2008–09 Principality Premiership

Welsh Premier Division
Founded
1995
Nation
 Wales
Relegation To
WRU Division One East
WRU Division One West
Number of Teams
14
Level on Pyramid
Level 1
Champions
Cardiff RFC
Relegated
Bridgend Ravens
Website
WRU National Leagues

The 2008–09 Principality Premiership was the fourteenth Principality Premiership season and the fifth under its current format. The season began in September 2008 and ended in May 2009. Fourteen teams played each other on a home and away basis, with teams earning four points for a win, and a bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. The losing team may also earn a bonus point if they lose by seven points or less.

The fourteen teams competing were Aberavon RFC, Bedwas RFC, Bridgend Ravens, Cardiff RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC, Glamorgan Wanderers RFC, Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC, Neath RFC, Newport RFC, Pontypool RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Swansea RFC.

Stadia

Team Stadium
Aberavon RFC Talbot Athletic Ground
Bedwas RFC The Bridge Field
Bridgend Ravens Brewery Field
Cardiff RFC Cardiff Arms Park
Cross Keys RFC Pandy Park
Ebbw Vale RFC Eugene Cross Park
Glamorgan Wanderers RFC Memorial Ground
Llandovery RFC Church Bank Playing Fields
Llanelli RFC Stradey Park
Parc y Scarlets
Neath RFC The Gnoll
Newport RFC Rodney Parade
Pontypool RFC Pontypool Park
Pontypridd RFC Sardis Road
Swansea RFC St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground

Table

KEY
Champions
Qualified for British and Irish Cup
Relegated
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Cardiff RFC 262006681509+172805010393
2Newport RFC 261808746418+328844213590
3Aberavon RFC 261709691481+210805312484
4Llanelli RFC 261709614525+8965575578
5Pontypridd RFC 261628611467+14476516377
6Neath RFC 2615110634498+13676477776
7Glamorgan Wanderers 2613112496565-6952596363
8Swansea RFC 2610214617576+4169666858
9Cross Keys RFC 269116476679-20353772646
10Ebbw Vale RFC 268315397543-14641611544
11Bedwas RFC 268117476622-14653742642
12Llandovery RFC 268117389547-15835660842
13Pontypool RFC 269017469674-20548812341
14Bridgend Ravens 267217454647-19347751841
Correct as of 2009-05-09

Fixtures & results

Week 1

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
September 6 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 6 - 6 Bedwas RFC Eugene Cross Park
September 6 14:30 Llandovery RFC 8 - 20 Bridgend Ravens Church Bank Playing Fields
September 6 14:30 Llanelli RFC 24 - 13 Glamorgan Wanderers Stradey Park
September 6 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 36 - 31 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) The Gnoll
September 6 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 27 - 29 Aberavon RFC St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground

Week 2

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
September 13 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 31 - 9 Llandovery RFC Talbot Athletic Ground
September 13 14:30 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) 28 - 29 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) The Bridge Field
September 13 14:30 Bridgend Ravens (1 BP) 33 - 19 Ebbw Vale RFC Brewery Field
September 13 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 22 - 21 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Pandy Park
September 13 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 30 - 3 Cardiff RFC Rodney Parade
September 13 14:30 Pontypool RFC 26 - 42 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
September 13 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 15 - 8 Neath RFC (1 BP) Sardis Road

Week 3

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
September 20 14:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 30 - 23 Bridgend RFC (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park
September 20 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 13 - 3 Pontypridd RFC Eugene Cross Park
September 20 14:30 Llanelli RFC 27 - 23 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) Stradey Park
September 20 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 62 - 20 Cross Keys RFC The Gnoll
September 20 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 67 - 5 Llandovery RFC Rodney Parade
September 20 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 23 - 15 Bedwas RFC ST Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
September 20 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 42 - 31 Pontypool RFC Memorial Ground

Week 4

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
September 27 14:30 Abervon RFC (1 BP) 38 - 17 Glamorgan Wanderers Talbot Athletic Ground
September 27 14:30 Bedwas RFC 20 - 57 Neath RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field
September 27 14:30 Bridgend Ravens (1 BP) 17 - 18 Newport RFC Brewery Field
September 27 14:30 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 17 - 19 Ebbw Vale RFC Pandy Park
September 27 14:30 Llanelli RFC 24 - 15 Llandovery RFC Stradey Park
September 27 14:30 Pontypool RFC 20 - 17 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
September 27 14:30 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 32 - 28 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) Sardis Road

