The
Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, 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 ...
Division Two North (also called the SWALEC Division Two North for sponsorship reasons) is a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
league in
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 ...
. The league was known as Division Five North before the 2008-09 season.
Competition format and sponsorship
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Two North. 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 18 games for each club, with a total of 90 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
WRU Division One North
The Welsh Rugby Union Division One North (also called the SWALEC Division One North for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season. The league was known as Division Four North before the 2008-09 ...
.
Sponsorship
In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with
SWALEC 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 British retail and commercial bank with branches across England and Wales. It has traditionally been considered one of the " Big Four" clearing banks. Lloyds Bank is the largest retail bank in Britain, and has an exten ...
* (2005-2008)
Asda
* (2008-2015)
SWALEC
2021/22 Season
Current League teams
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Abergele RFC
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Bangor RFC
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Colwyn Bay RFC
Colwyn Bay Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Bae Colwyn) is a rugby union team from the town of Colwyn Bay, North Wales. Colwyn Bay RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for RGC 1404.
History
The first record of a mat ...
*
Mold RFC
Mold Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Mold, North Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two North League.
Mold Rugby Club is a members' run club. They are based at their Chester Road Ground, withi ...
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Nant Conwy 2nd XV
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Newtown RFC
Newtown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Newtown, Mid Wales. Newtown RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.
Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswes ...
*
Rhyl and District RFC
Rhyl and District Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi y Rhyl A'r Cylch) is a rugby union club in Rhyl, North Wales. Rhyl and District RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () a ...
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Shotton Steel RFC Shotton may refer to:
Places
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* Shotton, Northumberland, a village in the county of Northumberland
* Shotton, Peterlee, a village in County Durham
* Shotton, Sedgefield, a village in County Durham
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Welshpool RFC
Welshpool Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi'r Trallwng) is a rugby union club based in the Mid Wales town of Welshpool, whose first XV play in the Welsh Rugby Union National League, Division 2 North.
The club also run a 2nd XV, a Women's si ...
*
Wrexham RFC
Wrexham Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Wrecsam) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Wrexham, Wales. Wrexham RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. Wrexham was one of the nine founder clubs of the North Wales Rugby Union, which form ...
2011/2012 Season
League teams
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Abergele RFC
* COBRA
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Colwyn Bay RFC
Colwyn Bay Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Bae Colwyn) is a rugby union team from the town of Colwyn Bay, North Wales. Colwyn Bay RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for RGC 1404.
History
The first record of a mat ...
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Denbigh RFC
Denbigh (; cy, Dinbych; ) is a market town and a community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place s ...
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Dolgellau RFC
Dolgellau () is a town and Community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Merionet ...
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Llanidloes RFC
Llanidloes Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanidloes, mid Wales. Llanidloes RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery cl ...
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Machynlleth RFC
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a popul ...
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Newtown RFC
Newtown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Newtown, Mid Wales. Newtown RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.
Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswes ...
*
Rhyl and District RFC
Rhyl and District Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi y Rhyl A'r Cylch) is a rugby union club in Rhyl, North Wales. Rhyl and District RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () a ...
*
Wrexham RFC
Wrexham Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Wrecsam) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Wrexham, Wales. Wrexham RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. Wrexham was one of the nine founder clubs of the North Wales Rugby Union, which form ...
2011/2012 Table
2010/2011 Season
League teams
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Abergele RFC
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Bala RFC
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Bangor RFC
* COBRA
*
Denbigh RFC
Denbigh (; cy, Dinbych; ) is a market town and a community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place s ...
*
Dolgellau RFC
Dolgellau () is a town and Community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Merionet ...
*
Llanidloes RFC
Llanidloes Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanidloes, mid Wales. Llanidloes RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery cl ...
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Machynlleth RFC
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a popul ...
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Newtown RFC
Newtown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Newtown, Mid Wales. Newtown RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.
Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswes ...
*
Rhyl and District RFC
Rhyl and District Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi y Rhyl A'r Cylch) is a rugby union club in Rhyl, North Wales. Rhyl and District RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () a ...
*
Welshpool RFC
Welshpool Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi'r Trallwng) is a rugby union club based in the Mid Wales town of Welshpool, whose first XV play in the Welsh Rugby Union National League, Division 2 North.
The club also run a 2nd XV, a Women's si ...
*
Wrexham RFC
Wrexham Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Wrecsam) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Wrexham, Wales. Wrexham RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. Wrexham was one of the nine founder clubs of the North Wales Rugby Union, which form ...
