The Welsh Rugby Union Division Three East (also called the SWALEC Division Three South East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
Competition format and sponsorship
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, an 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 Two East. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the WRU Division Four South East.
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.
2008/2009 Season
League teams
2008/2009 Table
1Llandaff North deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player
2007/2008 Season
At the end of the season Bedlinog were crowned champions and gained promotion to the Division Two East league, along with second placed Gilfoch Goch. Tonyrefail and Heol Y Cyw were relegated to Division Four South East.
League table
2007/2008 Table
| 2007-2008 WRU Division Three South East League Table
|
| Club
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points for
|
Points against
|
Tries for
|
Tries against
|
Try bonus
|
Losing bonus
|
Points
|
| Bedlinog RFC |
22 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
490 |
190 |
59 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
90
|
| Gilfach Goch RFC |
22 |
15 |
0 |
7 |
420 |
259 |
53 |
28 |
8 |
5 |
73
|
| Llantwit Fardre RFC |
22 |
14 |
1 |
7 |
410 |
287 |
49 |
30 |
7 |
4 |
69
|
| Tylorstown RFC |
22 |
14 |
0 |
8 |
501 |
364 |
57 |
42 |
6 |
2 |
64
|
| Treorchy RFC |
22 |
12 |
0 |
10 |
431 |
403 |
48 |
50 |
3 |
3 |
54
|
| St. Peters RFC |
22 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
299 |
300 |
35 |
32 |
3 |
3 |
50
|
| Old Illtydians RFC |
22 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
385 |
359 |
46 |
40 |
2 |
6 |
50
|
| Brecon RFC |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
358 |
435 |
43 |
59 |
3 |
6 |
45
|
| Penarth RFC |
22 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
341 |
357 |
44 |
43 |
2 |
8 |
44
|
| Fairwater RFC |
22 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
318 |
473 |
42 |
61 |
3 |
3 |
36
|
| Tonyrefail RFC |
22 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
330 |
566 |
41 |
70 |
3 |
5 |
30
|
| Heol y Cyw RFC |
22 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
279 |
569 |
31 |
81 |
1 |
6 |
23
|
| Correct as of 2008-05-31
|
