Midlands Rugby League Premier Division


The Midlands Rugby League Premier Division is the highest level of amateur rugby league in the English Midlands. It was previously the Midlands Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference. Many of the clubs run juniors in the Midlands Junior League.

History

The Rugby League Conference was born in 1997, then known as the Southern Conference. The Premier Division were set up in 2005 for teams who had achieved a certain playing standard and were able to travel further afield to find stronger opposition.
The new Premier Divisions included the North Premier, the South Premier, the Central Premier and the Welsh Premier. The Central Premier had two Midlands clubs Telford Raiders and Nottingham Outlaws and the rest of the clubs were from Yorkshire or Lancashire.
The Midlands Premier was created one season later in 2006. The founder members were Coventry Bears, Telford Raiders, Nottingham Outlaws, Derby City, Birmingham Bulldogs, Leicester Phoenix and Wolverhampton Wizards.
In 2012 the Rugby League Conference will be disbanded and the Midlands Premier will continue as Midlands Rugby League Premier Division.

Community game pyramid

Teams play each other three times culminating in a grand final.

League standings

Current Teams20062007200820092010
Bedford Tigersxx3rdxx
Birmingham Bulldogs6th6th6th4th
Bristol Sonicsxxx3rd
Coventry Bears2nd1st2nd1st
Derby City4th5th5th2nd
Gloucestershire Warriorsx3rd4th6th
Leicester Phoenix3rd8th7th5th
Nottingham Outlaws1st2nd1stxx
Redditch RavensxxxDNFx
Somerset Vikingsx4thxxx
Telford Raiders5th7thx7thx
Wolverhampton Wizards7thxxxx

Key

Titles

RLC Midlands Premier