WRU Division Three South West

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WRU Division Three South West
Founded1995
No. of teams12
CountryWales
Most recent
champion(s)		Maesteg Harlequins RFC
(2011–12)
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toWRU Division Two West
Relegation toWRU Division Four South West
Official websitewww.wru.co.uk/1151_2144.php/WRU

The Welsh Rugby Union Division Three South West (also called the SWALEC Division Three South West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.

Competition format and sponsorship[edit]

Competition[edit]

There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South West. During the course of a season (which lasts from September to May) each club plays the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents for a total of 22 games for each club, with a total of 132 games in each season. Teams receive four points for a win and two point for a draw, an additional bonus point is awarded to either team if they score four tries or more in a single match. No points are awarded for a loss though the losing team can gain a bonus point for finishing the match within seven points of the winning team. Teams are ranked by total points, then the number of tries scored and then points difference. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned as champion. If points are equal the tries scored then points difference determines the winner. The team who is declared champion at the end of the season is eligible for promotion to the WRU Division Two West. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the WRU Division Four South West.

Sponsorship[edit]

In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with SWALEC valued at £1 million (GBP).[1] The initial three year sponsorship was extended at the end of the 2010/11 season, making SWALEC the league sponsors until 2015.[2] The leagues sponsored are the WRU Divisions one through to seven.

2011/2012 Season[edit]

League teams[edit]

2011/2012 Table[edit]

2011–2012 WRU Division Three South West League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Maesteg Harlequins RFC 20 20 0 0 630 235 86 21 12 0 92
2 Seven Sisters RFC 20 15 0 5 610 268 81 30 13 4 77
3 Taibach RFC 20 15 0 5 466 349 53 39 6 1 67
4 Ystalyfera RFC 20 13 0 7 592 349 78 35 6 3 61
5 Pencoed RFC 20 9 1 10 507 427 62 53 7 5 50
6 Mumbles RFC 20 8 0 12 485 394 59 43 7 5 44
7 Bryncoch RFC 20 8 1 11 378 453 51 53 4 3 41
8 Brynamman RFC 20 8 0 12 360 410 38 51 4 4 40
9 Morriston RFC 20 6 0 14 338 511 39 67 2 1 27
10 Vardre RFC 20 5 0 15 329 471 33 61 2 2 24
11 Aberavon Green Stars RFC 20 2 0 18 208 1036 26 153 3 1 12
12 BP Llandarcy RFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Correct as of 27 May 2012

2010/2011 Season[edit]

League teams[edit]

2010/2011 Table[edit]

2010–2011 WRU Division Three South West League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Glynneath RFC 22 21 0 1 665 251 95 28 14 1 99
2 Kenfig Hill RFC 22 20 0 2 898 296 132 33 15 1 96
3 Aberavon Green Stars RFC 22 15 1 6 624 263 88 24 8 2 72
4 Seven Sisters RFC 22 13 0 9 621 350 82 41 10 7 69
5 Ystalyfera RFC 22 15 0 7 565 437 71 50 7 1 68
6 Brynamman RFC 22 11 0 11 517 440 59 53 5 5 54
7 Pencoed RFC 22 9 1 12 459 536 57 67 5 2 45
8 Morriston RFC 22 7 1 14 384 596 50 85 5 3 38
9 Bryncoch RFC 22 6 1 15 455 614 51 86 4 4 34
10 Taibach RFC 22 6 0 16 296 518 34 68 2 4 30
11 Nantyffyllon RFC 22 4 1 17 294 679 35 92 2 2 22
12 Cwmavon RFC 22 2 1 19 237 1035 25 152 0 2 12
Correct as of 27 May 2012

2009/2010 Season[edit]

League teams[edit]

2009/2010 Table[edit]

2009–2010 WRU Division Three South West League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
Skewen RFC 22 21 0 1 680 183 96 13 12 1 97
Tondu RFC 22 19 1 2 618 243 83 24 13 1 92
Kenfig Hill RFC 22 16 0 6 654 321 92 33 11 2 77
Glynneath RFC 22 15 1 6 593 229 78 23 10 2 74
Seven Sisters RFC 22 12 0 10 444 377 54 41 4 3 55
Ystalyfera RFC 22 11 0 11 401 537 42 74 4 3 51
Bryncoch RFC 22 9 0 13 418 582 46 80 4 1 41
Nantyffyllon RFC 22 8 0 14 254 505 31 63 1 2 35
Cwmavon RFC 22 6 1 15 338 483 43 61 3 5 34
Brynamman RFC 22 5 1 16 349 642 37 93 3 6 31
Briton Ferry RFC 22 5 0 17 289 496 34 59 3 3 26
Maesteg Harlequins RFC 22 3 0 19 264 704 30 102 3 3 18
Correct as of 3 August 2010

