2021–22 Indigo Group Premiership
The 2021–22 Indigo Group Premiership is the second season of the new format of the Welsh Premiership, the top tier of club rugby in Wales run by the Welsh Rugby Union. It will be contested by twelve Welsh clubs following a reduction from sixteen teams at the end of the 2018–19 season. The competition was won by Cardiff who had last won the 2008-09 competition.
| 2021–22 Indigo Group Premiership | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Wales |
| Date | 9 September 2021 - 7 May 2022 |
| Champions | Cardiff (4th title) |
| Relegated | NONE |
| Matches played | 65 |
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 11 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 at the end of 11 games will be declared the winners. As the previous 2 seasons were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no relegation this year.
Teams
As the previous seasons (2019-20 & 2020-21) were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no teams were promoted or relegated from any league. Therefore, the same 12 teams that competed the previous season will compete again this season.
Blue = Cardiff Rugby
Orange = Dragons
Black = Ospreys
Red = Scarlets
- RGC acts as a de facto club representing North Wales
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberavon | Talbot Athletic Ground | 3,000 | Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot |
| Bridgend | Brewery Field | 8,000 | Bridgend |
| Cardiff | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125 | Cardiff |
| Carmarthen Quins | Carmarthen Park | 3,000 | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire |
| Ebbw Vale | Eugene Cross Park | 8,000 | Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent |
| Llandovery | Church Bank Playing Fields | 3,000 | Llandovery, Carmarthenshire |
| Llanelli | Parc y Scarlets | 14,870 | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire |
| Merthyr | The Wern | 4,500 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Newport | Rodney Parade | 11,676 | Newport |
| Pontypridd | Sardis Road | 7,861 | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| RGC 1404 | Eirias Stadium | 6,000 | Colwyn Bay, Conwy |
| Swansea | St Helen's | 4,500 | Swansea |
Standings
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Total Points | |||||
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| 1 | Cardiff (C) | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 374 | 210 | 164 | 56 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 46 | ||||
| 2 | Newport | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 337 | 214 | 123 | 48 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 45 | ||||
| 3 | Aberavon | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 278 | 200 | 78 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 32 | ||||
| 4 | RGC | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 286 | 244 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| 5 | Llandovery | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 303 | 287 | 16 | 47 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| 6 | Pontypridd | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 239 | 259 | -20 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| 7 | Carmarthen Quins | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 232 | 254 | -22 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 30 | ||||
| 8 | Merthyr | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 286 | 250 | 36 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 29 | ||||
| 9 | Bridgend | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 186 | 276 | -90 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 18 | ||||
| 10 | Swansea | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 212 | 269 | -57 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||||
| 11 | Ebbw Vale | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 157 | 263 | -106 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| 12 | Llanelli | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 189 | 353 | -164 | 27 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ||||
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Updated: 1 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||