[JTB]

Re: summer league results. : Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:46 pm  

 

I am writing to inform you of the Play Off Structure for the RLC North West Region. Apologies at only getting this out today.

 

Semi Finals for all three leagues (Premier and Merit) will take place on Saturday 7

th August 2010

 

Home advantage rests with the highest placed team after the regular rounds.  The semi final format is:- 7

th July 2010

 

 

RLC – Premier semi finals1

st  West Bank Bears vs 4

th Wirral Warriors

2

nd Lymm Wolves vs 3

rd Wigan Riversiders

Re: summer league results. : Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:50 pm  

west bank 36-16 wirral score line reflects the result wirral played well we played well in 2nd half after band 20 mins in 1st half when we took control wirral never looked like scoring but were always willing to play which is a credit to them. they are easily the 2nd best in this division but unfortunatly were struggling for numbers. not heard the wigan and lymm score but i think we play the winner next week apparently at eccles and salford.

Re: summer league results. : Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:54 am  

Congrats West Bank on reaching the final, Wirral are a strong side, your result is the exact scoreline when we beat them 3 weeks ago, so it sets up a nice final!

Lymm 20
Wigan Riversiders 26

Good semi final and a great display from the Riversiders to come back from 10-0 in the opening 10 minutes.

Sets up a West Bank v Riversiders final next week.

Re: summer league results. : Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:49 pm  

congratulations wigan on your win at lymm, couldnt of been easy.

we shall see you men next week in the final at eccles and salford.

should be a great game and the league results wont matter a final is a totally different game.

Re: summer league results. : Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:10 am  

Good luck to you both ....I hope the drains have held up at E&S!

Last time we played there, there were a few floaters knocking about!

Re: summer league results. : Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:50 pm  

cheers cowiesarse

i was amazed the chose to play it at eccles the place is a s*h*i*t tip

[JTB]

Re: summer league results. : Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:04 pm  

west bank wrote:

cheers cowiesarse

i was amazed the chose to play it at eccles the place is a s*h*i*t tip

I'll second that. Given that the RFL didn't even produce a trophy for the winners of the NW Merit League last year, it's probably down to it being cheap.

Re: summer league results. : Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:32 pm  

JTB wrote:

I'll second that. Given that the RFL didn't even produce a trophy for the winners of the NW Merit League last year, it's probably down to it being cheap.

just out of interest, why is it the RFLs responsibility to provide a trophy?

Re: summer league results. : Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:22 pm  

mmp wrote:

just out of interest, why is it the RFLs responsibility to provide a trophy?

Because the RFL is the governing body of the summer conference maybe???

Re: summer league results. : Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:53 pm  

Neil_A wrote:

Because the RFL is the governing body of the summer conference maybe???

Are the leagues not independent entities? I'd be pretty sure the merit league is and even the conference? Hence, the governing body is whatever structure the league (made up of member clubs) choose.

As with any league, you are usually constituted independently and then affiliated in some way to the sports governing body. It'd therefore be up to the league, not the sports governing body to provide the trophy...

not being in anyway arsey, just don’t think it would have been the RFLs responsibility and hence, not their fault if there wasn't a trophy - similarly, the choice of where to play the finals would be up to the league and not the RFL. Can't find the constitution online but the rules of the midlands merit league (which the NW merit kind of league morphed from) can be found and its pretty obvious that that league is independent. It's common for people in our game to just blame the RFL or attribute decisions to the RFL when often its not up to them or anything to do with them!