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The Welsh Rugby Union Division One West (also called the SWALEC Division One West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season.

Competition format and sponsorship
Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division One 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 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.

Promotion
The team who is declared champion at the end of the season is eligible for promotion to the WRU Premiership Division. The club must ensure that they meet certain ground and structure criteria set out by the WRU, and if the leading club fails to achieve these standards the opportunity for promotion is not given to the teams finishing below the champions. If the criteria are met, then the champions face a play off match with the champions of the WRU Division One East at a neutral ground. The winner of the play off is then promoted.

Relegation
The two lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Two West.

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

  • 2002-2005 Lloyds TSB
  • 2005-2008 ASDA
  • 2008-2011 SWALEC

2008/2009 Season
The two promoted teams from Division Two West were the champions Felinfoel and second placed Carmarthen Athletic. Merthyr RFC moved laterally from Division One West to Division One East to accommodate the arrival of Premier Division relegated team, Maesteg RFC.

Bonymaen RFC

Carmarthen RFC

Carmarthen Athletic RFC

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

Cwmllynfell RFC

Dunvant RFC

Felinfoel RFC

Llangennech RFC

Maesteg RFC

Narberth RFC

Tonmawr RFC

Whitland RFC

2007/2008 Season
Tonmawr RFC were declared champions but failed to achieve criteria laid out by the Welsh Rugby Union to allow membership of the Premiership Division, and therfore were not invited to play the Division One West champion's Pontypool RFC. Pontypool did meet the criteria and were promoted unopposed.

Bonymaen RFC

Bridgend Athletic RFC

Carmarthen RFC

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

Cwmllynfell RFC

Dunvant RFC

Llangennech RFC

Merthyr RFC

Narberth RFC

Tonmawr RFC

Waunarlwydd RFC

Whitland RFC

2007 - 08 WRU Division One West League Table

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Tries for

Points

Bonymaen RFC

2

2

0

0

48

24

7

9

Bridgend Athletic RFC

2

2

0

0

41

18

3

8

Carmarthen RFC

2

2

0

0

40

28

3

8

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

2

1

0

1

46

42

5

5

Cwmllynfell RFC

2

1

0

1

41`

39

5

5

Dunvant RFC

2

1

0

1

33

32

4

5

Llangennech RFC

2

1

0

1

31

28

3

5

Merthyr RFC

2

1

0

1

29

30

3

5

Narberth RFC

2

1

0

1

40

48

4

4

Tonmawr RFC

2

0

0

2

21

30

2

2

Waunarlwydd RFC

2

0

0

2

29

45

3

1

Whitland RFC

2

0

0

2

19

54

1

0

Correct as of 22nd September 2007

WRU Division One West League Fixtures 2007 - 08

Date

Time

Home

Score

Away

September 2007

01/09/2007

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

13 - 19

Tonmawr RFC

01/09/2007

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

14 - 10

Whitland RFC

01/09/2007

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

22 - 12

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

01/09/2007

14:30

Llangennech RFC

35 - 13

Dunvant RFC

01/09/2007

14:30

Narberth RFC

11 - 22

Bonymaen RFC

01/09/2007

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

10 - 15

Merthyr RFC

08/09/2007

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

18 - 17

Carmarthen RFC

08/09/2007

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

17 - 23

Waunarlwydd RFC

08/09/2007

14:30

Dunvant RFC

6 - 19

Cwmllynfell RFC

08/09/2007

14:30

Merthyr RFC

26 - 29

Narberth RFC

08/09/2007

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

29 - 11

Llangennech RFC

08/09/2007

14:30

Whitland RFC

11 - 16

Bridgend Athletic RFC

22/09/2007

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

22/09/2007

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

22/09/2007

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

22/09/2007

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

22/09/2007

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

22/09/2007

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

October 2007

13/10/2007

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

13/10/2007

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

13/10/2007

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

13/10/2007

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

13/10/2007

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

13/10/2007

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

20/10/2007

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

20/10/2007

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

20/10/2007

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

20/10/2007

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

20/10/2007

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

20/10/2007

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

27/10/2007

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

27/10/2007

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

27/10/2007

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

27/10/2007

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

27/10/2007

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

27/10/2007

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

November 2007

03/11/2007

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

03/11/2007

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

03/11/2007

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

03/11/2007

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

03/11/2007

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

03/11/2007

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

10/11/2007

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

10/11/2007

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

10/11/2007

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

10/11/2007

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

10/11/2007

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

10/11/2007

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

December 2007

01/12/2007

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

01/12/2007

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

01/12/2007

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

01/12/2007

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

01/12/2007

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

01/12/2007

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

08/12/2007

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

08/12/2007

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

08/12/2007

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

08/12/2007

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

08/12/2007

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

08/12/2007

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

22/12/2007

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

22/12/2007

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

22/12/2007

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

22/12/2007

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

22/12/2007

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

22/12/2007

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

January 2008

05/01/2008

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

05/01/2008

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

05/01/2008

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

05/01/2008

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

05/01/2008

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

05/01/2008

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

12/01/2008

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

12/01/2008

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

12/01/2008

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

12/01/2008

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

12/01/2008

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

12/01/2008

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

19/01/2008

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

19/01/2008

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

19/01/2008

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

19/01/2008

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

19/01/2008

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

19/01/2008

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

February 2008

16/02/2008

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

16/02/2008

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

16/02/2008

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

16/02/2008

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

16/02/2008

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

16/02/2008

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

March 2008

01/03/2008

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

01/03/2008

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

01/03/2008

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

01/03/2008

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

01/03/2008

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

01/03/2008

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

22/03/2008

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

22/03/2008

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

22/03/2008

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

22/03/2008

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

22/03/2008

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

22/03/2008

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

29/03/2008

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

29/03/2008

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

29/03/2008

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

29/03/2008

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

29/03/2008

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

29/03/2008

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

April 2008

05/04/2008

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

05/04/2008

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC

05/04/2008

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

05/04/2008

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

05/04/2008

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

05/04/2008

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

12/04/2008

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

12/04/2008

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

12/04/2008

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

12/04/2008

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

12/04/2008

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

12/04/2008

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

19/04/2008

14:30

Bonymaen RFC

 v  

Cwmllynfell RFC

19/04/2008

14:30

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

 v  

Bridgend Athletic RFC

19/04/2008

14:30

Dunvant RFC

 v  

Whitland RFC

19/04/2008

14:30

Merthyr RFC

 v  

Llangennech RFC

19/04/2008

14:30

Narberth RFC

 v  

Waunarlwydd RFC

19/04/2008

14:30

Tonmawr RFC

 v  

Carmarthen RFC

26/04/2008

14:30

Bridgend Athletic RFC

 v  

Dunvant RFC

26/04/2008

14:30

Carmarthen RFC

 v  

Narberth RFC

26/04/2008

14:30

Cwmllynfell RFC

 v  

Merthyr RFC

26/04/2008

14:30

Llangennech RFC

 v  

Corus (Port Talbot) RFC

26/04/2008

14:30

Waunarlwydd RFC

 v  

Bonymaen RFC

26/04/2008

14:30

Whitland RFC

 v  

Tonmawr RFC


 

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