BBC SPORT | CELTIC | Neath blast their way to top

Neath 36-3 Edinburgh

Lee Jarvis passed 400 points for the season as Neath despatched Edinburgh to go top of the Welsh-Scottish League.

Jarvis took the man-of-the-match award with three conversions, three penalties and a dropped goal bringing him an 18-point haul.

There were also touchdowns from Duncan Jones, Dean Dewdney and Patrick Horgan as the Welsh All Blacks continued to pile the pressure on their title rivals.

Scoring details

Neath (10) 36:
Tries: Dewdney, Horgan, D. Jones.
Cons: Jarvis (3).
Pens: Jarvis (3).

Edinburgh (3) 3:
Pens: Hodge.

Att: 2,500

For Neath, Brett Sinkinson and Nathan Bonner-Evans were outstanding up-front, while James Storey and Jarvis showed up well behind.

Neath earned reward to a superb defensive performance before the break when prop Duncan Jones scored and outstanding try on the stroke of half-time.

The Wales international touched down after Steve Jones, profiting from a Gareth Llewellyn line out steal close to half-way, made 35 metres down the touch-line.

The hooker released the ball in a tackle for his fellow front row member to claim the score.

Brett Sinkinson gets to grips with Edinburgh's Marcus di Rollo
Neath had earlier put up a brick-wall defence to repulse a series of attacks by the Scots, who had a strong wind behind them.

Storey and Simpkinson were to the fore as the Blacks halted Edinburgh's effort to find a way through.

Duncan Hodge managed a penalty for the visitors, but it was quickly cancelled out by the boot of Jarvis.

After the break Neath stepped up the pace with Dewdney finishing off a 75-metre move and Horgan touching down from a close-range scrum.

Neath: S Connor; K James, J Storey, D Tiueti, D Dewdney; L Jarvis, P Horgan; D Jones, S Jones, A Millward, S Martin, G Llewellyn (capt), A Mocelutu, B Sinkinson, N Bonner-Evans.
Reps: G Morris, B Williams, A Bateman, A Howell, P James, L Bateman, S Tandy.

Edinburgh: B Laney; D Lee, M Di Rollo, K Utterson, C Paterson; D Hodge, G Burns (capt); G Whittingham, S Scott, C Smith, A Davidson, M Jolly, T Blackadder, G Dall, S Taylor.
Reps: C Di Ciacca, J Brannigan, P Robertson, A Dall, M Blair, G Ross, C Joiner.

Referee: R Elliott (WRU)


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