WRU Division Three South West
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
Competition
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 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 Two West. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the WRU Division Four South West.
In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with SWALEC.[1] The sponsorship is a three year deal that will continue until the 2010/11 season at a cost of £1 million (GBP). The leagues sponsored are the WRU Divisions one through to six.
2010/2011 Season
League teams
2009/2010 Season
League teams
2009/2010 Table
2008/2009 Season
League teams
2008/2009 Table
2007/2008 Season
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
2007/2008 Table
| 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 05 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.[3]
2006/2007 Season
League teams
2006/2007 Table
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