There was not much fuss made on the day Tata Steel conceded their thousandth point in the league this season. Maybe no one even noticed at the time.
It happened against Neath earlier this month when the Welsh All Blacks ran up their 21st point en route to winning 58-7. That was the 10th time this term that Tata had conceded a half-century of points or more in a Welsh Championship match. A subsequent 79-7 loss to Ystrad Rhondda took the tally to 11.
They are now up to 1,142 points shipped and 179 tries leaked over the campaign. But here’s the thing: the club which helped nurture Wales internationals James Hook and Stuart Evans have never given up.
