2007–08 Welsh Premier Division
The 2007–08 Welsh Premier Division or 2007–08 Principality Premiership for sponsorship reasons was the sixteenth Welsh Premier Division. The season began on Saturday 1 September 2007 and ended on Wednesday 7 May 2008. Fourteen teams played each other on a home and away basis. This was also the first season where teams earned four points for a win and two points for a draw as well as a bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. The losing team also earned a bonus point if they lost by seven points or less.
Stadiums
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2007–08 Welsh Premier Division clubs
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Aberavon RFC | Talbot Athletic Ground | 5,000* | Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot |
Bedwas RFC | Bridge Field | 2,000 | Bedwas, Caerphilly |
Bridgend RFC | Brewery Field | 12,000 | Bridgend |
Cardiff RFC | Cardiff Arms Park | 14,000 | Cardiff |
Cross Keys RFC | Pandy Park | 3,000 | Crosskeys, Caerphilly |
Ebbw Vale RFC | Eugene Cross Park | 8,000 | Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent |
Glamorgan Wanderers RFC | The Memorial Ground | 3,000 | Ely, Cardiff |
Llandovery RFC | Church Bank Playing Fields | 5,000 | Llandovery, Carmarthenshire |
Llanelli RFC | Stradey Park | 10,800 | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire |
Maesteg RFC | Llynfi Road | N/A | Maesteg, Bridgend |
Neath RFC | The Gnoll | 5,000 | Neath, Neath Port Talbot |
Newport RFC | Rodney Parade | 11,700 | Newport |
Pontypridd RFC | Sardis Road | 7,861 | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf |
Swansea RFC | St. Helen’s Ground | 4,500 | Swansea |
- 1,500 of them are seats
Table
POS | TEAM | PL | W | D | L | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | TB | LB | PTS | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neath | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 697 | 381 | 316 | 94 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 93 | Welsh Premier Division Champions and remained in the Welsh Premier Division for the 2008-09 season |
2 | Cardiff Rugby | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 544 | 449 | 95 | 57 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 80 | Remained in the Welsh Premier Division for the 2008-09 season |
3 | Pontypridd | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 523 | 411 | 112 | 58 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 77 | |
4 | Swansea | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 547 | 487 | 60 | 61 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 76 | |
5 | Ebbw Vale | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 499 | 430 | 69 | 62 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 74 | |
6 | Aberavon | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 591 | 571 | 20 | 72 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 72 | |
7 | Newport | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 441 | 462 | -21 | 45 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 60 | |
