WRU Division Four South West explained

WRU Division Four South West
Founded:	1995
Country:	Wales
Promotion:	WRU Division Three South West
Relegation:	WRU Division Five South West
Teams:	12
Levels:	5
Champ Season:	2011–12
Champion:	Maesteg Celtic RFC

The Welsh Rugby Union Division Four South West (also called the SWALEC Division Four South West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season.

Competition format and sponsorship

Competition

There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Four South West. During the course of a season (which lasts from September to April) 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 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 Three South West. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Five South West.

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 West League Table
1	22	20	0	2	571	232	81	26	10	1	91
2	22	16	0	6	589	330	86	31	10	6	80
3	22	16	1	5	630	281	81	34	10	3	79
4	22	14	2	6	655	342	98	48	9	4	73
5	22	13	1	8	595	357	75	48	7	2	63
6	22	11	1	10	522	455	73	60	7	6	59
7	22	10	1	11	425	352	55	45	6	5	53
8	22	10	1	11	339	361	43	45	5	3	50
9	22	6	0	16	296	676	37	94	1	4	29
10	22	5	2	15	291	599	37	85	2	2	28
11	22	3	0	19	332	664	35	89	2	7	21
12	22	3	1	18	217	813	27	123	1	3	18
Correct as of 3 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 West League Table
1	22	22	0	0	741	282	94	33	14	0	102
2	22	17	1	4	731	356	95	49	11	1	82
3	22	13	1	8	417	393	53	50	5	3	62
4	22	12	0	10	508	426	64	52	9	3	60
5	22	11	0	11	453	486	62	61	8	4	56
6	22	10	2	10	435	404	60	50	8	3	55
7	22	10	0	12	405	536	62	71	9	4	53
8	22	10	0	12	476	501	64	62	7	4	51
9	22	8	0	14	457	442	55	62	5	9	46
10	22	7	0	15	391	451	55	59	2	7	37
11	22	7	2	13	336	634	40	91	4	0	36
12	22	1	2	19	274	713	35	99	1	6	15
Correct as of 3 June 2012

2009/2010 season

League teams

2009/2010 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 West League Table
Aberavon Green Stars RFC	22	20	0	2	760	252	115	31	16	0	96
Taibach RFC	22	17	0	5	585	339	70	49	10	1	79
Vardre RFC	22	14	0	8	536	337	66	43	8	6	70
Pyle RFC	22	14	0	8	469	339	69	43	8	2	66
Pontardawe RFC	22	14	0	8	521	439	64	56	5	3	64
Glyncorrwg RFC	22	13	0	9	446	396	64	43	8	3	63
Abercrave RFC	22	9	0	13	445	451	58	56	6	7	49
Ystradgynlais RFC	22	8	0	14	357	506	46	67	6	6	44
Maesteg Celtic RFC	22	8	1	13	389	524	47	66	3	4	41
Porthcawl RFC	22	7	2	13	342	638	38	90	3	3	38
Tonna RFC	22	3	1	18	340	645	40	92	3	5	22
Resolven RFC	22	3	0	19	254	578	34	75	2	6	20
Correct as of 08:50 2 August 2010

2008/2009 season

League teams

2008/2009 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 West League Table
	22	21	0	1	743	403	106	58	13	0	93 ¹
	22	15	0	7	563	379	67	47	5	4	69
	22	14	1	7	514	340	75	42	8	2	68
	22	13	1	8	468	311	61	38	5	6	65
	22	12	0	10	460	439	61	62	7	6	61
	22	10	0	12	384	405	52	49	5	5	50
	22	10	0	12	342	598	49	85	5	3	48
	22	9	0	13	366	451	44	59	4	3	43
	22	7	1	14	490	517	64	72	6	6	42
	22	8	1	13	343	381	44	46	1	6	41
	22	7	0	15	352	521	48	75	5	8	41
	22	4	0	18	286	566	38	76	1	4	21
Correct as of 08:50 10 May 2009

¹ Brynoch RFC were penalised with a 4-point deduction for not contesting scrums during a game with Glyncorrwg.

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 West League Table
	22	18	0	4	541	246	69	27	10	2	84
	22	17	1	4	428	243	54	29	7	1	78
	22	16	0	6	502	352	67	47	7	1	72
	22	16	1	5	415	348	57	47	5	1	72
	22	11	0	11	477	355	59	44	6	6	56
	22	10	1	11	365	374	46	48	4	6	52
	22	10	0	12	364	319	44	43	4	8	52
	22	9	1	12	291	404	40	50	1	3	42
	22	7	0	15	311	449	35	65	2	6	36
	22	6	1	15	369	509	53	67	3	6	35
	22	5	1	16	260	543	33	75	0	2	24
	22	4	0	18	290	471	41	56	2	6	24
Correct as of 00:00 1 August 2007

2006/2007 season

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.