2021–22 WRU Championship
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| 2021–22 WRU National Championship | |
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| Countries |  Wales |
The 2021–22 WRU Championship (or Specsavers Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the ninth season of the WRU Championship, the second tier of club rugby in Wales run by the Welsh Rugby Union. The league has expanded to a 14 team format, up from 12 in previous seasons.
Structure[]
This season, instead of a traditional league, each team will play each other team on a home or away basis for a total of 13 games. League points are awarded as such – 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 0 for a loss. Teams can also earn an additional bonus point by scoring four or more tries in a match and/or losing by less than seven points. After all fixtures have been played, a play-off system is implemented for the top 4 teams in to determine the champion club. As the previous 2 seasons were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no promotion or relegation this year.
Teams[]
As the previous seasons (2019–20 & 2020–21) were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, no teams were promoted or relegated from any league. Therefore, the same 14 teams that competed the previous season will compete again this season.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bargoed | 1,500 | Bargoed, Caerphilly | |
| Beddau | Mount Pleasant Park | unknown | Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Bedwas | Bridge Field | 2,000 | Bedwas, Caerphilly |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cyncoed Campus | 1,620 | Cyncoed, Cardiff |
| Cross Keys | 3,000 | Crosskeys, Caerphilly | |
| Glamorgan Wanderers | Memorial Ground | 3,000 | Ely, Cardiff |
| Maesteg Quins | South Parade Playing Fields | unknown | Maesteg, Bridgend County Borough |
| Narberth | unknown | Narberth, Pembrokeshire | |
| Neath | The Gnoll | 6,000 | Neath, Neath Port Talbot |
| Pontypool | Pontypool Park | 8,800 | Pontypool, Torfaen |
| Tata Steel | Tata Sports and Social Club | unknown | Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot |
| Trebanos | Trebanos Park | unknown | Trebanos, Neath Port Talbot |
| Ystalyfera | Ynysdarren Park | unknown | Ystalyfera, Neath Port Talbot |
| Ystrad Rhondda | Gelligaled Park | unknown | Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf |
Standings[]
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Total Points | |||||
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| 1 | Bargoed | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 70 | 123 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 33 | ||||
| 2 | Bedwas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 122 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 26 | ||||
| 3 | Neath | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 111 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| 4 | Narberth | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 95 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| 5 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 117 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| 6 | Pontypool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 18 | 159 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| 7 | Ystrad Rhondda | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 112 | -32 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 8 | Cross Keys | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 92 | -17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | Glamorgan Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 211 | -113 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | Ystalyfera | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 129 | -41 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | Maesteg Quins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 149 | -54 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 12 | Trebanos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 102 | -23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 13 | Beddau | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 111 | -72 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | Tata Steel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 228 | -145 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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Updated: 22 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
References[]
External links[]
- Welsh Championship
- 2021–22 in Welsh rugby union
- 2021–22 in European rugby union leagues
- Current rugby union seasons