Basketball Wales National League
SportBasketball
Founded2021 (2021)
No. of teams8
CountriesWales Wales
Most recent
champion(s)
Cardiff Met Archers
(1st title)
Official websiteOfficial website

The Basketball Wales National League, or BWNL for short, is a league competition for basketball clubs from Wales.

History

The league was formed in 2021 by Basketball Wales, the governing body of the sport in Wales, to increase interest and competitive standards in the country.

Wales was the only remaining home nation member of British Basketball not to run a national league. The new competition would bring it in line with the National Basketball League and the Scottish Basketball Championship, behind the British Basketball League, the top tier professional league in Great Britain.[1]

Welsh teams have historically competed in the North Wales Basketball League, the South Wales Basketball League or the National Basketball League in England. For the inaugural season, teams also continued to compete in their previous league competitions.

In September 2021, the first eight teams to compete in the new competition were announced.

Teams

Current teams

Club Location Founded Joined
Bridgend CougarsBridgend20062021
Caerphilly CobrasCaerphilly20152022
Cardiff Met ArchersCardiff19992021
Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff20122021
Mold MagicMold19992021
RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf20052021
West Coast WarriorsAberystwyth19912021
Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead19902021

Former teams

Club Location Joined Left
Cheshire RaptorsEllesmere Port20212022

Seasons

2022-23

Teams

Basketball Wales National League is located in Wales
Archers Hunters
Archers
Hunters
Magic
Magic
Gladiators
Gladiators
Warriors
Warriors
Cougars
Cougars
Celts
Celts
Cobras
Cobras
Location of teams in 2022–23 Basketball Wales National League
Club Location Founded
Bridgend CougarsBridgend2006
Caerphilly CobrasCaerphilly2015
Cardiff Met ArchersCardiff1999
Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff2012
Mold MagicMold1999
RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf2005
West Coast WarriorsAberystwyth1991
Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead1990


Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 RCT Gladiators 2 2 0 178 106 +72 4
2 Ynys Môn Celts 3 2 1 235 227 +8 4
3 Caerphilly Cobras 3 1 2 196 235 39 2
4 Cardiff Tribal Hunters 2 0 2 130 171 41 0

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cardiff Met Archers 3 3 0 280 193 +87 6
2 Mold Magic 3 2 1 230 196 +34 4
3 Bridgend Cougars 3 1 2 213 225 12 2
4 West Coast Warriors 3 0 3 145 254 109 0

Plate
Semi-finals

Bridgend Cougars 6179 Cardiff Tribal Hunters
Caerphilly Cobras 8463 West Coast Warriors

Final

26 Mar 2023
Caerphilly Cobras 7484 Cardiff Tribal Hunters

Trophy
Semi-finals

RCT Gladiators 7866 Mold Magic
Cardiff Met Archers 11172 Ynys Mon Celts

Final

26 Mar 2023
RCT Gladiators 8290 Cardiff Met Archers

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L
1 Cardiff Met Archers (C) 5 5 0
2 RCT Gladiators 4 3 1
3 Mold Magic 4 2 2
4 Ynys Môn Celts 4 2 2
5 Cardiff Tribal Hunters 4 2 2
6 Caerphilly Cobras 5 2 3
7 Bridgend Cougars 4 1 3
8 West Coast Warriors 4 0 4
Source:
(C) Champions

2021-22

Teams

Basketball Wales National League is located in Wales
Archers Hunters
Archers
Hunters
Magic
Magic
Gladiators
Gladiators
Warriors
Warriors
Cougars
Cougars
Celts
Celts
Raptors
Raptors
Location of teams in 2021–22 Basketball Wales National League (inaugural)
Club Location Founded
Aberystwyth WarriorsAberystwyth1991
Bridgend CougarsBridgend2006
Cardiff Met ArchersCardiff1999
Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff2012
Cheshire RaptorsEllesmere Port2019
Mold MagicMold1999
RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf2005
Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead1990

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 RCT Gladiators 3 3 0 292 202 +90 6
2 Cheshire Raptors 3 2 1 254 211 +43 4
3 Ynys Môn Celts 3 1 2 203 266 63 2
4 Bridgend Cougars 3 0 3 183 253 70 0

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cardiff Met Archers 3 3 0 275 202 +73 6
2 Mold Magic 3 2 1 252 187 +65 4
3 Cardiff Tribal Hunters 3 1 2 186 238 52 2
4 Aberystwyth Warriors 3 0 3 201 287 86 0

Plate

Cardiff Tribal Hunters 8777 Bridgend Cougars
Ynys Mon Celts 7464 Aberystwyth Warriors
Ynys Mon Celts 7190 Cardiff Tribal Hunters

Cup

Semi-finals

RCT Gladiators 10460 Mold Magic
Cardiff Met Archers 8891 Cheshire Raptors

Final

2 Apr 2022
RCT Gladiators 7885 Cheshire Raptors

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L
1 Cheshire Raptors (C) 5 4 1
2 RCT Gladiators 5 4 1
3 Cardiff Met Archers 4 3 1
4 Mold Magic 4 2 2
5 Cardiff Tribal Hunters 5 3 2
6 Ynys Môn Celts 5 2 3
7 Bridgend Cougars 4 0 4
8 Aberystwyth Warriors 4 0 4
Source:
(C) Champions

References

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