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 Four South East (also called the SWALEC Division Three South East 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 ...
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Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South 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, and additional bonus win 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 South East
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Three East (also called the SWALEC Division Three South East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
Competition format and sponsorship Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three S ...
. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the
WRU Division Five South East
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Five South East (also called the SWALEC Division Five South East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season.
Competition format and sponsorship
Competition
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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 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 ...
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Asda
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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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Abercwmboi RFC
Abercwmboi Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union club based in the Cynon Valley in South Wales. Abercwmboi RFC play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East Central and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team ...
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Barry RFC
Barry Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Club honours
*WRU Division Five South East 2009/10 - Champions
Notable former players
* Geoff Beckingham
* Barry Davies
* Dai Evans
David " ...
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Bridgend Sports RFC
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Llandaff North RFC
Llandaff North Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Llandaff North, Cardiff in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
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Llandaff RFC
Llandaff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff in Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union WRU League 3 East Central B.
History
Llandaff RFC was formed in 1876 by Cambridge graduate Illtyd ...
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Llantwit Major RFC
Llantwit Major Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Llantwit Major in Wales. Llantwit Major RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
It is believed that rugby was played in Lla ...
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Nantymoel RFC
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Penygraig RFC
Penygraig Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Penygraig, Wales. Penygraig RFC formed in 1877, one of the earlier rugby clubs to emerge, and by the 1890s were a strong voice in the Welsh Rugby Union, one of four clubs from the ...
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Pontyclun RFC
Pontyclun Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pontyclun, Wales. Pontyclun RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union.
Early history
Although it is believed that rugby had been played in Pontyclun from the early 1880s; a game ...
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Pontycymmer RFC
Pontycymmer Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Pontycymmer near Bridgend, Wales and play their home games at Lawrence Park. The club colours are bottle green and amber. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and i ...
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Porth Harlequins RFC
Porth Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porth in the Rhondda Valley. Porth RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Club honours
* 2007/08 WRU Division Five South Eas ...
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Wattstown RFC
2011/2012 table
2010/2011 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
Abercwmboi Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union club based in the Cynon Valley in South Wales. Abercwmboi RFC play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East Central and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team ...
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Barry RFC
Barry Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Club honours
*WRU Division Five South East 2009/10 - Champions
Notable former players
* Geoff Beckingham
* Barry Davies
* Dai Evans
David " ...
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Cardiff HSOB RFC
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Llandaff RFC
Llandaff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff in Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union WRU League 3 East Central B.
History
Llandaff RFC was formed in 1876 by Cambridge graduate Illtyd ...
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Llantwit Major RFC
Llantwit Major Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Llantwit Major in Wales. Llantwit Major RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
It is believed that rugby was played in Lla ...
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Nantymoel RFC
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Pontyclun RFC
Pontyclun Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pontyclun, Wales. Pontyclun RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union.
Early history
Although it is believed that rugby had been played in Pontyclun from the early 1880s; a game ...
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Porth Harlequins RFC
Porth Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porth in the Rhondda Valley. Porth RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Club honours
* 2007/08 WRU Division Five South Eas ...
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Rhiwbina RFC
Rhiwbina Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Rhiwbina, a suburb of Cardiff in Wales. Rhiwbina RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Rhiwbina RFC also runs a mini and Junior Sect ...
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St. Joseph's RFC
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Tonyrefail RFC
Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...
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Treherbert RFC
Treherbert Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Tynewydd in the Rhondda Valley. Treherbert RFC play home games in red shirts with black shorts and black socks. Today, Treherbert RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Four ...
2010/2011 table
2009/2010 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
Abercwmboi Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union club based in the Cynon Valley in South Wales. Abercwmboi RFC play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East Central and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team ...
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Cardiff HSOB RFC
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Dowlais RFC
Dowlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Although a Dowlais rugby club existed in the late 19th ...
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Ferndale RFC
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Llantwit Major RFC
Llantwit Major Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Llantwit Major in Wales. Llantwit Major RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
It is believed that rugby was played in Lla ...
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Nantymoel RFC
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Pontyclun RFC
Pontyclun Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pontyclun, Wales. Pontyclun RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union.
Early history
Although it is believed that rugby had been played in Pontyclun from the early 1880s; a game ...
