The Welsh Rugby Union Division Two North (also called the SWALEC Division Two North for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. The league was known as Division Five North before the 2008-09 season.
Competition format and sponsorship
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Two North. 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 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 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 WRU Division One North.
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.
2007/2008 Season
League teams
League table
| 2007-2008 WRU Division Five North League Table
|
| Club
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points for
|
Points against
|
Tries for
|
Tries against
|
Try bonus
|
Losing bonus
|
Points
|
| Pwllheli RFC |
14 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
623 |
133 |
101 |
13 |
14 |
1 |
67
|
| Bro Ffestiniog RFC |
14 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
452 |
155 |
67 |
25 |
8 |
2 |
54
|
| Bethesda RFC |
14 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
373 |
202 |
56 |
30 |
8 |
2 |
46
|
| Caereinion OBRA |
14 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
254 |
253 |
36 |
38 |
4 |
0 |
40
|
| Machynlleth RFC |
14 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
283 |
329 |
39 |
48 |
4 |
1 |
37
|
| Rhyl and District RFC |
14 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
184 |
484 |
31 |
77 |
3 |
2 |
17
|
| Welshpool RFC |
14 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
205 |
397 |
25 |
60 |
2 |
2 |
16
|
| Rhosllanerchrugog RFC |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
142 |
563 |
24 |
88 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| Bangor RFC'*' |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Rhayader RFC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Wrexham RFC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Correct as of 00:00 13 June 2008
|
|
'*'Early in the 2007/08 season Bangor RFC withdrew from the league in an attempt to restructure the club.[4]
