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2010–11 WRU Challenge Cup
The 2010–11 WRU Challenge Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the SWALEC Cup, is the 41st WRU Challenge Cup, the annual national rugby union cup competition of Wales. The competition was won by Pontypridd who beat Aberavon 35 – 24 in the final. Calendar Matches Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Top Half Bottom Half See also * WRU Challenge Cup * 2010–11 WRU Challenge Cup: Tier 2 * 2010–11 WRU Challenge Cup: Tier 3 {{DEFAULTSORT:2010-11 WRU Challenge Cup Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ... WRU Challenge Cup Wales CUp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the SWALEC brand has been used for retail gas supply as well as electricity. Today Western Power Distribution runs the distribution network business, and SWALEC Contracting is a trading name of OVO Energy. Predecessor The South Wales Electricity Board (SWEB) was formed in 1948 under the Electricity Act 1947, which brought about the nationalisation and merger of local authority and private electricity companies. The SWEB was responsible for the purchase of electricity from the electricity generator (the Central Electricity Generating Board from 1958) and the distribution and sale of electricity to customers. The key members of the Board were: Chairman W.D.D. Fenton (1964, 1967), Deputy Chairman H. Pryce-Jones (1964, 1967), full-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRU Challenge Cup
The WRU Challenge Cup (currently known as the Specsavers Cup due to sponsorship), or its full name of the Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Cup, is Wales' premier knockout rugby union competition and is organised by the Welsh Rugby Union. On 26 February 2007, the WRU agreed a new £1 million three-year sponsorship deal with SWALEC, who had previously sponsored the event from the 1992–93 season until the 1998–99 season; the Cup will again become the SWALEC Cup. The SWALEC Cup is a three tier competition with Cup, Plate and Bowl winners. In the inaugural year the SWALEC Plate was competed for by clubs who are knocked out of the SWALEC Cup in the first two rounds, while the SWALEC Bowl was competed for by clubs who are knocked out of the first round of the plate competition. In its second year of the WRU split the three competitions directly with teams from Division 4–6 competing for the Bowl, teams from Division 2–3 competing for the Plate and teams from the Premiership a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an Rugby ball, oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped Goal (sports)#Structure, goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, 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 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and has also held Wales national football team games. Initially built to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup, it has gone on to host many other large-scale events, such as the Tsunami Relief Cardiff concert, the Super Special Stage of Wales Rally Great Britain, the Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain and various concerts. It also hosted FA Cup, League Cup and Football League play-off finals while Wembley Stadium was being redeveloped between 2001 and 2006, as well as football matches during the 2012 Summer Olympics. The stadium is owned by Millennium Stadium plc, a subsidiary company of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The architects were Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture. The structural engineers were WS Atkins and the bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, eleventh-largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. Cardiff Urban Area, Cardiff Built-up Area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Pena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 WRU Challenge Cup
The 2009–10 WRU Challenge Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the SWALEC Cup, was the 40th WRU Challenge Cup, the annual national rugby union cup competition of Wales. The previous competition was won by Neath RFC, who had previously won it six times, in 1971–72, 1988–89, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2007–08 and 2008-09. Calendar Matches Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final See also * 2009–10 WRU Challenge Cup: Tier 2 * 2009–10 WRU Challenge Cup: Tier 3 External linksWRU Challenge Cupon BBC.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 WRU Challenge Cup WRU Challenge Cup Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ... Wales Cup1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tier 2
Tier 2 may refer to: * Tier 2 capital, constituents of a bank's capital requirement * Tier 2 network, a type of Internet service provider * Scaled Composites Tier Two, a human spaceflight program * Tier 2 in the First COVID-19 tier regulations in England, the middle level * Tier 2 in the Second COVID-19 tier regulations in England * Tier II, a data center standard * Tier II, in United States vehicle emission standards See also * Two-tier healthcare * Multitier architecture * WTA Tier II tournaments, Women's Tennis Association tennis second-level tournaments * Three-tier system (other) * Tier 1 (other) * Tier 3 (other) * Tier 4 (other) Tier 4 or Tier four may refer to: *Tier 4 COVID restrictions in England under The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, the highest level *Level 4 COVID restrictions, in COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland ... * Tier II+, a remotely-piloted, surveillance aircraft {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tier 3
Tier 3 may refer to: * Tier 3 (nightclub), in New York, U.S. * Tier 3 of the First COVID-19 tier regulations in England, the highest level * Tier 3 of the Second COVID-19 tier regulations in England * Tier 3 Railway lines in Australia * Tier III, a data center standard * Tier 3 in United States vehicle emission standards See also * Multitier architecture * WTA Tier III tournaments, Women's Tennis Association tennis third-level tournaments * Three-tier system (other) * Tier III- (Tier 3 minus), an unmanned aerial vehicle * Tier 1 (other) * Tier 2 (other) * Tier 4 (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
