WRU League 2 East

{{Short description|Rugby union league in Wales}} {{Infobox sports league | name = WRU Division Two East | image = | founded = 1995 | country = Wales | promotion = WRU League 1 East | relegation = WRU Division Three East, WRU Division Three South East | teams = 12 | levels = 4 | champion = Talywain RFC | champ_season = 2022-23 | website = {{url|http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/club/swalecleagues/index.php}} }}

The '''Welsh Rugby Union League 2 East''' (also called the '''SWALEC League 2 East''' for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.

==Competition format and sponsorship== === Competition=== There are 12 clubs in the WRU League 2 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, 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 the WRU League 1 East. The three lowest placed teams are relegated into the WRU Division Three East or WRU Division Three South East depending on geographical location.

=== Sponsorship === In 2008 the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new sponsorship deal for the club rugby leagues with SWALEC valued at £1 million (GBP).<ref>{{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}}</ref> The initial three year sponsorship was extended at the end of the 2010/11 season, making SWALEC the league sponsors until 2015.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The leagues sponsored are the WRU Divisions one through to seven.

* (2002-2005) Lloyds TSB * (2005-2008) Asda<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/12229.php|title=ASDA Join Welsh Rugby Community Programmes |publisher=WRU|date=30 August 2005|accessdate=26 May 2012}}</ref> * (2008-2015) SWALEC

== 2011/2012 Season == ===League teams=== * Abercynon RFC * Bedlinog RFC * Fleur De Lys RFC * Heol y Cyw RFC * Llantrisant RFC * Llantwit Fardre RFC * Penallta RFC * Rhydyfelin RFC * Rhymney RFC * Tylorstown RFC * Ynysybwl RFC * Ystrad Rhondda

===2011/2012 Table=== {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; text-align: center;" |- |colspan="12" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|'''2010-2011 WRU Division Two East League Table''' |- ! width="40"| ! width="200"|Club ! width="20"|Played ! width="20"|Won ! width="20"|Drawn ! width="20"|Lost ! width="20"|Points for ! width="20"|Points against ! width="20"|Tries for ! width="20"|Tries against ! width="20"|Try bonus ! width="20"|Losing bonus ! width="20"|Points |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 1 || Ystrad Rhondda RFC || 22 || 18 || 0 || 4 || 657 || 233 || 92 || 26 || 12 || 3 ||''' 87 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 2 || Penallta RFC || 22 || 18 || 0 || 4 || 542 || 295 || 70 || 26 || 8 || 3 ||''' 83 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 3 || Rhydyfelin RFC || 22 || 14 || 0 || 8 || 599 || 322 || 83 || 30 || 9 || 6 ||''' 71 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 4 || Ynysybwl RFC || 22 || 14 || 2 || 6 || 553 || 395 || 68 || 39 || 9 || 2 ||''' 71 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 5 || Heol y Cyw RFC || 22 || 15 || 0 || 7 || 442 || 299 || 53 || 35 || 6 || 4 ||''' 70 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 6 || Llantrisant RFC || 22 || 13 || 1 || 8 || 480 || 453 || 44 || 51 || 5 || 1 ||''' 60 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 7 || Llantwit Fardre RFC || 22 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 424 || 489 || 51 || 62 || 4 || 4 ||''' 40 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 8 || Bedlinog RFC || 22 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 406 || 529 || 38 || 58 || 3 || 4 ||''' 39 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 9 || Abercynon RFC || 22 || 7 || 1 || 14 || 383 || 614 || 40 || 83 || 3 || 2 ||''' 35 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 10 || Tylorstown RFC || 22 || 7 || 0 || 15 || 302 || 559 || 35 || 70 || 3 || 2 ||''' 33 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 11 || Fleur De Lys RFC || 22 || 5 || 0 || 17 || 308 || 627 || 29 || 81 || 2 || 5 ||''' 27 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 12 || Rhymney RFC || 22 || 3 || 0 || 19 || 276 || 557 || 30 || 72 || 1 || 5 ||''' 18 ''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |- |colspan="12" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 26 May 2012 | |} {{-}}

== 2010/2011 Season == ===League teams=== * Brynmawr RFC * Caerphilly RFC * Fleur De Lys RFC * Llantrisant RFC * Llantwit Fardre RFC * Mountain Ash RFC * Penallta RFC * Penarth RFC * Rhydyfelin RFC * Tredegar RFC * Tylorstown RFC * Ynysybwl RFC

