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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 West (also called the SWALEC Division Three West for sponsorship reasons) is a
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league in
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.


Competition format and sponsorship


Competition

There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three West. 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 West The Welsh Rugby Union League 2 West (also called the SWALEC League 2 West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. Competition format and sponsorship Competition There are 12 clubs in the WRU League 2 West. During the course of ...
. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Four West.


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 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 ...
* (2005-2008)
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 ...
* (2008-2015)
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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Cardigan RFC Cardigan Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Cardigan, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. History Rugby came to Cardigan through the local Free Gramm ...
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Dunvant RFC Dunvant Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Dunvant, Swansea in South Wales. Dunvant RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. They competed in the Welsh Championship for the first time in 2016/2017, but were relegated b ...
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Gorseinon RFC Gorseinon RFC is a Wales, Welsh rugby union club representing the town of Gorseinon, Swansea, South Wales. Gorseinon RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys. History Gorseinon RFC were ...
* Haverfordwest RFC *
Lampeter Town RFC Lampeter Town Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Lampeter, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Lampeter is believed to be the first town in Wales to ...
* Llandeilo RFC *
Newcastle Emlyn RFC Newcastle Emlyn RFC () is a Welsh rugby union club based on the outskirts of the town of Newcastle Emlyn, in the community of Adpar, Ceredigion on the north bank of the River Teifi. The club currently plays in the WRU Division One West (Known ...
* Penclawdd RFC * Pontarddulais RFC * Pontyberem RFC * Tenby United RFC *
Tumble RFC Tumble RFC or Clwb Rygbi Y Tymbl (Welsh) is a rugby union club representing the village of Tumble, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Cl ...


2011/2012 Table


2010/2011 season


League Teams

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Crymych RFC Crymych Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Crymych) is a rugby union team from the village of Crymych in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets. History Crym ...
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Dunvant RFC Dunvant Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Dunvant, Swansea in South Wales. Dunvant RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. They competed in the Welsh Championship for the first time in 2016/2017, but were relegated b ...
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Gorseinon RFC Gorseinon RFC is a Wales, Welsh rugby union club representing the town of Gorseinon, Swansea, South Wales. Gorseinon RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys. History Gorseinon RFC were ...
* Haverfordwest RFC *
Lampeter Town RFC Lampeter Town Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Lampeter, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Lampeter is believed to be the first town in Wales to ...
* Laugharne RFC * Llandeilo RFC *
Llanelli Wanderers RFC Llanelli Wanderers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanelli, South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets. History In the 1946–47 a group of ex-servi ...
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Mumbles RFC Mumbles Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Mumbles, Swansea, south Wales. Mumbles RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. They compete in the WRU Division Two West, the fifth tier of ...
* Penclawdd RFC * Pontarddulais RFC *
Tumble RFC Tumble RFC or Clwb Rygbi Y Tymbl (Welsh) is a rugby union club representing the village of Tumble, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Cl ...


2010/2011 Table


2009/2010 season


League Teams

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Cardigan RFC Cardigan Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Cardigan, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. History Rugby came to Cardigan through the local Free Gramm ...
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Crymych RFC Crymych Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Crymych) is a rugby union team from the village of Crymych in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets. History Crym ...
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Gorseinon RFC Gorseinon RFC is a Wales, Welsh rugby union club representing the town of Gorseinon, Swansea, South Wales. Gorseinon RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys. History Gorseinon RFC were ...
* Haverfordwest RFC *
Lampeter Town RFC Lampeter Town Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Lampeter, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Lampeter is believed to be the first town in Wales to ...
* Laugharne RFC * Llandeilo RFC *
Llanelli Wanderers RFC Llanelli Wanderers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanelli, South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets. History In the 1946–47 a group of ex-servi ...
* Llanybydder RFC * Morriston RFC *
Newcastle Emlyn RFC Newcastle Emlyn RFC () is a Welsh rugby union club based on the outskirts of the town of Newcastle Emlyn, in the community of Adpar, Ceredigion on the north bank of the River Teifi. The club currently plays in the WRU Division One West (Known ...
* Penclawdd RFC


