| Ospreys 22:45 - Oct 2 with 1224 views | Brynmill_Jack |
Looking very decent especially their new full back Max Nagy. A fantastic runner who helped them to a bonus point victory against a Glasgow side that totally ranked the scarlets last weekend. Good times back for the Ospreys? |  |
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| Ospreys on 07:21 - Oct 3 with 1035 views | trampie |
Will the Neath-Swansea franchise ever get the full support of Port Talbot and the valleys of Neath, Swansea and Afan.....hmm |  |
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| Ospreys on 09:15 - Oct 3 with 1015 views | onehunglow |
It killed many Swansea rugby folks interest to join up with Neath. Nothing in common at all. Neath were animals on the field of play,The Whites grace personified .
That Swansea did not have a stand alone club resonates badly
Really the clubs should have been Cardiff Swansea Llanelli Newport . |  |
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| Ospreys on 11:46 - Oct 3 with 993 views | krunchykarrot |
| Ospreys on 07:21 - Oct 3 by trampie |
Will the Neath-Swansea franchise ever get the full support of Port Talbot and the valleys of Neath, Swansea and Afan.....hmm |
No, the forming of regions by whatever criteria were never going to get the support that Neath and Swansea had. My 80yr old father who played and watched Neath all his life walked awy along with many from watching live rugby. I said then that we should keep our club identites as towns buzzed on big game days. To this day the Gnoll hold's some of my best sporting memories. |  | | |
| Ospreys on 11:54 - Oct 3 with 989 views | krunchykarrot |
| Ospreys on 09:15 - Oct 3 by onehunglow |
It killed many Swansea rugby folks interest to join up with Neath. Nothing in common at all. Neath were animals on the field of play,The Whites grace personified .
That Swansea did not have a stand alone club resonates badly
Really the clubs should have been Cardiff Swansea Llanelli Newport . |
"Really the clubs should have been Cardiff Swansea Llanelli Newport ".
Why under what criteria, gracefulness doesnt count on the paddock. The Ponty's were succesful etc . I hope you are not going to say geography? | | | |
| Ospreys on 12:27 - Oct 3 with 974 views | onehunglow |
| Ospreys on 11:54 - Oct 3 by krunchykarrot |
"Really the clubs should have been Cardiff Swansea Llanelli Newport ".
Why under what criteria, gracefulness doesnt count on the paddock. The Ponty's were succesful etc . I hope you are not going to say geography? |
I’m afraid I am.
It would have been terrific to have had Pooler and Ponty but it’s about money,crowds and population and that same why common sense dictates the four clubs I stated.
All with a bigger tradition over a longer period of time .
Swansea and Cardiff and Newport and Scarlets more than matched touring sides and they are iconic clubs
My opinion | |
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| Ospreys on 12:34 - Oct 3 with 970 views | Sirjohnalot |
| Ospreys on 12:27 - Oct 3 by onehunglow |
I’m afraid I am.
It would have been terrific to have had Pooler and Ponty but it’s about money,crowds and population and that same why common sense dictates the four clubs I stated.
All with a bigger tradition over a longer period of time .
Swansea and Cardiff and Newport and Scarlets more than matched touring sides and they are iconic clubs
My opinion |
Neath hold two world records. Most tries and points scored in a season.
They were tough but scored some incredible tries. Best days of my life watching them home and away in the 80s and early 90s |  | | |
| Ospreys on 12:36 - Oct 3 with 967 views | onehunglow |
| Ospreys on 12:34 - Oct 3 by Sirjohnalot |
Neath hold two world records. Most tries and points scored in a season.
They were tough but scored some incredible tries. Best days of my life watching them home and away in the 80s and early 90s |
I know. You said.
Neath haven’t beaten a touring team however,the others have .
I’m a Jack anyway so naturally I look down on our surrounding villages | |
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| Ospreys on 23:38 - Oct 4 with 784 views | majorraglan |
| Ospreys on 07:21 - Oct 3 by trampie |
Will the Neath-Swansea franchise ever get the full support of Port Talbot and the valleys of Neath, Swansea and Afan.....hmm |
I’m not sure they will to be honest.
There appeared to be good links between Neath, Swansea and the Ospreys when regional rugby first started, but Aberavon and Maesteg (who’ve fallen down the divisions) seemed to be the poor relations and lived off the scraps. I think the relationship between Aberavon and the Ospreys improved and Aberavon seemed to get more Ospreys players after Neath and the Ospreys had their difficulties, but these days it looks like Swansea are the main beneficiaries and get the lions share of any available loan players.
To attract the floating support the Ospreys need to be successful and they need to work with the 4 main regional clubs ( (Neath, Swansea, Aberavon and Bridgend) but I’m not convinced they're ticking the boxes at the moment. [Post edited 4 Oct 2022 23:55]
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| Ospreys on 12:17 - Oct 5 with 718 views | britferry |
reminds me of a game in the leagues when they were both top teams, the commentator went "the all blacks are in 'teal' and the all whites are in 'maroon'" | |
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| Ospreys on 21:15 - Oct 8 with 642 views | max936 |
Getting absolutely rinsed again tonight 40-10 down at moment, shocking state of our regions. |  | | |
| Ospreys on 23:36 - Oct 8 with 604 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| Ospreys on 21:15 - Oct 8 by max936 |
Getting absolutely rinsed again tonight 40-10 down at moment, shocking state of our regions. |
Was pitiful tonight but I Ulster have always been too strong for us. I sense there was a weakened team out tonight but it was a really difficult watch | |
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