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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 by the number of wins, then by the number of tries scored and then by their points ratio (points for divided by points against). At the end of each season, the club which finishes top (as determined by the above criteria) is crowned as champion and is presented with the league winners trophy.
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There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division 1 East. During the course of a season (which lasts from
September to April) 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
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valued at £1 million (GBP). The initial three year sponsorship was extended at the end of the 2010/11 season, making SWALEC the league sponsors until 2015. The leagues then went without a sponsor until 2019 when a new 3-year deal with
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play-off match on a home and away basis. The winner of these play-off games will be determined by the aggregate score at the end of both matches. The 2 Clubs with the winning aggregate score (1 from East and 1 from West) will then be promoted to the
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