| WRU Division Three West | |
| Founded: | 1995 |
| Country: | Wales |
| Promotion: | WRU Division Two West |
| Relegation: | WRU Division Four West |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Levels: | 4 |
| Champion: | Haverfordwest RFC |
| Champ Season: | 2011–12 |
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Three West (also called the SWALEC Division Three West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three West. 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 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 Two West. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Four West.
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.
| 2011-12 WRU Division Three West Table | ||||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 530 | 406 | 69 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 76 | |
| 2 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 555 | 344 | 70 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 75 | |
| 3 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 442 | 337 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 64 | |
| 4 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 373 | 332 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 55 | |
| 5 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 411 | 345 | 53 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 54 | |
| 6 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 451 | 474 | 52 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 54 | |
| 7 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 380 | 433 | 47 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 48 | |
| 8 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 397 | 423 | 46 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 48 | |
| 9 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 422 | 464 | 49 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 48 | |
| 10 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 363 | 470 | 36 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 43 | |
| 11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 386 | 497 | 44 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 41 | |
| 12 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 324 | 509 | 36 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 27 | |
| Correct as of 26 May 2012 | ||||||||||||
| 2010-11 WRU Division Three West Table | ||||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 689 | 324 | 82 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 100 | |
| 2 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 650 | 378 | 88 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 83 | |
| 3 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 531 | 361 | 72 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 62 | |
| 4 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 579 | 426 | 72 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 61 | |
| 5 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 442 | 381 | 53 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 58 | |
| 6 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 506 | 434 | 65 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 52 | |
| 7 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 332 | 380 | 36 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 47 | |
| 8 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 373 | 502 | 35 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 46 | |
| 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 415 | 556 | 51 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 44 | |
| 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 416 | 512 | 59 | 67 | 8 | 4 | 44 | |
| 11 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 311 | 638 | 38 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 26 | |
| 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 323 | 675 | 43 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Correct as of 26 May 2012 | ||||||||||||
| 2009-10 WRU Division Three West Table | |||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Emlyn RFC | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 461 | 279 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 86 |
| Llandeilo RFC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 539 | 321 | 70 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 76 |
| Crymych RFC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 469 | 338 | 59 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 73 |
| Gorseinon RFC | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 500 | 366 | 64 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 69 |
| Laugharne RFC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 505 | 399 | 68 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 58 |
| Morriston RFC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 459 | 429 | 61 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 52 |
| Haverfordwest RFC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 472 | 517 | 62 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 48 |
| Lampeter Town RFC | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 382 | 436 | 44 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 45 |
| Llanelli Wanderers RFC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 396 | 522 | 47 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 43 |
| Penclawdd RFC | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 302 | 395 | 29 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 42 |
| Cardigan RFC | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 368 | 386 | 44 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 42 |
| Llanybydder RFC | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 211 | 676 | 23 | 98 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Correct as of 3 August 2010 | |||||||||||
| 2008-09 WRU Division Three West Table | |||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontyberem RFC | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 614 | 223 | 84 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 97 |
| Aberystwyth RFC | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 677 | 277 | 100 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 86 |
| Crymych RFC | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 656 | 239 | 88 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 83 |
| Cardigan RFC | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 631 | 221 | 94 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 70 |
| Laugharne RFC | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 603 | 342 | 86 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 70 |
| Newcastle Emlyn RFC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 469 | 422 | 61 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 52 |
| Llanybydder RFC1 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 499 | 348 | 71 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 49 |
| Haverfordwest RFC | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 391 | 467 | 51 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| Lampeter Town RFC | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 375 | 616 | 41 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| Llanelli Wanderers RFC | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 347 | 694 | 48 | 99 | 5 | 2 | 31 |
| Amman United RFC | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 237 | 821 | 29 | 117 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Tumble RFC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 184 | 1013 | 20 | 162 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Correct as of 2009-06-02 | |||||||||||
| 2007-08 WRU Division Three West Table | |||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammanford RFC | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 691 | 307 | 90 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 88 |
| Cardigan RFC | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 402 | 220 | 57 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 74 |
| Laugharne RFC | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 519 | 344 | 69 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 74 |
| Llanybydder RFC | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 449 | 232 | 55 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 69 |
| Aberystwyth RFC | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 528 | 297 | 67 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 68 |
| Llanelli Wanderers RFC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 350 | 456 | 49 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 44 |
| Lampeter Town RFC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 269 | 408 | 27 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| Haverfordwest RFC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 307 | 336 | 36 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 42 |
| Newcastle Emlyn RFC | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 308 | 464 | 34 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 36 |
| Amman United RFC | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 327 | 389 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Pembroke Dock Harlequins RFC | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 275 | 531 | 37 | 67 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| Cwmgors RFC | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 209 | 650 | 28 | 90 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| Correct as of 2008-05-31 | |||||||||||
| 2006-07 WRU Division Three League West Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | TF | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 688 | 248 | 95 | 57 | ||
| 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 518 | 327 | 75 | 52 | ||
| 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 566 | 322 | 79 | 49 | ||
| 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 444 | 407 | 67 | 39 | ||
| 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 437 | 375 | 50 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 438 | 415 | 49 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 483 | 496 | 61 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 441 | 507 | 52 | 25 | ||
| 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 394 | 620 | 56 | 24 | ||
| 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 309 | 473 | 43 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 285 | 468 | 39 | 18 | ||
| 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 363 | 708 | 48 | 12 | ||
| Correct as of 2007-08-15 | |||||||||