8 | Bedwas | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 499 | 474 | 25 | 55 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 60 | |
9 | Llanelli | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 527 | 468 | 59 | 66 | 49 | 5 | 7 | 60 | |
10 | The Wanderers | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 439 | 451 | -12 | 47 | 50 | 3 | 8 | 55 | |
11 | Cross Keys | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 430 | 475 | -45 | 46 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 51 | |
12 | Bridgend | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 397 | 515 | -118 | 35 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 47 | |
13 | Llandovery | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 384 | 684 | -300 | 39 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 33 | |
14 | Maesteg | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 415 | 675 | -260 | 43 | 90 | 0 | 6 | 26 | Relegated to Division 1 West for the 2008-09 season |
Fixtures & results
Matchday 1
Saturday 1 September, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 13 - 26 | Llanelli |
Bedwas | 12 - 21 | Pontypridd |
Cross Keys | 21 - 35 | Cardiff Rugby |
Ebbw Vale | 25 - 26 | Swansea |
Neath | 42 - 6 | Bridgend |
Newport | 3 - 6 | Llandovery |
The Wanderers | 41 - 28 | Maesteg |
Matchday 2
Saturday 8 September, 2:30pm | ||
Bedwas | 54 - 25 | Llandovery |
Bridgend | 15 - 27 | Newport |
Cardiff Rugby | 25 - 23 | Aberavon |
Llanelli | 10 - 17 | Neath |
Maesteg | 13 - 13 | Ebbw Vale |
Pontypridd | 33 - 20 | Swansea |
The Wanderers | 20 - 21 | Cross Keys |
Matchday 3
Saturday 22 September, 2:30pm | ||
Cross Keys | 25 - 26 | Bedwas |
Ebbw Vale | 28 - 13 | Bridgend |
Llandovery | 27 - 35 | Pontypridd |
Llanelli | 53 - 19 | Maesteg |
Neath | 27 - 15 | The Wanderers |
Newport | 20 - 24 | Aberavon |
Swansea | 34 - 34 | Cardiff Rugby |
Matchday 4
Saturday 29 September, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 17 - 22 | Ebbw Vale |
Bedwas | 19 - 25 | The Wanderers |
Llandovery | 10 - 26 | Cardiff Rugby |
Llanelli | 34 - 13 | Bridgend |
Maesteg | 16 - 23 | Neath |
Pontypridd | 6 - 22 | Cross Keys |
Swansea | 22 - 26 | Newport |
Matchday 5
Saturday 13 October, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 23 - 12 | Pontypridd |
Bedwas | 19 - 6 | Swansea |
Bridgend | 15 - 18 | Cardiff Rugby |
Cross Keys | 37 - 10 | Llandovery |
Neath | 17 - 24 | Ebbw Vale |
Newport | 20 - 0 | Maesteg |
The Wanderers | 15 - 15 | Llanelli |
Matchday 6
Saturday 20 October, 2:30pm | ||
Bridgend | 16 - 19 | Aberavon |
Cardiff Rugby | 12 - 18 | The Wanderers |
Cross Keys | 18 - 23 | Llanelli |
Ebbw Vale | 15 - 12 | Bedwas |
Llandovery | 6 - 41 | Neath |
Pontypridd | 19 - 3 | Newport |
Swansea | 29 - 13 | Maesteg |
Matchday 7
Saturday 27 October, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 19 - 18 | Swansea |
Bridgend | 33 - 14 | Llandovery |
Ebbw Vale | 12 - 9 | Cardiff Rugby |
Llanelli | 13 - 13 | Pontypridd |
Maesteg | 10 - 10 | Cross Keys |
Neath | 34 - 13 | Bedwas |
The Wanderers | 20 - 16 | Newport |
Matchday 8
Saturday 3 November, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 15 - 18 | The Wanderers |
