Career
Neath began riding as a young boy, competing in youth grasstrack competitions, winning numerous Australian Catholic University Championship titles, British, National and Best Pairs. He first began riding league speedway in 1998, for the Newport Mavericks in the British Conference League. During the 1999 season Neath captained the Mavericks to the league title.
From there he was elevated and also rode for the Newport senior team, the Wasps, in the Premier League.
In 2001 Neath also ventured to Sweden riding to a 10.68 point average for Division 1 club Norbaggarna. He spent two seasons at Swindon and at this time he was also "doubling up" with the club that owns his contract, the Wolverhampton Wolves.
This was quite a successful time for Neath. However he never really settled at Swindon and he moved to the Rye House Rockets in 2004.
Neath was an instant success for the Rockets, topping the clubs averages and finishing third in the fiercely competitive Champions Chase meeting at King"s Lynn.
The following season, Chris again topped the Rockets averages as the team completed and League and Premier Trophy double, becoming the most successful team in the club"s history. 2006 was an injury plagued season for the Rockets, however they still managed to make the League Play offs, eventually losing out to eventual champions, King"s Lynn. Chris Neath has also represented Great Britain racing at Under-19, Under-21 and senior level
An injury in the opening match of the 2012 season saw him out of speedway for the rest of the season.