2008/2009 Season[edit]

League teams[edit]

2008/2009 Table[edit]

2008–2009 WRU Division Three South West League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
Aberavon Quins RFC 22 18 1 3 572 194 70 20 9 2 85
Tondu RFC 22 17 1 4 720 220 98 27 9 2 81
Glynneath RFC 22 15 1 6 479 345 59 40 7 2 71
Skewen RFC 22 14 1 7 531 239 64 25 7 5 70
Nantyffyllon RFC 22 15 1 6 478 294 62 31 5 2 69
Kenfig Hill RFC 22 12 1 9 477 383 72 43 6 3 59
Morriston RFC 22 11 1 10 441 486 61 64 7 0 53
Maesteg Harlequins RFC 22 7 2 13 373 393 33 47 3 6 41
Briton Ferry RFC 22 6 0 16 300 541 35 64 3 4 31
Seven Sisters RFC 22 5 1 16 255 611 27 79 2 4 28
Maesteg Celtic RFC 22 5 0 17 297 544 35 67 2 5 27
Tonna RFC 22 2 0 20 263 936 27 136 1 1 10
Correct as of 2 June 2009

2007/2008 Season[edit]

BP Llandarcy were named champions at the end of the season and were promoted to Division Two West. Vadre were relegated to Division Four South West for finishing second from last while Banwen dropped two leagues to Division Five Central for failing to raise a team on more than one occasion.

League teams[edit]

2007/2008 Table[edit]

2007–2008 WRU Division Three South West League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
BP RFC 20 15 2 3 450 227 62 27 10 1 75
Aberavon Quins RFC 20 14 0 6 507 236 66 28 8 4 68
Tondu RFC 20 14 1 5 454 219 62 25 7 3 68
Nantyffyllon RFC 20 13 1 6 410 230 55 25 6 3 63
Skewen RFC 20 13 0 7 364 281 48 35 5 3 60
Maesteg Harlequins RFC 20 9 1 10 356 393 40 54 4 6 48
Seven Sisters RFC 20 10 0 10 235 394 28 52 2 1 43
Briton Ferry RFC 20 8 1 11 358 391 45 46 5 3 42
Kenfig Hill RFC 20 4 0 16 301 512 42 71 6 4 26
Tonna RFC 20 5 0 15 315 528 35 69 1 4 25
Vardre RFC 20 2 0 18 202 541 24 75 2 3 13
Banwen RFC* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Correct as of 11:23 5 June 2008

* Banwen RFC failed to raise a team on more than one occasion and were relegated to division five. All matches played against opposition in Division Three South West were declared null and void.[4]

2006/2007 Season[edit]

League teams[edit]

2006/2007 Table[edit]

2006–07 WRU Division Three League South West Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against TF Points
Mumbles RFC 24 22 0 2 875 230 127 66
Heol y Cyw RFC 24 16 1 7 598 424 89 49
Tondu RFC 24 16 0 8 549 387 71 48
Aberavon Quins RFC 24 14 0 10 547 345 70 42
Nantyffyllon RFC 24 13 0 11 503 410 65 39
Vardre RFC 24 12 0 12 510 489 78 36
Kenfig Hill RFC 24 12 0 12 546 527 68 36
Amman United RFC 24 12 0 12 369 512 46 36
Skewen RFC 24 11 1 12 403 487 51 34
Banwen RFC 24 8 0 16 346 471 40 24
Cwmgors RFC 24 7 0 17 336 723 51 21
Bryncoch RFC 24 7 0 17 355 693 46 21
Brynamman RFC 24 5 0 19 371 610 43 15
Correct as of 2007-10-04

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SWALEC becomes new power behind Welsh rugby". WRU. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ Cutler, Matt (18 August 2011). "Energy company SWALEC has extended its partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) through to 2015". WRU. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  3. ^ "ASDA Join Welsh Rugby Community Programmes". WRU. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  4. ^ WRU disciplinary report Sourced 05/06/2008
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