2019–20 Indigo Group Premiership

The 2019–20 Indigo Group Premiership was the first season of the new format of the Welsh Premiership, the top tier of club rugby in Wales run by the Welsh Rugby Union. It was be contested by twelve Welsh clubs following a reduction from sixteen teams at the end of the 2018–19 season.

2019–20 Indigo Group Premiership
Countries Wales
Date6 September 2019 – 7 March 2020 (cancelled)
ChampionsNONE
RelegatedNONE
Matches played100 (out of a scheduled 132)

The season was cancelled on 20 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Structure

The structure is a traditional league. Each team will play each other team on a home and away basis for a total of 22 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. One team will be relegated to the Welsh Championship at the end of the season, provided that the Welsh Championship winners meet the criteria for an A Licence. The top 6 teams from the previous 2018–19 season will play against teams from the new Scottish Super 6 league in a cross-border competition in April and May 2020.[2]

Teams

The top 12 teams that competed in the previous season will take part again this season. Merthyr are the reigning champions and are aiming to win the league for the fourth year in succession.

Locations of the 2019–20 Indigo Group Premiership teams with colour markers to represent the region they belong to:

Orange = Dragons
Blue = Cardiff Blues
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
2019–20 Indigo Group Premiership Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Total Points
1Cardiff16130339124314850297261
2Carmarthen Quins1710343722789447325354
3Aberavon1611053712729945324553
4Llandovery169253442855944324448
5Pontypridd1810083913731841462547
6Merthyr188010362374-1245405744
7RGC 1404178184093812854505443
8Newport157082942732138324537
9Swansea177010246292-4629363435
10Llanelli15609293412-11938522127
11Ebbw Vale174211280348-6828411627
12Bridgend183015271493-22229661619
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of tries scored
  3. Ratio between points for:points against

    Updated: 14 March 2020
    Source: "Indigo Group Premiership". allwalessport.

    References
    1. "Coronavirus: Welsh Rugby Union cancels all league and cup games". BBC Sport. 21 March 2020.
    2. "Top Welsh Premiership sides to face Scottish Super 6 clubs". BBC Sport. 26 June 2019.
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