The
Welsh Rugby Union Division Four South East (also called the SWALEC Division Three South East for sponsorship reasons) is a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
league in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
.
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South East. 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, and additional bonus win 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 Three South East. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the
WRU Division Five South East.
Sponsorship
In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with
SWALEC
SWALEC was an electricity supply and distribution company in South Wales, established in 1989 following the de-regulation of the electricity supply industry in the United Kingdom. The business has seen several changes of ownership from 1996, and ...
valued at £1 million (GBP). The initial three year sponsorship was extended at the end of the 2010/11 season, making SWALEC the league sponsors until 2015. The leagues sponsored are the WRU Divisions one through to seven.
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Lloyds TSB
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Asda
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SWALEC
SWALEC was an electricity supply and distribution company in South Wales, established in 1989 following the de-regulation of the electricity supply industry in the United Kingdom. The business has seen several changes of ownership from 1996, and ...
2011/2012 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
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Barry RFC
Barry Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Club honours
*WRU Division Five South East 2009/10 - Champions
Notable former players
* Geoff Beckingham
* Barry Davies
* Dai Evans
David " ...
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Bridgend Sports RFC
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Llandaff North RFC
Llandaff North Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Llandaff North, Cardiff in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club ...
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Llandaff RFC
Llandaff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff in Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union WRU League 3 East Central B.
History
Llandaff RFC was formed in 1876 by Cambridge graduate Illtyd ...
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Llantwit Major RFC
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Nantymoel RFC
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Penygraig RFC
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Pontyclun RFC
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Pontycymmer RFC
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Porth Harlequins RFC
Porth Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porth in the Rhondda Valley. Porth RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Club honours
* 2007/08 WRU Division Five South Eas ...
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Wattstown RFC
2011/2012 table
2010/2011 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
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Barry RFC
Barry Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Club honours
*WRU Division Five South East 2009/10 - Champions
Notable former players
* Geoff Beckingham
* Barry Davies
* Dai Evans
David " ...
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Cardiff HSOB RFC
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Llandaff RFC
Llandaff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff in Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union WRU League 3 East Central B.
History
Llandaff RFC was formed in 1876 by Cambridge graduate Illtyd ...
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Llantwit Major RFC
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Nantymoel RFC
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Pontyclun RFC
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Porth Harlequins RFC
Porth Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porth in the Rhondda Valley. Porth RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Club honours
* 2007/08 WRU Division Five South Eas ...
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Rhiwbina RFC
Rhiwbina Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Rhiwbina, a suburb of Cardiff in Wales. Rhiwbina RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Rhiwbina RFC also runs a mini and Junior Sect ...
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St. Joseph's RFC
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Tonyrefail RFC
Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...
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Treherbert RFC
2010/2011 table
2009/2010 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
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Cardiff HSOB RFC
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Dowlais RFC
Dowlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Although a Dowlais rugby club existed in the late 19th ...
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Ferndale RFC
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Llantwit Major RFC
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Nantymoel RFC
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Pontyclun RFC
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Pontycymmer RFC
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Porth Harlequins RFC
Porth Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porth in the Rhondda Valley. Porth RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Club honours
* 2007/08 WRU Division Five South Eas ...
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Rhiwbina RFC
Rhiwbina Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Rhiwbina, a suburb of Cardiff in Wales. Rhiwbina RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Rhiwbina RFC also runs a mini and Junior Sect ...
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Taffs Well RFC
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Tonyrefail RFC
Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...
2009-10 table
2008/2009 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
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Cardiff HSOB RFC
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Cefn Coed RFC Cefn may refer to:
Places
*Cefn (community), in Wrexham county borough, Wales
**Cefn Mawr, a large village in the community of Cefn
*Cefn Cribwr, a village in Bridgend county borough, Wales
*Cefn Fault, a geological fault in Wales
*Cefn Glas, an ar ...
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Dowlais RFC
Dowlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Although a Dowlais rugby club existed in the late 19th ...
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Ferndale RFC
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Heol y Cyw RFC
Heol y Cyw Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in the Heol-y-Cyw, Wales. Heol y Cyw RFC are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Heol-y-Cyw RFC were formed in 1906. The present club house was ...
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Llantwit Major RFC
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Pentyrch RFC
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Porth Harlequins RFC
Porth Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porth in the Rhondda Valley. Porth RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Club honours
* 2007/08 WRU Division Five South Eas ...
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Senghenydd RFC
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Taffs Well RFC
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Tonyrefail RFC
Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...
2008-09 table
2007/2008 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
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Aberdare RFC
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Barry RFC
Barry Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Club honours
*WRU Division Five South East 2009/10 - Champions
Notable former players
* Geoff Beckingham
* Barry Davies
* Dai Evans
David " ...
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Cardiff HSOB RFC
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Cefn Coed RFC Cefn may refer to:
Places
*Cefn (community), in Wrexham county borough, Wales
**Cefn Mawr, a large village in the community of Cefn
*Cefn Cribwr, a village in Bridgend county borough, Wales
*Cefn Fault, a geological fault in Wales
*Cefn Glas, an ar ...
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Cilfynydd RFC
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Dowlais RFC
Dowlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Although a Dowlais rugby club existed in the late 19th ...
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Ferndale RFC
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Llantwit Major RFC
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Llandaff North RFC
Llandaff North Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Llandaff North, Cardiff in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club ...
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Pentyrch RFC
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Taffs Well RFC
2007/2008 Table
References
{{Rugby union club leagues in Wales
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Sports leagues established in 1995
1995 establishments in Wales