WRU Division Four South East explained

WRU Division Four South East
Founded:	1995
Country:	Wales
Promotion:	WRU Division Three South East
Relegation:	WRU Division Five South East
Teams:	12
Levels:	5
Champion:	Porth Harlequins RFC
Champ Season:	2011–12

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 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 two lowest placed teams are relegated to the WRU Division Five South East.

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

2011/2012 Season

League teams

2011/2012 table

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Tries for	Tries against	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
2011-12 WRU Division Four South East League Table
1	22	19	0	3	608	341	88	38	15	1	92
2	22	17	0	5	494	244	61	25	9	4	81
3	22	14	2	6	484	313	59	38	6	2	68
4	22	12	4	6	418	281	49	33	5	1	62
5	22	12	0	10	364	308	40	34	3	6	57
6	22	11	1	10	394	329	50	38	5	5	56
7	22	10	2	10	366	413	41	54	3	1	48
8	22	9	1	12	339	376	39	46	3	6	47
9	22	7	1	14	308	549	36	73	2	3	35
10	22	5	3	14	314	412	37	45	1	8	35
11	22	3	3	16	271	513	32	70	2	6	26
12	22	3	3	16	228	509	27	65	0	4	22
Correct as of 2 June 2012

2010/2011 Season

League teams

2010/2011 table

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Tries for	Tries against	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
2010-11 WRU Division Four South East League Table
1	22	19	0	3	607	316	80	38	9	1	86
2	22	18	0	4	665	344	86	41	9	2	83
3	22	15	1	6	678	331	106	39	12	4	78
4	22	14	1	7	516	414	67	51	7	2	67
5	22	13	0	9	472	371	54	39	7	2	61
6	22	11	0	11	536	513	80	66	12	5	61
7	22	10	1	11	515	661	67	95	8	3	53
8	22	11	0	11	439	485	43	61	5	3	52
9	22	9	0	13	401	502	43	65	3	5	44
10	22	5	1	16	332	568	46	76	6	6	34
11	22	4	0	18	344	653	42	93	2	5	23
12	22	1	0	21	255	602	32	82	1	6	11
Correct as of 2 June 2012

2009/2010 Season

League teams

2009-10 table

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Tries for	Tries against	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
2009-2010 WRU Division Four South East League Table
Dowlais RFC	22	18	1	3	545	256	75	23	10	2	86
Taffs Well RFC	22	16	1	5	527	307	61	33	8	4	78
Porth Harlequins RFC	22	15	1	6	506	355	70	35	12	2	76
Cardiff HSOB RFC	22	14	1	7	501	389	65	49	10	3	71
Abercwmboi RFC	22	11	3	8	452	344	45	33	4	6	60
Tonyrefail RFC	22	10	0	12	442	365	57	44	6	9	55
Rhiwbina RFC	22	11	0	11	331	392	34	45	1	3	48
Pontyclun RFC	22	9	0	13	400	432	47	54	3	6	45
Nantymoel RFC	22	7	1	14	316	407	33	49	2	10	42
Llantwit Major RFC	22	7	0	15	307	428	38	54	2	8	38
Pontycymmer RFC	22	6	1	15	313	490	28	67	1	4	31
Ferndale RFC	22	3	1	18	264	739	35	102	1	1	16
Correct as of 4 August 2010

2008/2009 Season

League teams

2008-09 table

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Tries for	Tries against	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
2008-2009 WRU Division Four South East League Table
Pentyrch RFC	22	19	0	3	542	210	78	25	11	1	88
Heol y Cyw RFC	22	17	2	3	513	219	70	24	9	3	84
Porth Harlequins RFC	22	16	1	5	443	300	64	36	9	2	77
Cardiff HSOB RFC	22	13	0	9	554	442	73	63	8	4	64
Llantwit Major RFC	22	12	0	10	465	397	58	57	8	6	62
Dowlais RFC	22	13	0	9	463	334	59	45	6	2	60
Abercwmboi RFC	22	12	0	10	398	358	50	44	5	5	54
Taffs Well RFC	22	10	0	12	336	533	35	74	2	3	45
Ferndale RFC	22	7	2	13	397	451	53	57	3	4	39
Tonyrefail RFC	22	5	2	15	341	564	49	72	5	5	34
Senghenydd RFC	22	2	1	19	303	542	35	75	3	6	19
Cefn Coed RFC	22	2	0	20	200	605	26	78	1	1	10
Correct as of 2009-07-02

2007/2008 Season

League teams

2007/2008 Table

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Tries for	Tries against	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
2007-2008 WRU Division Four South East League Table
	22	18	2	2	597	219	83	22	10	2	88
	22	14	3	5	467	279	63	29	6	3	71
	22	12	2	8	361	307	38	37	1	6	59
	22	12	0	10	337	319	43	36	5	3	56
	22	11	1	10	430	376	52	47	5	4	55
	22	11	2	9	299	352	28	44	1	2	51
	22	9	2	11	283	356	39	46	2	7	49
	22	10	2	10	259	304	33	38	1	3	48
	22	8	0	14	277	365	32	42	2	7	41
	22	7	2	13	337	426	39	55	2	7	41
	22	6	1	15	283	425	33	56	1	6	33
	22	5	1	16	354	556	46	77	2	5	29
Correct as of 2007-10-21

Notes and References

Web site: SWALEC becomes new power behind Welsh rugby. WRU. 26 February 2012. 26 May 2012.
Web site: Energy company SWALEC has extended its partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) through to 2015.. Cutler, Matt. WRU. 18 August 2011. 26 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120526014537/http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/184162/swalec-boosts-wru-with-partnership-extension. 26 May 2012. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: ASDA Join Welsh Rugby Community Programmes . WRU. 30 August 2005. 26 May 2012.