The Gnoll liquidation in 2012. The ground hosted its first ever football match when Neath Athletic played Swansea City in a pre-season friendly in July 2008. The Gnoll started to host some Glamorgan County Championship fixtures in the 1930s, and in 1954 an indoor cricket school was opened at the site. However, problems with the pitch meant that from the late 1960s the ground was only used for one-day matches - in 1969 the Gnoll staged the county's first-ever home game in the Sunday League. In 1974, the Gnoll was dropped from the county's 1st XI fixture list, although it played host
Shaun Evans (rugby union) Shaun Evans (rugby union) Shaun Evans (born 14 September 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Scarlets regional team as a flanker. Evans made his debut for the Carmarthen Quins in March 2015, and he had established himself as a first team regular by the 2015-16 season. Evans earned a call-up to the Wales U20 squad for the 2016 Junior Six Nations, where he scored three tries in 5 games. He earned another call-up for the Junior World Championships, where he made a further three appearances. Evans earned his first professional contract with the Scarlets in 2016.