WRU Division Four South East
{{Infobox sports league
| name = WRU Division Four South East
| founded = 1995
| country = Wales
| promotion = WRU Division Three South East
| relegation = WRU Division Five South East
| teams = 12
| levels = 5
| champion = Porth Harlequins RFC
| champ_season = 2011–12
| website = {{url|http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/club/swalecleagues/index.php}}
}}
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Four South East (also called the SWALEC Division Three South East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
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, and 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 Three South East. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the WRU Division Five South East.
= Sponsorship =
In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with SWALEC valued at £1 million (GBP).{{cite web|url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/15416.php|title=SWALEC becomes new power behind Welsh rugby|publisher=WRU|date=26 February 2012|accessdate=26 May 2012}} The initial three year sponsorship was extended at the end of the 2010/11 season, making SWALEC the league sponsors until 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/184162/swalec-boosts-wru-with-partnership-extension|author=Cutler, Matt|title=Energy company SWALEC has extended its partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) through to 2015.|publisher=WRU|date=18 August 2011|accessdate=26 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526014537/http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/184162/swalec-boosts-wru-with-partnership-extension|archive-date=26 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The leagues sponsored are the WRU Divisions one through to seven.
2011/2012 Season
=League teams=
=2011/2012 table=
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colspan="13" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|2011-12 WRU Division Four South East League Table | ||||||||||||
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!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|Club !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points | ||||||||||||
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|1 | Porth Harlequins RFC | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 608 | 341 | 88 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 92 |
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|2 | Pontyclun RFC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 494 | 244 | 61 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 81 |
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|3 | Nantymoel RFC | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 484 | 313 | 59 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 68 |
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|4 | Wattstown RFC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 418 | 281 | 49 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 62 |
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|5 | Abercwmboi RFC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 364 | 308 | 40 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 57 |
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|6 | Llandaff RFC | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 394 | 329 | 50 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 56 |
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|7 | Pontycymmer RFC | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 366 | 413 | 41 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 48 |
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|8 | Barry RFC | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 339 | 376 | 39 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 47 |
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|9 | Llantwit Major RFC | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 308 | 549 | 36 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
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|10 | Llandaff North RFC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 314 | 412 | 37 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 35 |
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|11 | Bridgend Sports RFC | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 271 | 513 | 32 | 70 | 2 | 6 | 26 |
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|12 | Penygraig RFC | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 228 | 509 | 27 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
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colspan="13" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 2 June 2012 |
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2010/2011 Season
=League teams=
=2010/2011 table=
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colspan="13" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|2010-11 WRU Division Four South East League Table | ||||||||||||
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!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|Club !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points | ||||||||||||
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|1 | Rhiwbina RFC | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 607 | 316 | 80 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 86 |
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|2 | Tonyrefail RFC | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 665 | 344 | 86 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 83 |
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|3 | Pontyclun RFC | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 678 | 331 | 106 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 78 |
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|4 | Llantwit Major RFC | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 516 | 414 | 67 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 67 |
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|5 | Barry RFC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 472 | 371 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 61 |
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|6 | Porth Harlequins RFC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 536 | 513 | 80 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 61 |
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|7 | Cardiff HSOB RFC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 515 | 661 | 67 | 95 | 8 | 3 | 53 |
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|8 | Nantymoel RFC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 439 | 485 | 43 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 52 |
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|9 | Abercwmboi RFC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 401 | 502 | 43 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 44 |
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|10 | Llandaff RFC | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 332 | 568 | 46 | 76 | 6 | 6 | 34 |
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|11 | St. Joseph's RFC | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 344 | 653 | 42 | 93 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
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|12 | Treherbert RFC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 255 | 602 | 32 | 82 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
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colspan="13" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 2 June 2012 |
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2009/2010 Season
=League teams=
=2009-10 table=
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colspan="12" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|2009-2010 WRU Division Four South East League Table | |||||||||||
bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|Club
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points | |||||||||||
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|align=left| Dowlais RFC | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 545 | 256 | 75 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 86 |
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|align=left| Taffs Well RFC | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 527 | 307 | 61 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 78 |
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|align=left| Porth Harlequins RFC | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 506 | 355 | 70 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 76 |
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|align=left| Cardiff HSOB RFC | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 501 | 389 | 65 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 71 |
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|align=left| Abercwmboi RFC | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 452 | 344 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 60 |
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|align=left| Tonyrefail RFC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 442 | 365 | 57 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 55 |
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|align=left| Rhiwbina RFC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 331 | 392 | 34 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
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|align=left| Pontyclun RFC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 400 | 432 | 47 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 45 |
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|align=left| Nantymoel RFC | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 316 | 407 | 33 | 49 | 2 | 10 | 42 |
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|align=left| Llantwit Major RFC | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 307 | 428 | 38 | 54 | 2 | 8 | 38 |
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|align=left| Pontycymmer RFC | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 313 | 490 | 28 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
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|align=left| Ferndale RFC | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 264 | 739 | 35 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
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colspan="12" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 4 August 2010 |
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2008/2009 Season
=League teams=
=2008-09 table=
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colspan="12" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|2008-2009 WRU Division Four South East League Table | |||||||||||
bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|Club
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points | |||||||||||
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|align=left| Pentyrch RFC | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 542 | 210 | 78 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 88 |
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|align=left| Heol y Cyw RFC | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 513 | 219 | 70 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 84 |
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|align=left| Porth Harlequins RFC | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 443 | 300 | 64 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 77 |
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|align=left| Cardiff HSOB RFC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 554 | 442 | 73 | 63 | 8 | 4 | 64 |
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|align=left| Llantwit Major RFC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 465 | 397 | 58 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 62 |
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|align=left| Dowlais RFC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 463 | 334 | 59 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 60 |
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|align=left| Abercwmboi RFC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 398 | 358 | 50 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
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|align=left| Taffs Well RFC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 336 | 533 | 35 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
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|align=left| Ferndale RFC | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 397 | 451 | 53 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
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|align=left| Tonyrefail RFC | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 341 | 564 | 49 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
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|align=left| Senghenydd RFC | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 303 | 542 | 35 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
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|align=left| Cefn Coed RFC | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 200 | 605 | 26 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
colspan="12" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 2009-07-02 |
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2007/2008 Season
=League teams=
=2007/2008 Table=
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colspan="10" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|2007-2008 WRU Division Four South East League Table | |||||||||||
bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|Club
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries for !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Tries against !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing bonus !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points | |||||||||||
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|align=left| Llandaff North RFC | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 597 | 219 | 83 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 88 |
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|align=left| Aberdare RFC | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 467 | 279 | 63 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 71 |
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|align=left| Taffs Well RFC | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 361 | 307 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 59 |
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|align=left| Dowlais RFC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 337 | 319 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 56 |
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|align=left| Cardiff HSOB RFC | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 430 | 376 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 55 |
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|align=left| Abercwmboi RFC | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 299 | 352 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
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|align=left| Llantwit Major RFC | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 283 | 356 | 39 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 49 |
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|align=left| Pentyrch RFC | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 259 | 304 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
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|align=left| Cefn Coed RFC | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 277 | 365 | 32 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 41 |
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|align=left| Ferndale RFC | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 337 | 426 | 39 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 41 |
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|align=left| Barry RFC | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 283 | 425 | 33 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 33 |
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|align=left| Cilfynydd RFC | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 354 | 556 | 46 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
colspan="10" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 2007-10-21 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
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{{Rugby union club leagues in Wales}}