WRU_Division_Three_South_West
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Three South West (also called the SWALEC Division Three South West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
| Founded | 1995 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Wales |
| Most recent champion(s) | Maesteg Harlequins RFC (2011–12) |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | WRU Division Two West |
| Relegation to | WRU Division Four South West |
| Official website | www |
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South 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 two lowest placed teams are relegated to the WRU Division Four South West.
Sponsorship
In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with SWALEC valued at £1 million (GBP).[1] The initial three year sponsorship was extended at the end of the 2010/11 season, making SWALEC the league sponsors until 2015.[2] The leagues sponsored are the WRU Divisions one through to seven.
- (2002–2005) Lloyds TSB
- (2005–2008) Asda[3]
- (2008–2015) SWALEC
League teams
- Aberavon Green Stars RFC
- Brynamman RFC
- Bryncoch RFC
- BP Llandarcy RFC
- Maesteg Harlequins RFC
- Morriston RFC
- Mumbles RFC
- Pencoed RFC
- Seven Sisters RFC
- Taibach RFC
- Ystalyfera RFC
- Vardre RFC
2011/2012 Table
| 2011–2012 WRU Division Three South West League Table | ||||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maesteg Harlequins RFC | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 235 | 86 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 92 |
| 2 | Seven Sisters RFC | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 610 | 268 | 81 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 77 |
| 3 | Taibach RFC | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 466 | 349 | 53 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 67 |
| 4 | Ystalyfera RFC | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 592 | 349 | 78 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 61 |
| 5 | Pencoed RFC | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 507 | 427 | 62 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 50 |
| 6 | Mumbles RFC | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 485 | 394 | 59 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 44 |
| 7 | Bryncoch RFC | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 378 | 453 | 51 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Brynamman RFC | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 360 | 410 | 38 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Morriston RFC | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 338 | 511 | 39 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Vardre RFC | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 329 | 471 | 33 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Aberavon Green Stars RFC | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 208 | 1036 | 26 | 153 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | BP Llandarcy RFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Correct as of 27 May 2012 | ||||||||||||
League teams
2010/2011 Table
| 2010–2011 WRU Division Three South West League Table | ||||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glynneath RFC | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 665 | 251 | 95 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | Kenfig Hill RFC | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 898 | 296 | 132 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 96 |
| 3 | Aberavon Green Stars RFC | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 624 | 263 | 88 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 72 |
| 4 | Seven Sisters RFC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 621 | 350 | 82 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 69 |
| 5 | Ystalyfera RFC | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 565 | 437 | 71 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 68 |
| 6 | Brynamman RFC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 517 | 440 | 59 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
| 7 | Pencoed RFC | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 459 | 536 | 57 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 45 |
| 8 | Morriston RFC | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 384 | 596 | 50 | 85 | 5 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Bryncoch RFC | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 455 | 614 | 51 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Taibach RFC | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 296 | 518 | 34 | 68 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| 11 | Nantyffyllon RFC | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 294 | 679 | 35 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Cwmavon RFC | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 237 | 1035 | 25 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Correct as of 27 May 2012 | ||||||||||||
League teams
2009/2010 Table
| 2009–2010 WRU Division Three South West League Table | |||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewen RFC | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 680 | 183 | 96 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 97 |
| Tondu RFC | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 618 | 243 | 83 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 92 |
| Kenfig Hill RFC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 654 | 321 | 92 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 77 |
| Glynneath RFC | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 593 | 229 | 78 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 74 |
| Seven Sisters RFC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 444 | 377 | 54 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 55 |
| Ystalyfera RFC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 401 | 537 | 42 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 51 |
| Bryncoch RFC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 418 | 582 | 46 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 41 |
| Nantyffyllon RFC | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 254 | 505 | 31 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| Cwmavon RFC | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 338 | 483 | 43 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| Brynamman RFC | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 349 | 642 | 37 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| Briton Ferry RFC | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 289 | 496 | 34 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Maesteg Harlequins RFC | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 264 | 704 | 30 | 102 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Correct as of 3 August 2010 | |||||||||||
League teams
2008/2009 Table
| 2008–2009 WRU Division Three South West League Table | |||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberavon Quins RFC | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 572 | 194 | 70 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 85 |
| Tondu RFC | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 720 | 220 | 98 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 81 |
| Glynneath RFC | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 479 | 345 | 59 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 71 |
| Skewen RFC | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 531 | 239 | 64 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 70 |
| Nantyffyllon RFC | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 478 | 294 | 62 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 69 |
| Kenfig Hill RFC | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 477 | 383 | 72 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 59 |
| Morriston RFC | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 441 | 486 | 61 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 53 |
| Maesteg Harlequins RFC | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 373 | 393 | 33 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 41 |
| Briton Ferry RFC | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 300 | 541 | 35 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| Seven Sisters RFC | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 255 | 611 | 27 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 28 |
| Maesteg Celtic RFC | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 297 | 544 | 35 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
| Tonna RFC | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 263 | 936 | 27 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Correct as of 2 June 2009 | |||||||||||
BP Llandarcy were named champions at the end of the season and were promoted to Division Two West. Vadre were relegated to Division Four South West for finishing second from last while Banwen dropped two leagues to Division Five Central for failing to raise a team on more than one occasion.
League teams
2007/2008 Table
| 2007–2008 WRU Division Three South West League Table | |||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP RFC | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 450 | 227 | 62 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 75 |
| Aberavon Quins RFC | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 507 | 236 | 66 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 68 |
| Tondu RFC | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 454 | 219 | 62 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 68 |
| Nantyffyllon RFC | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 410 | 230 | 55 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
| Skewen RFC | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 364 | 281 | 48 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 60 |
| Maesteg Harlequins RFC | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 356 | 393 | 40 | 54 | 4 | 6 | 48 |
| Seven Sisters RFC | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 235 | 394 | 28 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Briton Ferry RFC | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 358 | 391 | 45 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 42 |
| Kenfig Hill RFC | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 301 | 512 | 42 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| Tonna RFC | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 315 | 528 | 35 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Vardre RFC | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 202 | 541 | 24 | 75 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Banwen RFC* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Correct as of 11:23 5 June 2008 | |||||||||||
* Banwen RFC failed to raise a team on more than one occasion and were relegated to division five. All matches played against opposition in Division Three South West were declared null and void.[4]
League teams
2006/2007 Table
| 2006–07 WRU Division Three League South West Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | TF | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbles RFC | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 875 | 230 | 127 | 66 | |
| Heol y Cyw RFC | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 598 | 424 | 89 | 49 | |
| Tondu RFC | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 549 | 387 | 71 | 48 | |
| Aberavon Quins RFC | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 547 | 345 | 70 | 42 | |
| Nantyffyllon RFC | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 503 | 410 | 65 | 39 | |
| Vardre RFC | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 510 | 489 | 78 | 36 | |
| Kenfig Hill RFC | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 546 | 527 | 68 | 36 | |
| Amman United RFC | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 369 | 512 | 46 | 36 | |
| Skewen RFC | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 403 | 487 | 51 | 34 | |
| Banwen RFC | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 346 | 471 | 40 | 24 | |
| Cwmgors RFC | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 336 | 723 | 51 | 21 | |
| Bryncoch RFC | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 355 | 693 | 46 | 21 | |
| Brynamman RFC | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 371 | 610 | 43 | 15 | |
| Correct as of 2007-10-04 | |||||||||
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