Principality Building Society - Principality Premiership Sponsor With 51 branches across the length and breadth of Wales, Principality is the largest Welsh Building Society employing over 600 staff making them a major player in the Welsh economy.
As a mutual building society they are committed to benefiting their Members. With more branches in Wales than any other building society they are dedicated to serving local communities with a highly visible presence on the high street and a commitment to grass roots activities throughout Wales and the Borders.
Principality Building Society provided a massive boost for premier division rugby in Wales when it began sponsoring the domestic league tournament for a three year period at the start of the 2005-2006 season. Under the title of Principality Building Society Premiership, the fourteen leading semi-professional clubs in Wales go head-to-head on a weekly basis in a twenty-six match, highly competitive and intense tournament; vital for developing Wales's national game at the very top level.
Principality are a brand with a passion for sport, and as a company proud for its involvement with Welsh business and the community, the Welsh Rugby Union provided the perfect partnership in the wake of the launch of the Building Society's new corporate identity.
Principality has had a long association with rugby in Wales, most recently as the sponsor of the Principality Cup, now a sister tournament to the Principality Premiership as the semi-professional Konica Minolta Cup, prior to the restructuring of the game in Wales at the start of the 2003-2004 which lead to the creation of the Celtic League.
Fighting off stiff competition from the clubs in the Premiership, Neath defended their 2004-2005 Premiership Title in the 2005-2006 season and proudly raised the first ever Principality Premiership Trophy in April 2006.
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