Basketball Wales National League

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

Basketball Wales National League
SportBasketball
Founded2021 (2021)
No. of teams10
Countries Wales
Most recent
champion(s)		Cardiff Met Archers
(1st title)
Official websiteOfficial website

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 CityCardiff20072023
Cardiff Met ArchersCardiff19992021
Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff20122021
Mold MagicMold19992021
RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf20052021
Swansea StormSwansea20052023
West Coast WarriorsAberystwyth19912021
Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead19902021

Former teams

Club Location Joined Left
Cheshire RaptorsEllesmere Port20212022

Seasons

2023-24

Teams

Archers
Hunters
City
Magic
Gladiators
Warriors
Cougars
Celts
Cobras
Storm
Location of teams in 2023–24 Basketball Wales National League
Club Location Founded
Bridgend CougarsBridgend2006
Caerphilly CobrasCaerphilly2015
Cardiff CityCardiff2007
Cardiff Met ArchersCardiff1999
Cardiff Tribal HuntersCardiff2012
Mold MagicMold1999
RCT GladiatorsRhondda Cynon Taf2005
Swansea StormSwansea2005
West Coast WarriorsAberystwyth1991
Ynys Môn CeltsHolyhead1990


Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 RCT Gladiators 4 4 0 402 238 +164 8
2 Swansea Storm 4 3 1 337 291 +46 6
3 Mold Magic 4 2 2 304 302 +2 4
4 Caerphilly Cobras 4 1 3 265 335 −70 2
5 West Coast Warriors 4 0 4 216 370 −154 0
Source: BasketballWales Official Website

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cardiff Met Archers 4 4 0 455 336 +119 8
2 Cardiff Tribal Hunters 4 2 2 332 344 −12 4
3 Ynys Môn Celts 4 2 2 227 257 −30 4
4 Cardiff City 4 2 2 277 263 +14 4
5 Bridgend Cougars 4 0 4 283 374 −91 0
Source: BasketballWales Official Website

Plate
Semi-finals

Mold Magic w–c Cardiff City
Ynys Môn Celts 77–60 Caerphilly Cobras

Final

06 Apr 2024
Mold Magic vs. Ynys Môn Celts

Trophy
Semi-finals

RCT Gladiators 117–72 Cardiff Tribal Hunters
Cardiff Met Archers 99–80 Swansea Storm

Final

06 Apr 2024
RCT Gladiators vs. Cardiff Met Archers

2022-23

Teams

Archers
Hunters
Magic
Gladiators
Warriors
Cougars
Celts
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
Source: BasketballWales Official Website

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
Source: BasketballWales Official Website

Plate
Semi-finals

Bridgend Cougars 61–79 Cardiff Tribal Hunters
Caerphilly Cobras 84–63 West Coast Warriors

Final

26 Mar 2023
Caerphilly Cobras 74–84 Cardiff Tribal Hunters

Trophy
Semi-finals

RCT Gladiators 78–66 Mold Magic
Cardiff Met Archers 111–72 Ynys Mon Celts

Final

26 Mar 2023
RCT Gladiators 82–90 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

Archers
Hunters
Magic
Gladiators
Warriors
Cougars
Celts
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
Source: BasketballWales Official Website

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
Source: BasketballWales Official Website

Plate

Cardiff Tribal Hunters 87–77 Bridgend Cougars
Ynys Mon Celts 74–64 Aberystwyth Warriors
Ynys Mon Celts 71–90 Cardiff Tribal Hunters

Cup

Semi-finals

RCT Gladiators 104–60 Mold Magic
Cardiff Met Archers 88–91 Cheshire Raptors

Final

2 Apr 2022
RCT Gladiators 78–85 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
  1. Basketball Wales National League - BasketballWales
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