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 Three 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 ...
.
Competition format and sponsorship
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, an 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 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 to the
WRU Division Four South East
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Four South East (also called the SWALEC Division Three South East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South East. During the course of ...
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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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Aberdare RFC
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Brecon RFC
Brecon Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Aberhonddu) is a rugby union club from the town of Brecon, Mid Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.
The club was one of the eleven founding membe ...
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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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Fairwater RFC
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Gwernyfed RFC
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Llanishen RFC
Llanishen Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Llanishen on the outskirts of Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and Count ...
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Nelson RFC
Nelson Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club team based in Nelson, Caerphilly. Today, Nelson RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division one East League and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
Their club badge is a white ...
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Penarth RFC
Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.
Team history
Origins and early history
Penarth RFC was founded in 1879 by Cyril and ...
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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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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. Peters 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 ...
2011/2012 table
2010/2011 Season
League teams
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Abercynon RFC
Abercynon Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Abercynon. Today, Abercynon RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East Central league and are a feeder club for Cardiff Blues.
The present club badge, designed in the ea ...
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Aberdare RFC
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Brecon RFC
Brecon Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Aberhonddu) is a rugby union club from the town of Brecon, Mid Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.
The club was one of the eleven founding membe ...
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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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Fairwater RFC
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Gwernyfed 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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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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Llanishen RFC
Llanishen Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Llanishen on the outskirts of Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and Count ...
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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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St. Peters RFC
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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 ...
2010/2011 table
2009/2010 Season
League teams
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Aberdare RFC
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Brecon RFC
Brecon Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Aberhonddu) is a rugby union club from the town of Brecon, Mid Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.
The club was one of the eleven founding membe ...
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Fairwater 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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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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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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Llanishen RFC
Llanishen Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Llanishen on the outskirts of Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and Count ...
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Penarth RFC
Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.
Team history
Origins and early history
Penarth RFC was founded in 1879 by Cyril and ...
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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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St. Peters RFC
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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 ...
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Tylorstown RFC
Tylorstown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Tylorstown, Wales. The club 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 Tylorstown from 1895, ...
2009/2010 Table
2008/2009 Season
League teams
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Aberdare RFC
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Brecon RFC
Brecon Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Aberhonddu) is a rugby union club from the town of Brecon, Mid Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.
The club was one of the eleven founding membe ...
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Fairwater 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
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club ...
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Llanishen RFC
Llanishen Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Llanishen on the outskirts of Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and Count ...
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Llantwit Fardre RFC
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Nantymoel RFC
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Old Illtydians RFC
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Penarth RFC
Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.
Team history
Origins and early history
Penarth RFC was founded in 1879 by Cyril and ...
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St. Peters RFC
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Treorchy RFC
Treorchy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Treorchy, in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. They formed in 1886 and by 1891 were a strong voice in the Welsh Football Union and were playing in the Rhondda Division.
Club history
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Tylorstown RFC
Tylorstown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Tylorstown, Wales. The club 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 Tylorstown from 1895, ...
2008/2009 Table
1Llandaff North deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player
2007/2008 Season
At the end of the season Bedlinog were crowned champions and gained promotion to the Division Two East league, along with second placed Gilfoch Goch. Tonyrefail and Heol Y Cyw were relegated to Division Four South East.
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Bedlinog RFC
Bedlinog Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Bedlinog, South Wales. The club was formed in its present state in 1971 by a local youth club, which was at the time organised by Welsh international Steve Fenwick. Currently t ...
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Brecon RFC
Brecon Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Aberhonddu) is a rugby union club from the town of Brecon, Mid Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.
The club was one of the eleven founding membe ...
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Fairwater RFC
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Gilfach Goch RFC
Gilfach Goch Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Gilfach Goch, South Wales. Gilfach Goch RFC was established in 1889, has been a member of the Welsh Rugby Union since 1956 and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
The ...
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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 Fardre RFC
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Old Illtydians RFC
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Penarth RFC
Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.
Team history
Origins and early history
Penarth RFC was founded in 1879 by Cyril and ...
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St. Peters 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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Treorchy RFC
Treorchy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Treorchy, in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. They formed in 1886 and by 1891 were a strong voice in the Welsh Football Union and were playing in the Rhondda Division.
Club history
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Tylorstown RFC
Tylorstown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Tylorstown, Wales. The club 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 Tylorstown from 1895, ...
2007/2008 Table
2006/2007 Season
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Brecon RFC
Brecon Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Aberhonddu) is a rugby union club from the town of Brecon, Mid Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.
The club was one of the eleven founding membe ...
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Fairwater RFC
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Gilfach Goch RFC
Gilfach Goch Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Gilfach Goch, South Wales. Gilfach Goch RFC was established in 1889, has been a member of the Welsh Rugby Union since 1956 and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.
The ...
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Hirwaun RFC
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Llanishen RFC
Llanishen Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Llanishen on the outskirts of Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and Count ...
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Penarth RFC
Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.
Team history
Origins and early history
Penarth RFC was founded in 1879 by Cyril and ...
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Pencoed RFC
Pencoed Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pencoed. Today, Pencoed RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division Two West League and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.
The team badge consists of a shield containing the lamb ...
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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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St. Peters 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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Treorchy RFC
Treorchy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Treorchy, in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. They formed in 1886 and by 1891 were a strong voice in the Welsh Football Union and were playing in the Rhondda Division.
Club history
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Tylorstown RFC
Tylorstown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Tylorstown, Wales. The club 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 Tylorstown from 1895, ...
2006/2007 Table
References
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