The Welsh Rugby Union Division Five South Central (also called the SWALEC Division Five South Central 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 it ...

league in

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first implemented for the 1995/96 season.

Competition format and sponsorship

Competition

There are 11 clubs in the WRU Division Five South Central. 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 20 games for each club, with a total of 110 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 Four South. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the

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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. * (2002-2005)

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* (2008-2015)

2010/2011 Season

League teams

Banwen RFC Banwen Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Banwen, South Wales. Originally known as Banwen and District they formed in 1947. The club presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Five South Central League and is a fee ...

* Blaengarw RFC * Bryncethin RFC * Cefn Cribwr RFC * Cwmgwrach RFC * Hirwaun RFC * Ogmore Vale RFC *

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 ...

* Resolven RFC * Rhigos RFC *

South Wales Police RFC South Wales Police Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Bridgend, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. In 2012, they withdrew from the Welsh league system due to ...

Tonna RFC Tonna Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Tonna, Wales. Tonna RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. History Although it is believed that Tonna RFC existed before 1888, the club ...

2009/2010 Season

League teams

Baglan RFC Baglan Rugby Football Club is a Rugby union in Wales, Welsh rugby union team based in Baglan, Neath Port Talbot, Baglan, Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys (ru ...

* Blaengarw RFC * Bridgend Sports RFC * Bryncethin RFC * Cefn Cribwr RFC * Cwmgwrach RFC * Hirwaun RFC * Ogmore Vale RFC * Rhigos RFC *

* Wattstown RFC

League table

2008/2009 Season

League teams

* Blaengarw RFC * Bridgend Sports RFC * Cefn Cribwr RFC * Crynant RFC * Cwmgwrach RFC * Ogmore Vale RFC *

Pyle RFC Pyle Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pyle, Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. In the 1920s, Jack Bassett, later the Wales captain, would play for the club be ...

* Rhigos RFC *

League table

2007/2008 Season

League teams

* Aberavon Green Stars RFC *

* Blaengarw RFC * Bridgend Sports RFC * Cefn Cribwr RFC * Crynant RFC * Cwmgwrach RFC *

Porthcawl RFC Porthcawl Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porthcawl, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. Porthcawl presently field a First XV team, Second XV, Women's XV, Youth X ...

* Rhigos RFC *

League table

References

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