2009/2010 Table


2008/2009 season


League Teams

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Aberystwyth RFC Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Aberystwyth, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and a feeder club for the Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby un ...
* Amman United RFC *
Cardigan RFC Cardigan Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Cardigan, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. History Rugby came to Cardigan through the local Free Gramm ...
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Crymych RFC Crymych Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Crymych) is a rugby union team from the village of Crymych in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets. History Crym ...
* Haverfordwest RFC *
Lampeter Town RFC Lampeter Town Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Lampeter, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Lampeter is believed to be the first town in Wales to ...
* Laugharne RFC *
Llanelli Wanderers RFC Llanelli Wanderers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanelli, South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets. History In the 1946–47 a group of ex-servi ...
* Llanybydder RFC *
Newcastle Emlyn RFC Newcastle Emlyn RFC () is a Welsh rugby union club based on the outskirts of the town of Newcastle Emlyn, in the community of Adpar, Ceredigion on the north bank of the River Teifi. The club currently plays in the WRU Division One West (Known ...
* Pontyberem RFC *
Tumble RFC Tumble RFC or Clwb Rygbi Y Tymbl (Welsh) is a rugby union club representing the village of Tumble, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Cl ...


2008/2009 Table

1 Llanybydder were deducted 8 points for playing and then winning a match with an ineligible player


2007/2008 season


League Teams

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Aberystwyth RFC Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Aberystwyth, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and a feeder club for the Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby un ...
* Amman United RFC * Ammanford RFC *
Cardigan RFC Cardigan Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Cardigan, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. History Rugby came to Cardigan through the local Free Gramm ...
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Cwmgors RFC Clwb Rygbi Cwmgors () is a rugby union club that represents the villages of Cwmgors, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Tairgwaith, South West Wales. The area is in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot but close to the boundaries with Carmarthenshire and P ...
* Haverfordwest RFC *
Lampeter Town RFC Lampeter Town Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Lampeter, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Lampeter is believed to be the first town in Wales to ...
* Laugharne RFC *
Llanelli Wanderers RFC Llanelli Wanderers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanelli, South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets. History In the 1946–47 a group of ex-servi ...
* Llanybydder RFC *
Newcastle Emlyn RFC Newcastle Emlyn RFC () is a Welsh rugby union club based on the outskirts of the town of Newcastle Emlyn, in the community of Adpar, Ceredigion on the north bank of the River Teifi. The club currently plays in the WRU Division One West (Known ...
* Pembroke Dock Harlequins RFC


2007/2008 Table


2006/2007 season


League Teams

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Aberystwyth RFC Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Aberystwyth, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and a feeder club for the Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby un ...
* Ammanford RFC * Haverfordwest RFC *
Lampeter Town RFC Lampeter Town Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Lampeter, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Lampeter is believed to be the first town in Wales to ...
* Laugharne RFC *
Llanelli Wanderers RFC Llanelli Wanderers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanelli, South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets. History In the 1946–47 a group of ex-servi ...
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Llangefni RFC Llangefni Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Llangefni) is a rugby union team from the town of Llangefni, on the island of Anglesey, North Wales. Llangefni RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. History The club was formed in February 197 ...
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Newcastle Emlyn RFC Newcastle Emlyn RFC () is a Welsh rugby union club based on the outskirts of the town of Newcastle Emlyn, in the community of Adpar, Ceredigion on the north bank of the River Teifi. The club currently plays in the WRU Division One West (Known ...
* Pembroke Dock Harlequins RFC * Pontarddulais RFC * Trimsaran RFC *
Tumble RFC Tumble RFC or Clwb Rygbi Y Tymbl (Welsh) is a rugby union club representing the village of Tumble, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Cl ...


2006/2007 Table


References

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