortunes dipped when Keys rallied to take a surprise 23-22 lead.
But the pendulum swung back Neath's way during the final quarter and they went on to take an epic encounter in emphatic fashion.
Cross Keys 28 Neath 44.

Semis

Neath overcame the challenge of Glamorgan Wanderers in Aberavon to take them through to the final of the Konica Minolta Cup.The thrilling contest saw Neath score 7 tries to set up an East v West derby game against Pontypridd on May 17th

Glamorgan Wanderers 37 Neath 49

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