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The Welsh Rugby Union Division One West (also called the Asda Division One West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season.
[edit] Competition format and sponsorship
[edit] Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division One 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 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 Premiership Division. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Two West.
[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 One West League Table |
| Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points for |
Points against |
Tries for |
Tries against |
Try bonus |
Losing bonus |
Points |
| Tonmawr RFC |
22 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
538 |
245 |
79 |
21 |
9 |
3 |
86 |
| Carmarthen RFC |
22 |
17 |
2 |
3 |
553 |
265 |
69 |
28 |
9 |
3 |
84 |
| Narberth RFC |
22 |
17 |
1 |
4 |
566 |
369 |
67 |
41 |
7 |
2 |
79 |
| Merthyr RFC |
22 |
12 |
0 |
10 |
411 |
378 |
57 |
46 |
5 |
5 |
58 |
| Llangennech RFC |
22 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
382 |
344 |
42 |
36 |
4 |
7 |
53 |
| Whitland RFC |
22 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
395 |
357 |
39 |
40 |
4 |
4 |
48 |
| Cwmllynfell RFC |
22 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
335 |
425 |
37 |
48 |
1 |
2 |
47 |
| Bonymaen RFC |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
338 |
360 |
31 |
42 |
0 |
8 |
44 |
| Corus (Port Talbot) RFC |
22 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
319 |
466 |
37 |
52 |
2 |
5 |
37 |
| Dunvant RFC |
22 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
288 |
437 |
25 |
53 |
1 |
3 |
36 |
| Bridgend Athletic RFC |
22 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
349 |
482 |
32 |
59 |
2 |
9 |
33 |
| Waunarlwydd RFC |
22 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
278 |
624 |
31 |
80 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
| Correct as of 18:13 9 May 2008 |
[edit] 2006/2007 Season
[edit] 2006/2007 Table
[edit] References
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