QUARTER FINAL UPDATE
The Co-operative Rugby League Conference Regional Quarter Final between Greenwich Admirals and Devon Sharks will now be played in Portsmouth and not at Chosen Hill. This is because Portsmouth is deemed to be more central to the two teams than Gloucester.
The Admirals qualified by way of winning the London & South division with a nailbiting 24-22 win over Southampton Spitfires in the Grand Final, a late try securing the win in a typically close game between the sides finishing first and second in the table. The Admirals had finished top of the table with just one defeat against the Spitfires all season and were favoured to take the crown.
The Admirals will play Devon Sharks who ended the East Devon Eagles unbeaten season in the South West division Grand Final with a 36-18 win. The Eagles had won the SWRL Challenge Cup the previous week and were hot favourites for the title, but the Sharks produced a magnificent performance to upset the odds and take the South West title.
Neither side has tasted much success on this stage so the quarter finals will be a new experience for both of them. At stake is a semi final place on 6 September with the Grand Final taking place at Derbys Haslams Lane ground on Sunday 13 September.
MIDLANDS PREMIER DIVISION FINAL TABLE:
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| Coventry Bears | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 409 | 278 | 131 | 16 |
| Derby City | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 378 | 244 | 134 | 16 |
| Bristol Sonics | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 346 | 300 | 46 | 16 |
| Birmingham Bulldogs | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 314 | 241 | 73 | 14 |
| Leicester Phoenix | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 301 | 249 | 52 | 14 |
| Gloucestershire Warriors | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 252 | 410 | -158 | 8 |
| Telford Raiders | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 378 | -278 | 0 |
Redditch Ravens withdrew from competition. Their record has been expunged.
History was made when three sides ended level on 16 points at the end of the regular season, the finishing positions being determined by their head to head record. Although Derby City had a better points difference by one it was Coventry Bears who were placed atop the standings by virtue of their performances against Derby and Bristol Sonics who take the third spot.
TOP SCORERS (Including play offs):
Tries:
12 Tristan Gill (Derby City)
11 Tanaka Chamunokara (Coventry Bears)
11 James Gross (Bristol Sonics)
9 Dom Swann (Bristol Sonics)
9 Ty Watson (Leicester Phoenix)
8 Danny Bancroft (Birmingham Bulldogs)
8 Darren Birch (Leicester Phoenix)
7 James Turner (Derby City)
6 Jon Cartlidge (Derby City)
6 Dan Evans (Bristol Sonics)
6 Ryan Jenkins (Coventry Bears)
6 Paul Szehofner (Telford Raiders)
6 Clinton Tull (Birmingham Bulldogs)
6 Parminder Tutt (Telford Raiders)
5 Richard Blagg (Derby City)
5 John-Jo Burden (Bristol Sonics)
5 Gareth Daikin (Derby City)
5 Stephan Fourie (Gloucestershire Warriors)
5 Drew Harper (Birmingham Bulldogs)
5 Joel Keane (Bristol Sonics)
5 Harry Marson (Bristol Sonics)
5 Karl Wesley (Coventry Bears)
5 Richie Whitehouse (Coventry Bears)
Goals (Including field goals):
52 Paul Worthington (Derby City)
39 Dom Swann (Bristol Sonics)
35 Danny Bancroft (Birmingham Bulldogs)
33 Nathan Walmsley (Leicester Phoenix)
27 Nathan Tilsley (Coventry Bears)
Points:
115 Paul Worthington (3 tries, 51 goals, 1 field goal)
114 Dom Swann (9 tries, 39 goals)
102 Danny Bancroft (8 tries, 35 goals)
79 Nathan Walmsley (3 tries, 33 goals, 1 field goal)
58 Nathan Tilsley (1 try, 27 goals)
48 Tristan Gill (12 tries)
44 Tanaka Chaunukawa (11 tries)
44 James Gross (11 tries)
36 Ty Watson (9 tries)
33 Richie Whitehouse (Coventry Bears) (5 tries, 6 goals, 1 field goal)
32 Darren Birch (8 tries)
30 Clinton Tull (6 tries, 3 goals)
26 Stephan Fourie (5 tries, 2 goals, 2 field goals)
26 Joel Keane (5 tries, 3 goals)
24 Jon Cartlidge (6 tries)
24 Danny Davis (Gloucestershire Warriors) (3 tries, 6 goals)
24 Dan Evans (6 tries)
24 Ryan Jenkins (6 tries)
24 Paul Szehofner (6 tries)
Remaining fixtures:
Saturday 22 August
Grand Final
Coventry Bears v Derby City
Sunday 6 September
Harry Jepson Trophy Semi Finals
Sunday 13 September
Harry Jepson Trophy Grand Final
At Haslams, Derby
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Chris Wilson
Media Manager, Gloucestershire Warriors RLFC
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