Week 5

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
October 4 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 28 - 0 Pontypool RFC Talbot Athletic Ground
October 4 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) 3 - 9 Newport RFC Eugene Cross Park
October 4 14:30 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) 9 - 15 Cardiff RFC Church Bank Playing Fields
October 4 14:30 Llanelli RFC 25 - 8 Bedwas RFC Stradey Park
October 4 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 15 - 16 Bridgend Ravens The Gnoll
October 4 14:30 Swansea RFC 23 - 7 Pontypridd RFC ST Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
October 4 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 27 - 8 Cross Keys RFC Memorial Ground

Week 6

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
October 11 14:30 Bedwas RFC 25 - 23 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field
October 11 14:30 Bridgend Ravens 24 - 24 Swansea RFC Brewery Field
October 11 14:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 25 - 26 Ebbw Vale RFC Cardiff Arms Park
October 11 14:30 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 17 - 21 Llanelli RFC Pandy Park
October 11 14:30 Neath RFC 29 - 19 Newport RFC The Gnoll
October 11 14:30 Pontypool RFC 13 - 11 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
October 11 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 25 - 5 Glamorgan Wanderers Sardis Road

Week 7

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
October 18 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 36 - 7 Cross Keys RFC Talbot Athletic Ground
October 18 14:30 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) 9 - 15 Ebbw Vale RFC Church Bank Playing Fields
October 18 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 10 - 16 Pontypridd RFC Stradey Park
October 18 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 27 - 29 Cardiff RFC The Gnoll
October 18 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 65 - 21 Swansea RFC Rodney Parade
October 18 14:30 Pontypool RFC 18 - 13 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
October 18 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 30 - 12 Bridgend RFC Memorial Ground

Week 8

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
October 25 14:30 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) 17 - 22 Llandovery RFC The Bridge Field
October 25 14:30 Bridgend Ravens (1 BP) 18 - 25 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) Brewery Field
October 25 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 30 - 16 Pontypool RFC Pandy Park
October 25 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 29 - 10 Neath RFC Eugene Cross Park
October 25 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 27 - 14 Aberavon RFC Sardis Road
October 25 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 26 - 28 Cardiff RFC ST Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
October 25 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 16 - 28 Newport RFC (1 BP) Memorial Ground

Week 9

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
November 1 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 52 - 15 Bridgend Ravens Talbot Athletic Ground
November 1 14:30 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) 10 - 13 Cross Keys RFC The Bridge Field
November 1 14:30 Cardiff RFC 26 - 21 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park
November 1 14:30 Llandovery RFC 8 - 28 Neath RFC Church Bank Playing Fields
November 1 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 13 - 17 Llanelli RFC Rodney Parade
November 1 14:30 Pontypool RFC 12 - 30 Pontypridd RFC Pontypool Park
November 1 14:30 Swansea RFC 20 - 20 Ebbw Vale RFC ST Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
November 7 19:15 Newport RFC (1 BP) 35 - 0 Pontypridd RFC Rodney Parade

Week 10

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
November 15 14:30 Bridgend Ravens 23 - 14 Pontypool RFC Brewery Field
November 15 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 27 - 25 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) Pandy Park
November 15 14:30 Ebbw Vale (1 BP) 9 - 13 Glamorgan Wanderers Eugene Cross Park
November 15 14:30 Llanelli RFC 32 - 3 Cardiff RFC Parc y Scarlets
November 15 14:30 Neath RFC 14 - 9 Swansea RFC (1 BP) The Gnoll
November 15 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 12 - 17 Aberavon RFC Rodney Parade
November 15 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 23 - 14 Bedwas RFC Sardis Road

Week 11

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
November 25 19:30 Bedwas RFC 36 - 25 Bridgend Ravens The Bridge Field
November 25 19:30 Cross Keys RFC 0 - 60 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) Pandy Park
November 25 19:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 17 - 25 Llanelli RFC Eugene Cross Park
November 25 19:30 Llandovery RFC 18 - 13 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields
November 25 19:30 Newport RFC 19 - 9 Pontypool RFC Rodney Parade
November 25 19:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 20 - 3 Neath RFC Memorial Ground

Week 12

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
December 6 14:30 Bridgend Ravens (1 BP) 29 - 36 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) Brewery Field
December 6 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) 11 - 14 Aberavon RFC Eugene Cross Park
December 6 14:30 Llandovery RFC 23 - 7 Pontypridd RFC Church Bank Playing Fields
December 6 14:30 Neath RFC 15 - 13 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) The Gnoll
December 6 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 31 - 20 Bedwas RFC Rodney Parade
December 6 14:30 Pontypool RFC 6 - 36 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
December 6 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 23 - 26 Glamorgan Wanderers ST Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground

