WRU Division Six West
Encyclopedia
| WRU Division Six West |
|---|
| Founded |
| 2007 |
| Nation |
| Number of Teams |
| 10 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 7 |
| Current Champions (2008-09) |
| Penlan RFC |
| Website |
| WRU official site |
The Welsh Rugby Union
Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the...
Division Six West (also called the SWALEC Division Six West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
league in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
first implemented for the 2006/07 season.
Competition
There are 10 clubs in the WRU Division Six 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 the home ground of their opponents for a total of 18 games for each club, with a total of 90 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 amount 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.Sponsorship
In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with SWALECSWALEC
SWALEC was an electricity supply and distribution company which was bought out in 1996 for £872m following the de-regulation of the electricity supply industry in the UK....
. The sponsorship is a three year deal that will continue until the 2010/11 season at a cost of £1 million (GBP). The leagues sponsored are the WRU Divisions one through to six.
- (2007-2008) No sponsor as league created during sponsorhip term.
- (2008-2011) SWALECSWALECSWALEC was an electricity supply and distribution company which was bought out in 1996 for £872m following the de-regulation of the electricity supply industry in the UK....
League Teams
- Blaenau RFC
- Fall Bay RFC
- Llangadog RFC
- Llansawel RFC
- Mynydd y Garegg RFC
- Nantgaredig RFC
- Pantyffynnon RFC
- Penybanc RFC
- South Gower RFC
- Tregaron RFC
League Teams
- Blaenau RFC
- Fall Bay RFC
- Llangadog RFC
- Llansawel RFC
- Mynydd y Garegg RFC
- Nantgaredig RFC
- Pantyffynnon RFC
- Penybanc RFC
- South Gower RFC
- Tregaron RFC
League Teams
- Aberavon Naval Club RFC
- Fall Bay RFC
- Llangadog RFC
- Nantgaredig RFC
- Pantyffynnon RFC
- Penlan RFC
- Penybanc RFC
- Pontrhydyfen RFC
- South Gower RFC
- Tregaron RFC
League Table
| 2008-2009 WRU Division Six West League Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penlan RFC | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 780 | 165 | 16 | 88 | |
| Penybanc RFC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 379 | 250 | 9 | 57 | |
| Tregaron RFC | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 418 | 256 | 11 | 55 | |
| Nantgaredig RFC | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 347 | 270 | 8 | 54 | |
| Fall Bay RFC | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 337 | 334 | 5 | 43 | |
| Pontrhydyfen RFC | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 321 | 430 | |||
| 6 | 38 | ||||||||
| Llangadog RFC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 383 | 434 | |||
| 7 | 37 | ||||||||
| Pantyffynnon RFC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 343 | 390 | |||
| 6 | 36 | ||||||||
| Aberavon Naval RFC | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 206 | 518 | |||
| 4 | 16 | ||||||||
| South Gower RFC | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 190 | 657 | |||
| 6 | 14 | ||||||||
| Correct as of 17 May 2009 | |||||||||
League Teams
- Aberavon Naval Club RFC
- Cimla RFC
- Fall Bay RFC
- Llangadog RFC
- Nantgaredig RFC
- Penlan RFC
- Penybanc RFC
- Pontrhydyfen RFC
- South Gower RFC
- Tregaron RFC
League Table
| 2007-2008 WRU Division Six West League Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penlan RFC | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 953 | 58 | 17 | 85 | |
| Penybanc RFC | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 493 | 254 | 10 | 62 | |
| Llangadog RFC | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 434 | 270 | 11 | 59 | |
| Fall Bay RFC | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 383 | 410 | |||
| 6 | 48 | ||||||||
| Pontrhydyfen RFC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 362 | 431 | |||
| 10 | 46 | ||||||||
| Cimla RFC | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 385 | 315 | 10 | 46 | |
| Tregaron RFC | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 232 | 349 | |||
| 4 | 34 | ||||||||
| Nantgaredig RFC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 198 | 399 | |||
| 7 | 27 | ||||||||
| South Gower RFC | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 281 | 459 | |||
| 6 | 22 | ||||||||
| Aberavon Naval RFC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 89 | 865 | |||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Correct as of 27 April 2008 | |||||||||