Southern Conference League
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | League 1 (via RLF application) |
| Relegation to | Midlands Rugby League Premier Division South West Rugby League West of England Rugby League East Men's League South Premier London & South East Men's League North Wales Conference South Wales Conference |
| Domestic cup(s) | Challenge Cup |
| Current champions | Valley Cougars (2013) |
| Current: 2014 | |
The Conference League South is a British rugby league division in the RFL's tier 3. It is the highest level of amateur rugby league in the South of England and the English Midlands.
Despite the similarities of its name, it is not the same as the Southern Conference League, which was the previous name of the now defunct Rugby League Conference.
History
The Conference League South was founded in 2013 as a result of restructuring of the community game which saw the Rugby League Conference (RLC) broken up into regional leagues covering Britain and the heartlands National Conference League (NCL) move to a summer season. Some RLC sides joined a newly formed National Conference League Division 3 for a single season and applied for full membership of the NCL the following season.
The Conference League South was created for sides outside the rugby league heartlands of the North of England that wanted a higher standard of rugby league than the Midlands Rugby League Premier Division or the South Premier but were not yet ready to join the NCL.
The six clubs in the inaugural season [1]. Bristol Sonics, Nottingham Outlaws and St Albans Centurions joined from National Conference League Division 3; Leicester Storm and Northampton Demons were elevated from the premier division of Midlands Rugby League and Sheffield Hallam Eagles joined as a new side after the collapse of the Championship reserve under-23 division.
The second season will see Northampton Demons and St Albans Centurions replaced with Oxford Cavaliers and Valley Cougars. Oxford Cavaliers failed to complete the season
Clubs
Results
| Season | Grand Final Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | |
| 2003 | Warrington Woolston Rovers | 42-6 | Teesside Steelers |
| 2004 | Coventry Bears | 48-24 | Warrington Woolston Rovers |
| 2005 | Bradford Dudley Hill Demons | 28-26 | Bramley Buffaloes |
| 2006 | Bramley Buffaloes | 30-8 | Hemel Stags |
| 2007 | Featherstone Lions | 42-30 | Bramley Buffaloes |
| 2008 | Celtic Crusaders Colts | 26-4 | Bramley Buffaloes |
| 2009 | Bramley Buffaloes | 38-22 | Huddersfield Underbank Rangers |
| 2010 | Warrington Wizards | 23-18 | Huddersfield Underbank Rangers |
| 2011 | Huddersfield Underbank Rangers | 40-18 | Kippax Knights |
| 2012 | Hemel Stags | 17-10 | Huddersfield Underbank Rangers |
| 2013 | Sheffield Hallam Eagles | 32-24 | Nottingham Outlaws |
| 2014 | Valley Cougars | 19-10 | Sheffield Hallam Eagles |
Winners
| Club | Wins | Winning years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2006, 2009 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2003 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2004 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2005 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2007 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2008 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2011 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2012 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2013 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2014 |