===2010/2011 Table=== {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; text-align: center;" |- |colspan="12" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|'''2010-2011 WRU Division Two East League Table''' |- ! width="40"| ! width="200"|Club ! width="20"|Played ! width="20"|Won ! width="20"|Drawn ! width="20"|Lost ! width="20"|Points for ! width="20"|Points against ! width="20"|Tries for ! width="20"|Tries against ! width="20"|Try bonus ! width="20"|Losing bonus ! width="20"|Points |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 1 || Mountain Ash RFC || 22 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 791 || 280 || 103 || 32 || 15 || 0 ||''' 103 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 2 || Tredegar RFC || 22 || 19 || 0 || 3 || 786 || 361 || 107 || 39 || 17 || 2 ||''' 95 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 3 || Llantrisant RFC || 22 || 13 || 0 || 9 || 617 || 520 || 79 || 71 || 11 || 2 ||''' 65 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 4 || Rhydyfelin RFC || 22 || 13 || 1 || 8 || 593 || 489 || 87 || 61 || 8 || 2 ||''' 64 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 5 || Penallta RFC || 22 || 11 || 0 || 11 || 433 || 407 || 56 || 49 || 7 || 4 ||''' 55 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 6 || Tylorstown RFC || 22 || 10 || 1 || 11 || 501 || 517 || 66 || 63 || 7 || 5 ||''' 54 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 7 || Fleur De Lys RFC || 22 || 9 || 1 || 12 || 535 || 575 || 65 || 70 || 10 || 5 ||''' 53 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 8 || Llantwit Fardre RFC || 22 || 10 || 1 || 11 || 464 || 504 || 60 || 64 || 3 || 2 ||''' 47 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 9 || Ynysybwl RFC || 22 || 9 || 1 || 12 || 470 || 564 || 56 || 70 || 4 || 4 ||''' 46 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 10 || Brynmawr RFC || 22 || 8 || 1 || 13 || 474 || 560 || 61 || 71 || 7 || 5 ||''' 46 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 11 || Penarth RFC || 22 || 5 || 0 || 17 || 335 || 556 || 37 || 74 || 2 || 4 ||''' 26 ''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center | 12 || Caerphilly RFC || 22 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 295 || 961 || 32 || 145 || 2 || 2 ||''' 4 ''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |- |colspan="12" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 26 May 2012 | |} {{-}}

== 2009/2010 Season == ===League teams=== * Abercynon RFC * Brynmawr RFC * Gilfach Goch RFC * Garndiffaith RFC * Llantrisant RFC * Llantwit Fardre RFC * Mountain Ash RFC * Newport Saracens RFC * Penallta RFC * Rhydyfelin RFC * Treorchy RFC * Ynysybwl RFC

===2009/2010 Table===

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; text-align: center;" |- |colspan="12" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|'''2009-2010 WRU Division Two East League Table''' |- ! width="200"|Club ! width="20"|Played ! width="20"|Won ! width="20"|Drawn ! width="20"|Lost ! width="20"|Points for ! width="20"|Points against ! width="20"|Tries for ! width="20"|Tries against ! width="20"|Try bonus ! width="20"|Losing bonus ! width="20"|Points |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Gilfach Goch RFC||22||16||1||5||560||343||65||37||7||3||'''76''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Treorchy RFC||22||15||0||7||636||382||79||44||10||2||'''72''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Rhydyfelin RFC||22||13||2||7||525||431||73||51||11||4||'''71''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Mountain Ash RFC||22||13||3||6||404||292||50||33||6||3||'''67''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Brynmawr RFC||22||11||0||11||508||406||65||47||9||7||'''60''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Ynysybwl RFC||22||10||0||12||416||453||55||54||7||5||'''52''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Llantrisant RFC||22||10||1||11||438||532||54||69||5||5||'''52''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Penallta RFC||22||11||0||11||416||488||50||63||2||2||'''48''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Llantwit Fardre RFC||22||10||1||11||392||470||50||60||2||1||'''45''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Abercynon RFC||22||8||0||14||418||546||41||73||5||3||'''40''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Newport Saracens RFC||22||6||1||15||365||453||49||56||3||6||'''35''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Garndiffaith RFC||22||4||1||17||393||675||45||89||5||4||'''27''' |-bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |- |colspan="12" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 3 August 2010 | |} {{-}}

== 2008/2009 Season == ===League teams=== * Abercynon RFC * Abergavenny RFC * Bedlinog RFC * Brynmawr RFC * Fleur De Lys RFC * Gilfach Goch RFC * Llantrisant RFC * Mountain Ash RFC * Rhydyfelin RFC * Tredegar RFC * Treherbert RFC * Ynysybwl RFC