Bedwas | 30 - 15 | Llanelli |
Cardiff Rugby | 21 - 16 | Newport |
Llandovery | 35 - 17 | Maesteg |
Neath | 19 - 12 | Cross Keys |
Pontypridd | 12 - 16 | Ebbw Vale |
Swansea | 23 - 16 | Bridgend |
Matchday 9
Saturday 10 November, 2:30pm | ||
Bedwas | 27 - 28 | Maesteg |
Cross Keys | 23 - 17 | Bridgend |
Llandovery | 15 - 20 | Aberavon |
Llanelli | 37 - 13 | Cardiff Rugby |
Llanelli | v | Cardiff Rugby |
Newport | 11 - 12 | Ebbw Vale |
Pontypridd RFC | 15 - 10 | Neath |
Swansea | 9 - 26 | The Wanderers |
Matchday 10
Saturday 17 November, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 30 - 6 | Cross Keys |
Bridgend | 27 - 27 | Bedwas |
Maesteg | 9 - 41 | Pontypridd |
Neath | 13 - 20 | Cardiff Rugby |
Swansea | 30 - 9 | Llandovery |
The Wanderers | 16 - 8 | Ebbw Vale |
Friday 23 November, 7:15pm | ||
Newport | 33 - 19 | Llanelli |
Matchday 11 (3/7)
Saturday 1 December, 2:30pm | ||
Cardiff Rugby | 28 - 5 | Maesteg |
Cross Keys | 18 - 7 | Swansea |
Ebbw Vale | 16 - 0 | Llanelli |
Matchday 12
Tuesday 22 December | ||
2:30pm | ||
Cardiff Rugby | 29 - 8 | Bedwas |
Newport | 19 - 14 | Cross Keys |
The Wanderers | 16 - 20 | Pontypridd |
5:30pm | ||
Llanelli | 19 - 19 | Swansea |
Wednesday 26 December, 2:30pm | ||
Ebbw Vale | 31 - 13 | Llandovery |
Maesteg | 3 - 8 | Bridgend |
Neath | 43 - 12 | Aberavon |
Matchday 13
Saturday 29 December | ||
2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 25 - 21 | Maesteg |
Bedwas | 21 - 8 | Newport |
Bridgend | 12 - 7 | The Wanderers |
Cross Keys | 11 - 10 | Ebbw Vale |
Llandovery | 3 - 28 | Llanelli |
Swansea | 14 - 27 | Neath |
5:30pm | ||
Pontypridd | 10 - 23 | Cardiff Rugby |
Matchday 14
Saturday 5 January, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 42 - 14 | Cardiff Rugby |
Cross Keys | 13 - 8 | The Wanderers |
Ebbw Vale | 28 - 13 | Maesteg |
Llandovery | 7 - 25 | Bedwas |
Neath | 18 - 18 | Llanelli |
Newport | 16 - 12 | Bridgend |
Swansea | 10 - 8 | Pontypridd |
Matchday 15
Saturday 12 January, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 27 - 15 | Newport |
Bedwas | 14 - 18 | Cross Keys |
Bridgend | 32 - 18 | Ebbw Vale |
Maesteg | 17 - 13 | Llanelli |
Pontypridd | 29 - 7 | Llandovery |
The Wanderers | 22 - 35 | Neath |
Sunday 13 January, 2:30pm | ||
Cardiff Rugby | 5 - 14 | Swansea |
Matchday 16 (6/7)
Saturday 19 January, 2:30pm | ||
Bridgend | 9 - 7 | Llanelli |
Cardiff Rugby | 15 - 0 | Llandovery |
Cross Keys | 0 - 13 | Pontypridd |
Neath | 17 - 6 | Maesteg |
Newport | 15 - 18 | Swansea |
The Wanderers | 14 - 0 | Bedwas |
Matchday 17 (1/7)
Wednesday 30 January, 2:30pm | ||
Cardiff Rugby | 23 - 19 | Cross Keys |
Matchday 18
Friday 8 February, 7:15pm | ||
Cardiff Rugby | 12 - 10 | Bridgend |
Ebbw Vale | 12 - 22 | Neath |
Llandovery | 19 - 5 | Cross Keys |
Llanelli | 9 - 3 | The Wanderers |
Maesteg | 27 - 39 | Newport |
Pontypridd | 23 - 10 | Aberavon |
Swansea | 10 - 3 | Bedwas |
Matchday 17 (2/7)
Friday 22 February, 7:15pm | ||
Bridgend | 16 - 23 | Neath |
Matchday 19
Saturday 1 March, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 33 - 3 | Bridgend |
Bedwas | 23 - 20 | Ebbw Vale |