Week 13

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
December 13 14:30 Bedwas RFC 8 - 0 Ebbw Vale RFC The Bridge Field
December 13 14:30 Bridgend Ravens 13 - 9 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) Brewery Field
December 13 14:30 Cardiff RFC 22 - 15 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park
December 13 14:30 Pontypool RFC 18 - 33 Neath RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
December 13 17:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 29 - 16 Swansea RFC Talbot Athletic Ground

Week 14

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
December 26 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 15 - 17 Neath RFC Talbot Athletic Ground
December 26 15:00 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 42 - 23 Swansea RFC Parc y Scarlets
December 27 14:30 Bedwas RFC 0 - 43 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field
December 27 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 13 - 9 Newport RFC (1 BP) Pandy Park
December 27 14:30 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) 17 - 23 Ebbw Vale RFC Pontypool Park
December 27 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 33 - 9 Llandovery RFC Memorial Ground

Week 15

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
January 17 14:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 36 - 26 Newport RFC Cardiff Arms Park
January 17 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 19 19 Bridgend Ravens Eugene Cross Park
January 17 14:30 Llandovery RFC 18 - 10 Aberavon RFC Church Bank Playing Fields
January 17 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 46 - 8 Pontypool RFC Parc y Scarlets
January 17 14:30 Neath RFC 21 - 17 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) The Gnoll
January 17 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 39 - 3 Cross Keys RFC ST Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
January 17 17:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 9 - 3 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) Memorial Ground

Week 16

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
January 31 14:30 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) 16 - 22 Llanelli RFC The Bridge Field
January 31 14:30 Cardiff RFC 22 - 13 Llandovery RFC Cardiff Arms Park
January 31 14:30 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 14 - 16 Glamorgan Wanderers Pandy Park
January 31 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 37 - 7 Ebbw Vale RFC Rodney Parade
January 31 14:30 Pontypool RFC 17 - 48 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
January 31 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 25 - 19 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Sardis Road
January 31 17:30 Bridgend Ravens 11 - 29 Neath RFC (1 BP) Brewery Field

Week 17

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
February 10 19:30 Bridgend Ravens 10 - 18 Bedwas RFC Brewery Field
February 10 19:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 41 - 0 Glamorgan Wanderers The Gnoll
February 13 19:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 29 - 3 Aberavon RFC Cardiff Arms Park
February 13 19:30 Swansea RFC 22 - 21 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) ST Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground

Week 18

Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
February 28 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 38 - 10 Bedwas RFC Talbot Athletic Ground
February 28 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) 13 - 15 Cardiff RFC Eugene Cross Park
February 28 14:30 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) 6 - 10 Pontypool RFC Church Bank Playing Fields
February 28 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 20 - 25 Cross Keys RFC Parc y Scarlets
February 28 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 34 - 32 Neath RFC (1 BP) Rodney Parade
February 28 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 39 - 3 Bridgend Ravens St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
February 28 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 13 - 13 Pontypridd RFC Memorial Ground

Week 19

Postponed date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
March 7 14:30 Bedwas RFC 33 - 14 Pontypool RFC The Bridge Field
March 7 14:30 Cardiff RFC 25 - 19 Neath RFC (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park
March 7 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 14 - 31 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) Pandy Park
March 7 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 3 - 27 Llandovery RFC Eugene Cross Park
March 7 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 21 - 16 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) Sardis Road
March 7 14:30 Swansea RFC 18 - 29 Newport RFC (1 BP) St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
March 8 14:30 Bridgend Ravens 11 - 3 Glamorgan Wanderers Brewery Field
February 10 March 10 19:15 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 35 - 13 Ebbw Vale RFC Parc y Scarlets

Week 20

Postponed Date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
January 3 March 14 12:00 Llandovery RFC 20 - 15 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields
January 10 March 15 14:30 Pontypool RFC 16 - 31 Glamorgan Wanderers Pontypool Park
September 6 March 17 19:15 Cross Keys RFC 18 - 27 Cardiff RFC Pandy Park
January 3 March 19 19:15 Neath RFC (1 BP) 32 - 17 Bedwas RFC The Gnoll
January 3 March 20 19:15 Newport RFC (1 BP) 39 - 15 Bridgend Ravens Rodney Parade
December 13 March 20 19:15 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 14 - 20 Llanelli RFC Memorial Ground

