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 Three East (also called the SWALEC Division Three East for sponsorship reasons) is a
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
league in
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 west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
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Competition format and sponsorship
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three 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, 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 Two East
The Welsh Rugby Union League 2 East (also called the SWALEC League 2 East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
Competition format and sponsorship Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU League 2 East. During the course o ...
. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the
WRU Division Four East
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Four East (also called the SWALEC Division Four East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Four East. During the course of a season (which las ...
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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
Lloyds Bank plc is a major British retail and commercial bank with a significant presence across England and Wales. It has traditionally been regarded one of the " Big Four" clearing banks.
Established in Birmingham in 1765, Lloyds Bank e ...
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Asda
Asda Stores Limited (), trading as Asda and often styled as ASDA, is a British supermarket and petrol station chain. Its headquarters is in Leeds, England. The company was incorporated as Associated Dairies and Farm Stores in 1949. It expanded ...
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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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Abergavenny RFC
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Abertillery RFC
Abertillery Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Abertillery. According to their website, they were founded in 1883 by a coal miner named Doug Wallace who was a local resident who moved from Scotland in 1882, Wallace was know ...
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Brynmawr RFC
Brynmawr Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Brynmawr in South Wales. The club presently plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division One East league and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
In 2002 Brynmawr RFC, al ...
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Caerphilly RFC
Caerphilly Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1887. Their home ground is The Mollex stadium in Caerphilly and their nickname is ''The Cheesemen''. Caerphilly RFC currently play in the WRU Division One East Central and ...
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Croesyceiliog RFC
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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 ...
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Newport HSOB RFC
Newport High School Old Boys (NHSOB) are a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of Newport, Wales, Newport in South Wales. They currently play in the WRU Division Two East, Welsh Rugby Union Division Two and i ...
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Pill Harriers RFC
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Pontypool United RFC
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Risca RFC
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Senghenydd RFC
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Tredegar Ironsides RFC
2011/2012 Table
2010/2011 season
League teams
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Abergavenny RFC
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Abertillery RFC
Abertillery Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Abertillery. According to their website, they were founded in 1883 by a coal miner named Doug Wallace who was a local resident who moved from Scotland in 1882, Wallace was know ...
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Blaina RFC
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Croesyceiliog RFC
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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 ...
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Newport HSOB RFC
Newport High School Old Boys (NHSOB) are a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of Newport, Wales, Newport in South Wales. They currently play in the WRU Division Two East, Welsh Rugby Union Division Two and i ...
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Newport Saracens RFC
Newport Saracens RFC are a Welsh rugby union club based in Newport in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team (also referred to as farm system, developmental system, feeder team, ...
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Pill Harriers RFC
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Pontypool United RFC
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Rhymney RFC
Rhymney Rugby Football Club is a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Rhymney in Wales. The senior team presently plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East league. Rhymney is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the ...
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Risca RFC
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Tredegar Ironsides RFC
2010/2011 Table
2009/2010 season
League teams
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Abergavenny RFC
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Blaina RFC
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Croesyceiliog RFC
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Cwmbran RFC
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Fleur De Lys RFC
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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 ...
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Nelson RFC
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Newport HSOB RFC
Newport High School Old Boys (NHSOB) are a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of Newport, Wales, Newport in South Wales. They currently play in the WRU Division Two East, Welsh Rugby Union Division Two and i ...
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Pill Harriers RFC
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Pontypool United RFC
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Rhymney RFC
Rhymney Rugby Football Club is a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Rhymney in Wales. The senior team presently plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East league. Rhymney is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the ...
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Tredegar Ironsides RFC
2009/2010 Table
2008/2009 season
League teams
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Abertillery RFC
Abertillery Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Abertillery. According to their website, they were founded in 1883 by a coal miner named Doug Wallace who was a local resident who moved from Scotland in 1882, Wallace was know ...
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Blaina RFC
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Croesyceiliog RFC
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Cwmbran RFC
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Nelson RFC
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New Tredegar RFC
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Newport HSOB RFC
Newport High School Old Boys (NHSOB) are a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of Newport, Wales, Newport in South Wales. They currently play in the WRU Division Two East, Welsh Rugby Union Division Two and i ...
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Pill Harriers RFC
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Pontypool United RFC
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Rhymney RFC
Rhymney Rugby Football Club is a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Rhymney in Wales. The senior team presently plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East league. Rhymney is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the ...
2008/2009 Table
2007/2008 season
League teams
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Abergavenny RFC
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Blaina RFC
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Brynmawr RFC
Brynmawr Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Brynmawr in South Wales. The club presently plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division One East league and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
In 2002 Brynmawr RFC, al ...
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Croesyceiliog RFC
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Cwmbran RFC
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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 ...
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Nelson RFC
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New Tredegar RFC
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Pontllanfraith RFC
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Pontypool United RFC
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Rhymney RFC
Rhymney Rugby Football Club is a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Rhymney in Wales. The senior team presently plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East league. Rhymney is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the ...
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Senghenydd RFC
2007/2008 Table
2006/2007 season
League teams
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Abergavenny RFC
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Blaina RFC
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Brynmawr RFC
Brynmawr Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Brynmawr in South Wales. The club presently plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division One East league and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
In 2002 Brynmawr RFC, al ...
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Cwmbran RFC
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Nelson RFC
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New Tredegar RFC
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Newport High School Old Boys RFC
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Penallta RFC
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Pontllanfraith RFC
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Pontypool United RFC
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Rhymney RFC
Rhymney Rugby Football Club is a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Rhymney in Wales. The senior team presently plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East league. Rhymney is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the ...
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Senghenydd RFC
2006/2007 Table
References
{{Rugby union club leagues in Wales
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