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2021–22 Indigo Group Premiership

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2021–22 Indigo Group Premiership
Countries Wales
Date9 September 2021 - 7 May 2022
ChampionsCardiff (4th title)
RelegatedNONE
Matches played66

The 2021–22 Indigo Group Premiership was 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 was 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.

Structure

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For 2021–22, instead of a traditional league each team played each other team either home or away for a total of 11 games. League points were awarded – 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 0 for a loss. Teams could 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 were declared the winners. As the previous two seasons were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no relegation.

Teams

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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 in 2020-21 competed again in 2021-22.

Locations of the 2021–22 Indigo Group Premiership teams with colour markers to represent the region they belong to:

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 Newport Stadium 5,058 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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2021–22 Indigo Group Premiership Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
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 11 7 0 4 322 243 +79 44 32 6 3 37
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 Merthyr 11 5 0 6 329 294 +35 46 40 7 4 31
7 Pontypridd 11 7 0 4 239 259 −20 25 34 2 0 30
8 Carmarthen Quins 11 6 0 5 232 254 −22 34 30 4 2 30
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: "Indigo Group Premiership". allwalessport.
Rules for classification: 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
    (C) Champion

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