WRU Division One North

WRU Division One North
Founded
1995
Nation
 Wales
Promotion To
Top tier
Relegation To
WRU Division Two North
Number of Teams
10
Level on Pyramid
Level 2
Current Champions (2014–15)
Pwllheli RFC
Website
WRU National Leagues

The Welsh Rugby Union Division One North (also called the SWALEC Division One North for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season. The league was known as Division Four North before the 2008-09 season. Division One and Two North are self-contained leagues within the larger Swalec leagues, and clubs can not be promoted or demoted outside of the two leagues.

Competition format and sponsorship

Competition

There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division One North. During the course of a season (which lasts from September to April) 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 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. The team who is declared champion at the end of the season but is not allowed promotion out of the Division One North league. The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Two North.

Sponsorship

In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with SWALEC.[1] 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.

2011/2012 Season

League teams

2011/2012 Table

2011-2012 WRU Division One North League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Caernarfon RFC 18 15 0 3 524 249 72 32 8 1 69
2 Nant Conwy RFC 18 14 0 4 427 177 62 19 6 2 64
3 Bro Ffestiniog RFC 18 13 0 5 437 246 62 30 6 5 63
4 Bethesda RFC 18 12 0 6 365 208 47 21 5 5 58
5 Pwllheli RFC 18 9 0 9 344 251 50 30 3 6 45
6 Bala RFC 18 7 0 11 242 318 30 40 2 3 33
7 Llangefni RFC 18 8 0 10 271 450 28 63 0 0 32
8 Ruthin RFC 18 6 0 12 311 346 39 50 2 5 31
9 Mold RFC 18 4 0 14 247 416 31 55 2 4 22
10 Llandudno RFC 18 2 0 16 204 711 25 106 0 1 9
Correct as of 26 May 2012

2010/2011 Season

League teams

2010/2011 Table

2010-2011 WRU Division One North League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Caernarfon RFC 18 17 0 1 663 275 91 35 12 1 81
2 Nant Conwy RFC 18 12 0 6 451 322 67 33 8 5 61
3 Bethesda RFC 18 13 0 5 368 333 48 43 5 2 59
4 Mold RFC 18 11 0 7 366 348 48 42 4 4 52
5 Llandudno RFC 18 9 0 9 409 456 56 63 4 6 46
6 Bro Ffestiniog RFC 18 8 0 10 394 367 49 44 5 3 40
7 Ruthin RFC 18 7 0 11 335 325 41 46 4 6 38
8 Llangefni RFC 18 6 0 12 248 426 20 62 1 4 29
9 Pwllheli RFC 18 4 0 14 273 417 35 52 1 6 23
10 Colwyn Bay RFC 18 3 0 15 223 461 26 61 2 6 20
Correct as of 26 May 2012

2009/2010 Season

League teams

2009/2010 Table

2009-2010 WRU Division One North League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
Nant Conwy RFC181701578183831911180
Caernarfon RFC181701570179812111079
Mold RFC18110747134963468355
Pwllheli RFC18100847933866427451
Bro Ffestiniog RFC1890934645752635243
Ruthin RFC1881935238149464139
Colwyn Bay RFC18511229340237554531
Llandudno RFC18421226653630792426
Llangefni RFC18401426742327583524
Denbigh RFC18301520457824831316
Correct as of 3 August 2010

2008/2009 Season

League teams

2008/2009 Table

2008-2009 WRU Division Four North League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
Nant Conwy RFC221903647220972912189
Ruthin RFC221912605266903311089
Caernarfon RFC2218046802051072514389
Llangefni RFC22160646526069349073
Mold RFC22130948135864468464
Llandudno RFC221101134551343704250
Pwllheli RFC22901335038843544545
Denbigh RFC22711432943838563538
Colwyn Bay RFC226016329390394741038
Bala RFC22601629443140572834
Dolgellau RFC22401821860825862321
Llanidloes RFC223019196862191370113
Correct as of 20:14 27 May 2008

2007/2008 Season

League teams

2007/2008 Table

2007-2008 WRU Division Four North League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
Caernarfon RFC 2218136432351012414189
Colwyn Bay RFC 221804570256792910385
Nant Conwy RFC 221606585177842111479
Mold RFC 221606596239852711378
Ruthin RFC 22152559919889219376
Llangefni RFC 22130950431169429566
Llandudno RFC 22901343649859736345
Denbigh RFC 22701534846750695538
Bala RFC 22801428244337613237
Dolgellau RFC 22611525053832803332
Llanidloes RFC 222020171835191280210
Newtown RFC 222020109896101390210
Correct as of 20:14 27 May 2008

Winners

Season Winners
2007-08Caernarfon RFC
2008-09Nant Conwy RFC
2009-10Nant Conwy RFC
2010-11Caernarfon RFC
2011-12
2012-13Nant Conwy RFC
2013-14Bala RFC
2014-15Pwllheli RFC

References

  1. ↑ SWALEC becomes new power behind Welsh rugby
  2. ↑ About the ASDA Leagues sourced June 29, 2008
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