The Midlands Rugby League Premier Division is the highest level of amateur

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in the

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. It was previously the Midlands Premier Division of the

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. Many of the clubs run juniors in the

Midlands Junior League The Midlands Junior League is an age group rugby league development competition for clubs in the English Midlands. It is run by the Midlands Rugby League. Many of the teams taking part also run open-age sides in the Rugby League Conference or Mi ...

History

The

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 Telford Raiders ARLFC are a rugby league club based in the town of Telford in Shropshire, England. Their first team plays in the Midlands Regional division of the Rugby League Conference and they have a development team in the Midlands Rugby ...

and Nottingham Outlaws and the rest of the clubs were from

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. The Midlands Premier was created one season later in 2006. The founder members were Coventry Bears, Telford Raiders, Nottingham Outlaws, Derby City, Birmingham Bulldogs,

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and Wolverhampton Wizards. In 2012 the

will be disbanded and the Midlands Premier will continue as Midlands Rugby League Premier Division.

Community game pyramid

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* Midlands Rugby League Premier Division *

Midlands Rugby League Division One The Midlands Men's Division 1 is a rugby league competition for clubs in the English Midlands. It was formerly known as the Rugby League Conference Midlands Division. Many of the clubs run juniors in the Midlands Junior League. History The Ru ...

Midlands Rugby League Division Two The Midlands Rugby League Division Two is a summer rugby league tournament in the Midlands region of England. It was previously known as the Midlands Rugby League and the Midlands Merit League. Its season runs from April to August. History Th ...

2015 structure

*Birmingham Bulldogs *Boston Buccaneers *Buxton Bulls *Coventry Dragons *Derby City *Leamington Royals *Leicester Storm A *North East Worcestershire Ravens *Northampton Demons *Nottingham Outlaws A *Sherwood Wolf Hunt *Telford Raiders

2014 structure

*Birmingham Bulldogs *Coventry Dragons *Derby City *Leamington Royals *Leicester Storm A *North Derbyshire Chargers (failed to complete the season) *North East Worcestershire Ravens *Northampton Demons *Nottingham Outlaws A *Telford Raiders

2013 structure

*Birmingham Bulldogs *Coventry Bears A *Coventry Dragons *Leicester Storm A *North Derbyshire Chargers *North East Worcestershire Ravens *Northampton Demons A *Nottingham Outlaws A *Sleaford Spartans *Telford Raiders

2012 structure

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

League standings

Key

Titles

RLC Midlands Premier

*2006 Nottingham Outlaws *2007

Coventry Bears The Midlands Hurricanes are a semi-professional rugby league club jointly based in Birmingham and Coventry, West Midlands, England. They were founded as the Coventry Bears in 1998 and entered the third tier of the British rugby league system, ...

*2008 Nottingham Outlaws *2009

48 Derby City 16 *2010

*2011

Bristol Sonics Bristol Sonics are a rugby league club based in Bristol in the South West of England. The Sonics' first team plays in the Conference League South competition, having previously played in the now defunct Rugby League Conference Midlands Premie ...

Midlands Rugby League Premier Division

*2012

Northampton Demons Northampton Demons is a rugby league club based in Duston, Northampton. They play in the RFL Midlands Rugby League Men's South Division. History Background - Nene Valley and Northampton Knights ''Nene Valley'' were set up in 1989 and they trai ...

*2013

External links

Official website

Unofficial RLC website

Midlands rugby league site

Gloucestershire Rugby League
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