Llanelli | 32 - 26 | Cross Keys |
Maesteg | 15 - 30 | Swansea |
Neath | 80 - 0 | Llandovery |
Newport | 36 - 31 | Pontypridd |
The Wanderers | 3 - 26 | Cardiff Rugby |
Matchday 17 (3/7)
Friday 7 March, 7:15pm | ||
Pontypridd | 9 - 6 | Bedwas |
Matchday 20 (6/7)
Friday 14 March, 7:15pm | ||
Bridgend | 10 - 25 | Swansea |
Cross Keys | 9 - 21 | Neath |
Ebbw Vale | 13 - 6 | Pontypridd |
Llanelli | 12 - 13 | Bedwas |
Maesteg | 20 - 10 | Llandovery |
The Wanderers | 10 - 14 | Aberavon |
Matchday 21
Saturday 22 March, 2:30pm | ||
Bedwas | 27 - 11 | Cardiff Rugby |
Bridgend | 21 - 18 | Maesteg |
Cross Keys | 10 - 14 | Newport |
Llandovery | 31 - 22 | Ebbw Vale |
Pontypridd | 23 - 13 | The Wanderers |
Monday 24 March, 2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 29 - 22 | Neath |
Swansea | 25 - 24 | Llanelli |
Matchday 23 (6/7)
Saturday 29 March, 2:30pm | ||
Bedwas | 6 - 17 | Neath |
Cardiff Rugby | 21 - 0 | Ebbw Vale |
Cross Keys | 23 - 10 | Maesteg |
Llandovery | 10 - 3 | Bridgend |
Newport | 16 - 8 | The Wanderers |
Swansea | 27 - 17 | Aberavon |
Matchday 22 (3/7)
Saturday 5 April, 2:30pm | ||
Cardiff Rugby | 38 - 20 | Llanelli |
Maesteg | 8 - 30 | Bedwas |
Mixed matchdays
Tuesday 8 April, 7:15pm | ||
Aberavon | 42 - 26 | Llandovery (M 22 - 4/7) |
Newport | 24 - 11 | Cardiff Rugby (M 20 - 7/7) |
Mixed matchdays
Wednesday 9 April, 7:15pm | ||
Pontypridd | 33 - 29 | Llanelli (M 23 - 7/7) |
The Wanderers | 6 - 13 | Swansea (M 22 - 5/7) |
Matchday 24
Saturday 12 April | ||
2:30pm | ||
Aberavon | 33 - 27 | Bedwas |
Bridgend | 20 - 0 | Pontypridd |
Llanelli | 13 - 28 | Ebbw Vale |
Maesteg | 20 - 24 | Cardiff Rugby |
The Wanderers | 32 - 12 | Llandovery |
4:30pm | ||
Neath | 23 - 10 | Newport |
5:00pm | ||
Swansea | 23 - 19 | Cross Keys |
Matchday 11 (5/7)
Wednesday 16 April, 7:15pm | ||
Pontypridd | 31 - 10 | Bridgend |
Matchday 25
Saturday 19 April, 2:30pm | ||
Bedwas | 14 - 17 | Bridgend |
Cross Keys | 31 - 14 | Aberavon |
Ebbw Vale | 13 - 13 | The Wanderers |
Llandovery | 15 - 26 | Swansea |
Llanelli | 10 - 17 | Newport |
Pontypridd | 31 - 26 | Maesteg |
Sunday 20 April, 4:10pm | ||
Cardiff Rugby | 24 - 22 | Neath |
Matchday 26 (3/7)
Saturday 26 April, 2:30pm | ||
Ebbw Vale | 29 - 12 | Cross Keys |
Llanelli | 20 - 12 | Llandovery |
Newport | 9 - 12 | Bedwas |
Mixed matchdays
Tuesday 29 April, 7:15pm | ||
Bridgend | 23 - 7 | Cross Keys (M 22 - 6/7) |
Wednesday 30 April | ||
7:15pm | ||
Llanelli | 28 - 7 | Aberavon (M 17 - 4/7) |
7:30pm | ||
Llandovery | 26 - 10 | The Wanderers (M 11 - 6/7) |
Mixed matchdays
Friday 2 May, 7:15pm | ||
Neath | 10 - 23 | Pontypridd (M 22 - 7/7) |
Swansea | 42 - 20 | Ebbw Vale (M 17 - 5/7) |
Mixed matchdays
Saturday 3 May, 2:30pm | ||
Bedwas | 31 - 31 | Aberavon (M 11 - 7/7) |
Llandovery | 36 - 0 | Newport (M 17 - 6/7) |
Maesteg | 29 - 24 | The Wanderers (M 17 - 7/7) |
Matchday 26 (7/7)
Tuesday 6 May, 7:15pm | ||
Cardiff Rugby | 27 - 26 | Pontypridd |
Neath | 46 - 27 | Swansea |
Wednesday 7 May, 7:15pm | ||
Maesteg | 24 - 32 | Aberavon |
The Wanderers | 36 - 20 | Bridgend |
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