London Amateur Rugby League 2008 Season
Competition Format
This year’s competition will again operate on a merit table basis with teams organising fixtures amongst themselves. The first
week of fixtures will be on the weekend of April 26th, with the final date for games to be included in the league table being
Sunday 27th July.
The scoring system for matches is as follows:
The average number of points scored per game, rather than the total, determines positions in the league table.
3 points
Away Draw:
2 points
Home Win:
2 points
Home Draw:
1 point
80+ KM trip to
away game:
1 point
Completion of Home
and Away games with opponent:
1 point
Default on game
within three days of fixture:
-1 point, with 24-0 score-line awarded to
opposition
The top six teams who have played a minimum of five matches will then be invited into the Grand Final playoff series, which
will take the following format:
2/3 August:
GAME A: 3rd v 6th *
GAME B: 4th v 5th *
9/10 August:
S/FINAL 1: 1st v Lowest placed winner A/B*
S/FINAL 2: 2nd v Highest placed winner A/B*
16/17 August:
GRAND FINAL
* On the first two weekends the opponents of the two home teams may be swapped to reduce the overall traveling burden.
Decision to be made by the committee.
If there are teams who do not qualify for the Championship play-offs looking for games at this stage of the season a Shield
competition will run concurrently for up to eight teams, acting on a straight knockout basis. The five game rule may be
waived for this competition, at the discretion of the committee.
For the 2008 season, the LARL committee have agreed with our counterparts from the
RL Merit League, that inter-league games between members of
the two competitions can be counted as competitive matches, whilst both leagues are in season. These fixtures will need to
be confirmed a week in advance to be guaranteed inclusion as regular season games.
Latest News
August 16: West London Sharks II have been crowned London ARL champions 2008 after a 40-24 win over Bedford Tigers II
in today's Grand Final. The game was closely fought for most of the match before Wests gradually edged clear in the final
quarter. Today's win gave the Sharks reserve side their second championship after their previous win in 2003.
August 9: In today's championship semi-finals, Bedford II defeated Kent 32-28 after extra time, while W London II
beat Southampton 26-12. Next week's Grand Final will now bring together the top two sides throughout the regular season. W
London will be looking to emulate their championship win in 2003, while this will be a first appearance for Bedford's second
string. Meanwhile in the Shield Final, Met Police eventually edged out a talented young Farnborough side 24-18.
August 7: The London ARL 2008 Season Grand Final will take place at West London Sharks RLFC, Isleworth
(Map), on 16th August. The match will kick off at 12.30pm, forming part of a double header with the RLC Premier South Division
Grand Final.
August 6: A poster for this Saturday's Shield Final between Met Police and Farnborough Falcons is available by
downloading this link
August 2: In today's championship quarter-finals, Southampton defeated S London II 44-20 at home, while Kent Ravens
won 54-16 at Norwich. Meanwhile, in the Shield, Farnborough progressed to the final against Met Police with a comfortable
60-26 win at Feltham.
July 26: The regular season concluded with two matches today. Six teams have applied to take part in the championship
play-offs which will begin next week.
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