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It could be argued that the
"Osprey" is associated with Swansea through an old badge, but it will be
hard to see Swansea supporters easily getting behind a side that plays
in one of their biggest rivals colours.
Neath's traditional badge
will remain, with the Osprey superimposed above it to represent Swansea.
However what will be a further kick in the teeth for Swansea supporters,
is that the osprey is barely visible from a distance over the Maltese
cross.
Roger Blyth, Swansea's
chief excecutive on the joint board was pleased with the regions
progress so far;
"It's been a lot of hard work but we've tried to
be positive from the outset,"
"There's a long way to go, but we've accomplished
a lot."
The Swansea white is likely to be the dominating
colour on the sides change shirt, but too many that is hardly the 50/50
split that Swansea supporters had been hoping for.
One other piece of news is that former Whites and
Wales hooker Garin Jenkins will be in charge of the West Glamorgan
regions academy. Jenkins will always be remembered for his delight at
stopping Neath from winning the Welsh Premiership title the season
before last.
Provisional Squad
Backs
Gareth Swales, Adrian Durston, Matthew Jones, Gareth Morris, Shane
Williams, Elvis Seveali'i, Scott Gibbs, James Storey, Dave Tiueti,
Matthew Brayley, Gavin Henson, Shaun Connor, Rob Sweeney, Andy Williams,
Ricky Richards
Forwards
Duncan Jones, Adam Jones, Paul James, Andrew Millward, Cai Griffiths,
Barry Williams, Huw Bennett, Chris Wells, Gareth Llewellyn, Jon Thomas,
Andy Newman, Lyndon Bateman , Richard Pugh, Steve Tandy, James Bater,
Gavin Thomas, Hywel Jenkins, Nathan
Bonner-Evans
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