WRU Division Five South West

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WRU Division Five South West
Founded
1995
Nation
Flag of Wales Wales
Promotion To
WRU Division Four South East
WRU Division Four South West
Relegation To
WRU Division Six Central
Number of Teams
11
Level on Pyramid
Level 6
Current Champions (2007-08)
Betws RFC
Website
WRU National Leagues

The Welsh Rugby Union Division Five South West (also called the Asda Division Five South West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season.

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[edit] Competition format and sponsorship

[edit] Competition

There are 11 clubs in the WRU Division Five 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 20 games for each club, with a total of 110 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 amount 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 Four South. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Six Central.

[edit] Sponsorship

Since the 2005/06 season ASDA supermarkets have sponsored the WRU Divisions 1 through 5. As well as being the main sponsor they are also the official partner for the referees of these divisions. The initial deal was for two years.[1]

[edit] 2007/2008 Season


[edit] 2007/2008 Table

2007-2008 WRU Division Five South West League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
Betws RFC 20 18 0 2 727 243 111 29 14 2 88
Ystradgynlais RFC 20 18 0 2 667 200 107 24 15 1 88
Alltwen RFC 20 15 1 4 434 237 55 21 7 1 70
New Dock Stars RFC 20 11 1 8 367 318 51 38 5 4 55
Pontardawe RFC 20 10 0 10 441 381 64 51 9 4 53
Trebanos RFC 20 10 1 9 441 404 51 58 5 4 51
Glais RFC 20 9 0 11 293 325 36 42 4 5 45
Gowerton RFC 20 7 0 13 313 468 38 69 2 4 34
Cwmtwrch RFC 20 5 2 13 261 406 28 58 0 4 28
Swansea Uplands RFC 20 2 1 17 197 574 28 89 1 2 13
Bynea RFC 20 2 0 18 139 724 21 111 1 1 10
Correct as of 18:13 29 May 2008



[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.wru.co.uk/114_5767.php ASDA JOIN WELSH RUGBY COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES sourced 24th Aug 2007