When Matt Church accepted the job as CEO of Neath RFC in 2019, he did so in the full knowledge the very existence of Welsh rugby's oldest club lay on his shoulders.
Neath were in dire straits following the collapse of then owner Mike Cuddy's construction business.
They were forced to fight off two winding-up orders and saw a huge exodus of players, many of whom left amid suggestions wages had stopped coming through, while they were also relegated into the Championship.
