The Welsh Rugby Union Division Two North (also called the SWALEC Division Two North 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 ...

. The league was known as Division Five North before the 2008-09 season.

Competition format and sponsorship

Competition

There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Two North. 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 18 games for each club, with a total of 90 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 WRU Division One North.

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. * (2002-2005)

Lloyds TSB Lloyds Bank plc is a British retail and commercial bank with branches across England and Wales. It has traditionally been considered one of the " Big Four" clearing banks. Lloyds Bank is the largest retail bank in Britain, and has an exte ...

* (2005-2008)

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* (2008-2015)

2021/22 Season

Current League teams

* Abergele RFC *

Bangor RFC Bangor Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Bangor) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Bangor, North Wales. Bangor RFC is a founding member of the Welsh Rugby Union. The club fields a Seniors, Youth, Juniors and Ladies teams. History Bangor ...

* Colwyn Bay RFC * Mold RFC * Nant Conwy 2nd XV * Newtown RFC * Rhyl and District RFC * Shotton Steel RFC * Welshpool RFC * Wrexham RFC

2011/2012 Season

League teams

* Abergele RFC * COBRA * Colwyn Bay RFC * Denbigh RFC * Dolgellau RFC *

Llanidloes RFC Llanidloes Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanidloes, mid Wales. Llanidloes RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery ...

* Machynlleth RFC * Newtown RFC * Rhyl and District RFC * Wrexham RFC

2011/2012 Table

2010/2011 Season

League teams

* Abergele RFC *

Bala RFC Bala Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Bala) is a rugby union team from the market town of Bala, Gwynedd, Bala, North Wales. Bala RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets. 2008/09 season In 2009, Bala bec ...

* COBRA * Denbigh RFC * Dolgellau RFC *

* Machynlleth RFC * Newtown RFC * Rhyl and District RFC * Welshpool RFC * Wrexham RFC

2011/2012 Table

2009/2010 Season

League teams

WRU Division Two North (North)

* Bethesda RFC *

Rhosllanerchrugog RFC RhosllanerchrugogDavies, Jenkins and Baines (eds) ''The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales'', 2008, p.752 (also spelled Rhosllannerchrugog, or simply Rhos) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies within the histor ...

* Rhyl and District RFC * Wrexham RFC

WRU Division Two North (South)

* Caereinion OBRA * Dolgellau RFC *

* Machynlleth RFC * Newtown RFC * Welshpool RFC

2008/2009 Season

League teams

* Bethesda RFC * Bro Ffestiniog RFC * Caereinion OBRA *

* Machynlleth RFC * Newtown RFC *

* Rhyl and District RFC * Welshpool RFC * Wrexham RFC

League table

2007/2008 Season

League teams

* Bethesda RFC * Bro Ffestiniog RFC * Caereinion OBRA * Machynlleth RFC *

Pwllheli RFC Pwllheli Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Pwllheli) is a rugby union team from the town of Pwllheli, in Gwynedd, North Wales. Pwllheli RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for RGC 1404. They currently compete in ...

* Rhayader RFC *

* Rhyl and District RFC * Welshpool RFC * Wrexham RFC

League table

'*'Early in the 2007/08 season Bangor RFC withdrew from the league in an attempt to restructure the club.Daily Post October 17 2007
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References

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