The

Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; ) is the governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby. The WRU is responsible for the running of rugby in Wales, overseeing 320 member clu ...

Division Four East (also called the SWALEC Division Four East for sponsorship reasons) is a

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league in

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Competition

There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Four 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 the Hpme ground 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 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 East. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Five 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. * (2002–2005) Lloyds TSB * (2005–2008)

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* (2008–2015)

2011/2012 Season

League teams

* Abercarn RFC *

Blaenavon RFC Blaenavon Rugby Football Club are a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in the town of Blaenavon, South Wales. Blaenavon RFC is one of the older members of the Welsh Rugby Union founded in 1877 in the Iron and coal town of Blaenavon and is a feed ...

* Blaina RFC * Caldicot RFC * Cardiff HSOB RFC * Chepstow RFC * Cwmbran RFC * Machen RFC * New Tredegar RFC * Oakdale RFC * Taffs Well RFC *

Talywain RFC Talywain Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Talywain near the town of Pontypool, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. In December 1947 a combined Pont ...

2011/2012 Table

2010/2011 Season

League teams

* Abercarn RFC *

* Chepstow RFC * Crumlin RFC * Cwmbran RFC * Machen RFC * Nantyglo RFC * Nelson RFC * New Tredegar RFC * Oakdale RFC * Senghenydd RFC *

2010/2011 Table

2009/2010 Season

League teams

* Abertillery RFC * Abercarn RFC * Chepstow RFC * Crumlin RFC * Machen RFC * Monmouth RFC * Nantyglo RFC * New Tredegar RFC * Old Illtydians RFC * Risca RFC * St. Joseph's RFC *

2009/2010 table

2008/2009 Season

League teams

* Brynithel RFC * Chepstow RFC * Crumlin RFC * Llandaff RFC * Machen RFC * Monmouth RFC * Nantyglo RFC * Pontllanfraith RFC * Rhiwbina RFC * Risca RFC * St. Joseph's RFC * Tredegar Ironsides RFC

2008/2009 table

2007/2008 Season

League teams

* Abercarn RFC * Abertillery/Blaenau Gwent RFC * Brynithel RFC *

Gwernyfed RFC Gwernyfed RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Talgarth, near Brecon, in Powys, Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and ...

* Llandaff RFC * Machen RFC * Monmouth RFC * Nantyglo RFC * Rhiwbina RFC * Risca RFC *

* Tredegar Ironsides RFC

2007/2008 table

''*'' Although Talywain RFC played out almost all matches for the 2007–08 season they withdrew from the league before the end of the season. All games played against Talywain by the other teams in the league were classed as null and void.

2006/2007 Season

League teams

* Brynithel RFC * Crumlin RFC *

Garndiffaith RFC Garndiffaith Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Garndiffaith in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Dragons RFC (rugby union). The first games played by Garndiffaith RFC ...

* Llandaff RFC * Llandaff North RFC * Machen RFC * Monmouth RFC * Nantyglo RFC * Old Illtydians RFC * Risca RFC *

* Tredegar Ironsides RFC * Trinant RFC

2006/2007 Table

References

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