Welsh Rugby Union disbanded their union, is generally accepted as the reason for the absence of a Neath representative. The WRU was a founding member of the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, in 1886 with Scotland and Ireland, with Mullock and Horace Lyne the Welsh representatives at the formal signing of the union in 1887. It wasn't until 1934 that the name, the Welsh Rugby Union, was adopted. The WRU are responsible for the running of Welsh rugby, including 320 member clubs, the Welsh national team and National Leagues and Cups. The Welsh Rugby Union has a major role
Nedlands Rugby Union Football Club Nedlands Rugby Union Football Club Nedlands Rugby Union Footlball Club, often referred to as Neddies, is a rugby union club based in Nedlands, Western Australia with several teams competing in the local RugbyWA competitions including the Pindan RugbyWA Premier Grade. The club, established in 1934, trains and plays its home games at Charles Court Reserve located on the banks of the Swan River in Nedlands. The club has a large function centre and licensed bar facility which overlooks the rugby grounds. Nedlands head coach for 2015 in Premier Grade is Luke Doherty, former blindside flanker for the Western Force and