2021–22 WRU Championship
The 2021–22 WRU Championship (or Admiral 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.
| 2021–22 WRU National Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Wales |
| Date | 13 November 2021 - 12 May 2022 |
| Matches played | 72 |
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. The club with the most points after 13 games will be declared the winners. 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.
Orange = Dragons
Blue = Cardiff Rugby
Black = Ospreys
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bargoed | Bargoed Park | 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 | Pandy Park | 3,000 | Crosskeys, Caerphilly |
| Glamorgan Wanderers | Memorial Ground | 3,000 | Ely, Cardiff |
| Maesteg Quins | South Parade Playing Fields | unknown | Maesteg, Bridgend County Borough |
| Narberth | Lewis Lloyd Ground | 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 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 332 | 158 | 174 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 51 | ||||
| 2 | Neath | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 362 | 230 | 132 | 49 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 49 | ||||
| 3 | Pontypool | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 441 | 100 | 341 | 61 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 46 | ||||
| 4 | Bedwas | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 290 | 234 | 56 | 39 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| 5 | Narberth | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 307 | 214 | 93 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 35 | ||||
| 6 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 355 | 297 | 58 | 48 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 34 | ||||
| 7 | Cross Keys | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 204 | -24 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||||
| 8 | Maesteg Quins | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 223 | 265 | -42 | 26 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||||
| 9 | Ystrad Rhondda | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 219 | -83 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| 10 | Glamorgan Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 212 | 384 | -172 | 27 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| 11 | Trebanos | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 214 | -64 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| 12 | Tata Steel | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 179 | 433 | -234 | 21 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 13 | Ystalyfera | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 126 | 199 | -73 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | Beddau | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 252 | -162 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
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Updated: 30 April 2022 | |||||||||||||||||