| Founded | 2006 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Wales |
| Most recent champion(s) | Newbridge RFC (2022-23) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | WRU Specsavers National Championship |
| Relegation to | WRU Specsavers Division 2 East |
| Official website | community |
The Welsh Rugby Union Specsavers Division One East is a rugby union league in Wales. It was 'born' out of a restructure of the former league system that had formally begun in Wales for the 1990/91 season.[1] As a result of the restructure of 2006, the WRU decided to divide the then Division One into two leagues, East and West, and Division 1 East was implemented and became a regular part of the fixture list.[2] In 2014, another restructure of Welsh Rugby's league system saw more changes within the Division One tier. This introduced an additional 2 leagues at this level bringing the total number of Division 1 leagues up to 4. Each league comprises 12 teams and combined the 48 clubs from the old Divisions One and Two with Clubs being placed into the corresponding league table based on their geographic location. The four leagues that currently make up the Division 1 level are as follows: Division One East, Division One East Central, Division One West Central and Division One West.