Week 21

Postponed Date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
January 10 March 28 14:30 Bridgend Ravens (1 BP) 13 - 20 Cardiff RFC Brewery Field
January 10 March 28 14:30 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 51 - 12 Ebbw Vale RFC Sardis Road
February 10 March 31 19:15 Pontypool RFC 12 - 9 Newport RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park

Week 22

Postponed Date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
April 4 14:30 Aberavon RFC 22 - 17 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground
April 4 14:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 33 - 22 Swansea RFC Cardiff Arms Park
April 4 14:30 Llandovery RFC 11 - 34 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields
April 4 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 15 - 20 Ebbw Vale RFC The Gnoll
April 4 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 39 - 6 Glamorgan Wanderers Rodney Parade
April 4 14:30 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) 47 - 26 Cross Keys RFC Pontypool Park
April 5 16:00 Llanelli RFC 31 - 27 Bridgend Ravens (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets
September 6 April 7 19:15 Pontypridd RFC 28 - 26 Newport RFC (1 BP) Sardis Road

Week 23

Postponed Date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
April 10 17:15 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 39 - 18 Bedwas RFC Cardiff Arms Park
April 10 17:15 Swansea RFC 31 - 23 Llanelli RFC St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
April 11 14:30 Bridgend Ravens 7 - 28 Pontypridd RFC Brewery Field
April 11 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 12 - 34 Pontypool RFC Eugene Cross Park
April 11 14:30 Llandovery RFC 22 - 19 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields
April 11 14:30 Newport RFC 17 - 32 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) Rodney Parade
April 13 19:30 Neath RFC 19 - 10 Aberavon RFC The Gnoll
April 18 April 14 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 18 - 5 Swansea RFC Eugene Cross Park

Week 24

Postponed Date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
April 17 19:15 Glamorgan Wanderers 13 - 29 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) Memorial Ground
April 18 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 13 - 22 Bedwas RFC Pandy Park
April 18 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 23 - 22 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) Sardis Road
January 10 April 18 14:30 Llandovery RFC 16 - 32 Newport RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields
January 3 April 21 19:15 Ebbw Vale RFC 17 - 33 Cross Keys RFC Eugene Cross Park
December 27 April 21 19:15 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 42 - 13 Bridgend Ravens Sardis Road
April 18 April 22 14:30 Llanelli RFC 10 - 36 Newport RFC Parc y Scarlets
January 3 April 22 19:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 23 - 22 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) Memorial Ground

Week 25

Postponed Date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
April 24 19:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 36 - 8 Neath RFC St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
April 25 14:30 Aberavon RFC 20 - 34 Newport RFC (1 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground
April 25 14:30 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) 41 - 27 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field
April 25 14:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 36 - 9 Llanelli RFC Cardiff Arms Park
April 25 14:30 Llandovery RFC 16 - 15 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields
April 25 14:30 Pontypool RFC 26 - 20 Bridgend Ravens (1 BP) Pontypool Park
April 25 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 31 - 29 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) Memorial Ground
January 3 April 28 17:30 Cardiff RFC 27 - 22 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park
January 10 April 28 19:15 Cross Keys RFC 19 - 19 Neath RFC Pandy Park
January 10 April 29 19:15 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 46 - 10 Llanelli RFC Talbot Athletic Ground
January 3 April 29 19:15 Swansea RFC 22 - 6 Pontypool RFC ST Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground

Week 26

Postponed Date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
May 2 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 32 - 24 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground
May 2 14:30 Bedwas RFC 22 - 33 Newport RFC The Bridge Field
May 2 14:30 Cardiff RFC 15 - 32 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park
May 2 14:30 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 18 - 21 Bridgend Ravens Pandy Park
May 2 14:30 Llanelli RFC 30 - 25 Neath RFC (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets
May 2 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 22 - 22 Llandovery RFC Sardis Road
May 2 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 26 - 42 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Memorial Ground
April 18 May 4 14:30 Neath RFC 20 - 17 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) The Gnoll
April 18 May 5 14:30 Bridgend Ravens (1 BP) 16 - 19 Aberavon RFC Brewery Field

Week 27

Postponed date Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue
November 25 May 8 19:15 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 41 - 40 Cardiff RFC (2 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground
January 10 May 8 19:15 Bedwas RFC 22 - 36 Swansea RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field
February 10 May 8 19:15 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 30 - 21 Cross Keys RFC Sardis Road

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