2011/2012 Table
2009/2010 Season
League teams
WRU Division Two North (North)
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Bala RFC
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Bangor RFC
*
Bethesda RFC
Bethesda Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Bethesda) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Bethesda, North Wales. Bethesda member of the Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, g ...
*
Rhosllanerchrugog RFC
*
Rhyl and District RFC
Rhyl and District Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi y Rhyl A'r Cylch) is a rugby union club in Rhyl, North Wales. Rhyl and District RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () a ...
*
Wrexham RFC
Wrexham Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Wrecsam) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Wrexham, Wales. Wrexham RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. Wrexham was one of the nine founder clubs of the North Wales Rugby Union, which form ...
WRU Division Two North (South)
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Caereinion OBRA
Caereinion (fort of Einion) was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys, or possibly it was a commote (''cwmwd'') within a cantref called Llŷs Wynaf. It was divided into the manors of Uwch Coed and Is Coed.
It lay towards the south of the kin ...
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Dolgellau RFC
Dolgellau () is a town and Community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Merionet ...
*
Llanidloes RFC
Llanidloes Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanidloes, mid Wales. Llanidloes RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery cl ...
*
Machynlleth RFC
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a popul ...
*
Newtown RFC
Newtown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Newtown, Mid Wales. Newtown RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.
Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswes ...
*
Welshpool RFC
Welshpool Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi'r Trallwng) is a rugby union club based in the Mid Wales town of Welshpool, whose first XV play in the Welsh Rugby Union National League, Division 2 North.
The club also run a 2nd XV, a Women's si ...
2008/2009 Season
League teams
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Bangor RFC
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Bethesda RFC
Bethesda Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Bethesda) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Bethesda, North Wales. Bethesda member of the Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, g ...
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Bro Ffestiniog RFC
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Caereinion OBRA
Caereinion (fort of Einion) was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys, or possibly it was a commote (''cwmwd'') within a cantref called Llŷs Wynaf. It was divided into the manors of Uwch Coed and Is Coed.
It lay towards the south of the kin ...
*
Llanidloes RFC
Llanidloes Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanidloes, mid Wales. Llanidloes RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery cl ...
*
Machynlleth RFC
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a popul ...
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Newtown RFC
Newtown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Newtown, Mid Wales. Newtown RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.
Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswes ...
*
Rhosllanerchrugog RFC
*
Rhyl and District RFC
Rhyl and District Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi y Rhyl A'r Cylch) is a rugby union club in Rhyl, North Wales. Rhyl and District RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () a ...
*
Welshpool RFC
Welshpool Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi'r Trallwng) is a rugby union club based in the Mid Wales town of Welshpool, whose first XV play in the Welsh Rugby Union National League, Division 2 North.
The club also run a 2nd XV, a Women's si ...
*
Wrexham RFC
Wrexham Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Wrecsam) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Wrexham, Wales. Wrexham RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. Wrexham was one of the nine founder clubs of the North Wales Rugby Union, which form ...
League table
2007/2008 Season
League teams
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Bangor RFC
*
Bethesda RFC
Bethesda Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Bethesda) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Bethesda, North Wales. Bethesda member of the Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, g ...
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Bro Ffestiniog RFC
*
Caereinion OBRA
Caereinion (fort of Einion) was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys, or possibly it was a commote (''cwmwd'') within a cantref called Llŷs Wynaf. It was divided into the manors of Uwch Coed and Is Coed.
It lay towards the south of the kin ...
*
Machynlleth RFC
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a popul ...
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Pwllheli RFC
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Rhayader RFC
Rhayader (; cy, Rhaeadr Gwy; ) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is locate ...
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Rhosllanerchrugog RFC
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Rhyl and District RFC
Rhyl and District Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi y Rhyl A'r Cylch) is a rugby union club in Rhyl, North Wales. Rhyl and District RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () a ...
*
Welshpool RFC
Welshpool Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi'r Trallwng) is a rugby union club based in the Mid Wales town of Welshpool, whose first XV play in the Welsh Rugby Union National League, Division 2 North.
The club also run a 2nd XV, a Women's si ...
*
Wrexham RFC
Wrexham Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Wrecsam) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Wrexham, Wales. Wrexham RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. Wrexham was one of the nine founder clubs of the North Wales Rugby Union, which form ...
League table
'*'Early in the 2007/08 season Bangor RFC withdrew from the league in an attempt to restructure the club.
Daily Post October 17 2007
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References
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