===2008/2009 Table===

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; text-align: center;" |- |colspan="10" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|'''2008-2009 WRU Division Two East League Table''' |- ! width="200"|Club ! width="20"|Played ! width="20"|Won ! width="20"|Drawn ! width="20"|Lost ! width="20"|Points for ! width="20"|Points against ! width="20"|Tries for ! width="20"|Tries against ! width="20"|Try bonus ! width="20"|Losing bonus ! width="20"|Points |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left|Tredegar RFC||22||19||0||3||634||333||87||37||10||1||'''87''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left|Bedlinog RFC||22||17||0||5||570||252||71||25||8||1||'''77''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Mountain Ash RFC||22||15||0||7||474||313||63||31||4||4||'''68''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Gilfach Goch RFC||22||14||1||7||415||277||54||33||5||4||'''67''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Brynmawr RFC||22||11||3||8||446||348||58||45||6||5||'''61''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Abercynon RFC||22||11||0||11||472||407||55||53||5||5||'''54''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Llantrisant RFC||22||10||0||12||412||426||49||54||4||6||'''50''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Ynysybwl RFC||22||9||1||12||376||416||43||53||2||5||'''45''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Rhydyfelin RFC||22||9||0||13||323||404||42||48||5||4||'''45''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Abergavenny RFC||22||8||0||14||379||422||49||54||5||8||'''45''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Fleur De Lys RFC||22||6||1||15||346||769||46||102||3||2||'''31''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Treherbert RFC||22||0||0||22||282||762||30||112||0||2||'''2''' |- |colspan="10" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 00:00 16 May 2009 | |} {{-}}

== 2007/2008 Season ==

At the end of the season Ystrad Rhondda were crowned champions and gained promotion to the Division One East league, along with second placed Penallta. Newport High School Old Boys and Pill Harriers were relegated to Division Three East, while Llanishen were relegated to Division Three South East.

===League teams=== * Abercynon RFC * Builth Wells RFC * Llanishen RFC * Mountain Ash RFC * Newport High School Old Boys RFC * Pill Harriers RFC * Penallta RFC * Rhydyfelin RFC * Tredegar RFC * Treherbert RFC * Ynysybwl RFC * Ystrad Rhondda RFC

===2007/2008 Table===

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; text-align: center;" |- |colspan="10" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|'''2007-2008 WRU Division Two East League Table''' |- ! width="200"|Club ! width="20"|Played ! width="20"|Won ! width="20"|Drawn ! width="20"|Lost ! width="20"|Points for ! width="20"|Points against ! width="20"|Tries for ! width="20"|Tries against ! width="20"|Try bonus ! width="20"|Losing bonus ! width="20"|Points |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Ystrad Rhondda RFC ||22||19||0||3||672||280||81||34||9||2||'''87''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Penallta RFC ||22||17||0||5||499||312||73||40||10||2||'''80''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Mountain Ash RFC ||22||16||0||6||486||270||60||29||8||4||'''76''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Tredegar RFC ||22||13||0||9||521||327||69||41||10||4||'''66''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Builth Wells RFC ||22||13||0||9||517||297||66||37||10||3||'''65''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Treherbert RFC ||22||14||0||8||445||406||57||45||5||2||'''63''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Abercynon RFC ||22||12||0||10||535||476||71||64||9||2||'''59''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Ynysybwl RFC ||22||10||0||12||476||389||67||47||6||4||'''50''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Rhydyfelin RFC ||22||9||0||13||385||426||51||53||5||6||'''47''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Newport HSOB RFC ||22||5||0||17||380||710||53||99||5||5||'''30''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Llanishen RFC ||22||4||0||18||300||632||35||92||3||3||'''22''' |- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center |align=left| Pill Harriers RFC ||22||0||0||22||208||899||33||135||1||3||'''5''' |- |colspan="10" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|Correct as of 00:00 11 May 2008 | |} {{-}}

== 2006/2007 Season ==

See 2006–07 in Welsh rugby union

==Winners== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season !! Winners !! Name of league |- |2006-07||Llantrisant RFC||rowspan=2|WRU Division Two East |- |2007-08||Ystrad Rhondda RFC |- |2008-09||Tredegar RFC||rowspan=7|WRU League 2 East |- |2009-10||Gilfach Goch RFC |- |2010-11||Mountain Ash RFC |- |2011-12||Ystrad Rhondda RFC |- |2012-13||Bedlinog RFC |- |2013-14||Rhiwbina RFC |- |2014-15|| |- |2015-16|| |- |2016-17||Dinas Powys RFC |- |2017-18||Gilfach Goch RFC |- |2018-19||St.Peters RFC |}

==References== {{Reflist}}