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Pontycymmer RFC
Pontycymmer Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Pontycymmer near Bridgend, Wales and play their home games at Lawrence Park. The club colours are bottle green and amber. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and i ...
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Porth Harlequins RFC
Porth Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porth in the Rhondda Valley. Porth RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Club honours
* 2007/08 WRU Division Five South Eas ...
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Rhiwbina RFC
Rhiwbina Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Rhiwbina, a suburb of Cardiff in Wales. Rhiwbina RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Rhiwbina RFC also runs a mini and Junior Sect ...
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Taffs Well RFC
Taffs Well Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in Taff's Well in south Wales. Taffs Well RFC were founded in 1887 and applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union in 1900. The club is a feeder club f ...
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Tonyrefail RFC
Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...
2009-10 table
2008/2009 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
Abercwmboi Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union club based in the Cynon Valley in South Wales. Abercwmboi RFC play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East Central and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team ...
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Cardiff HSOB RFC
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Cefn Coed RFC Cefn may refer to:
Places
*Cefn (community), in Wrexham county borough, Wales
**Cefn Mawr, a large village in the community of Cefn
*Cefn Cribwr, a village in Bridgend county borough, Wales
*Cefn Fault, a geological fault in Wales
*Cefn Glas, an ar ...
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Dowlais RFC
Dowlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Although a Dowlais rugby club existed in the late 19th ...
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Ferndale RFC
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Heol y Cyw RFC
Heol y Cyw Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in the Heol-y-Cyw, Wales. Heol y Cyw RFC are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Heol-y-Cyw RFC were formed in 1906. The present club house was ...
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Llantwit Major RFC
Llantwit Major Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Llantwit Major in Wales. Llantwit Major RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
It is believed that rugby was played in Lla ...
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Pentyrch RFC
Pentyrch Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Pentyrch in Wales. Pentyrch RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.
Pentrych RFC source their playing team mainly from local members of ...
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Porth Harlequins RFC
Porth Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porth in the Rhondda Valley. Porth RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Club honours
* 2007/08 WRU Division Five South Eas ...
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Senghenydd RFC
Senghenydd Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Senghenydd in South Wales. The club formed during the 1898/99 season built around the immigrant workers coming from port areas around Wales to find employment in the newly sunk ...
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Taffs Well RFC
Taffs Well Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in Taff's Well in south Wales. Taffs Well RFC were founded in 1887 and applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union in 1900. The club is a feeder club f ...
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Tonyrefail RFC
Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...
2008-09 table
2007/2008 Season
League teams
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Abercwmboi RFC
Abercwmboi Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union club based in the Cynon Valley in South Wales. Abercwmboi RFC play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East Central and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team ...
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Aberdare RFC
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Barry RFC
Barry Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Club honours
*WRU Division Five South East 2009/10 - Champions
Notable former players
* Geoff Beckingham
* Barry Davies
* Dai Evans
David " ...
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Cardiff HSOB RFC
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Cefn Coed RFC Cefn may refer to:
Places
*Cefn (community), in Wrexham county borough, Wales
**Cefn Mawr, a large village in the community of Cefn
*Cefn Cribwr, a village in Bridgend county borough, Wales
*Cefn Fault, a geological fault in Wales
*Cefn Glas, an ar ...
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Cilfynydd RFC
Cilfynydd Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Cilfynydd in Pontypridd, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union.
Club badge
The Cilfynydd RFC badge consists of a yellow and black shield split into quarters. The fo ...
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Dowlais RFC
Dowlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
Although a Dowlais rugby club existed in the late 19th ...
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Ferndale RFC
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Llantwit Major RFC
Llantwit Major Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Llantwit Major in Wales. Llantwit Major RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
It is believed that rugby was played in Lla ...
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Llandaff North RFC
Llandaff North Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Llandaff North, Cardiff in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club ...
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Pentyrch RFC
Pentyrch Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Pentyrch in Wales. Pentyrch RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.
Pentrych RFC source their playing team mainly from local members of ...
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Taffs Well RFC
Taffs Well Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in Taff's Well in south Wales. Taffs Well RFC were founded in 1887 and applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union in 1900. The club is a feeder club f ...
2007/2008 Table
References
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