Aberavon Naval have been booted out of the Swalec League after fulfilling just one fixture so far this season.
The Port Talbot-based club haven’t played in Division Six West since the opening day of the campaign, when they were thrashed by Penybanc, and now it seems the WRU has finally lost patience with them.
It’s understood a number of club members were away in New Zealand supporting Wales at the World Cup during September and October with hopes they could rearrange the postponed matches for later in the season.
But, as it is set out in the WRU’s rules and regulations, Welsh rugby’s governing body has the right to withdraw a team from the league if they don’t fulfil their fixtures.
The WRU does have the power to relegate a club in such circumstances but as Division Seven is comprised of only clubs from the East that does not appear to be an option in this case.
Naval finished rock bottom of Division Six Central last season with just one win from 18 games, 16 points adrift of the side immediately above them. No-one from the club, which was formed more than 30 years ago, was available for comment.
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