Conference League South

Not to be confused with Conference South, Big South Conference, or Southern Conference.

Conference League South

Country	England
Other club(s) from	Wales
Founded	2012
Number of teams	7
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	League 1 (via RLF application)
Relegation to	Midlands League South West League West League East League South Premier London and South East League North Wales Conference South Wales Conference
Domestic cup(s)	Challenge Cup
League cup(s)	Conference Challenge Trophy
Current champions	Nottingham Outlaws (1st title)

The Conference League South is a British rugby league division in the RFL's tier 4. It is the highest level of amateur rugby league in the South of England, the English Midlands and South Wales.

It is one of the leagues that replaced the now defunct Rugby League Conference.

History

The Conference League South was founded in 2012 as a result of restructuring of the community game which saw the Rugby League Conference (RLC) broken up into regional leagues covering Britain and the heartlands National Conference League (NCL) move to a summer season. Some RLC sides joined a newly formed National Conference League Division 3 for a single season and applied for full membership of the NCL the following season.

The Conference League South was created for sides outside the rugby league heartlands of the North of England that wanted a higher standard of rugby league than the Midlands Rugby League Premier Division or the South Premier but were not yet ready to join the NCL.

In 2013 the six teams to compete in the CLS were , Bristol Sonics, Nottingham Outlaws and St Albans Centurions joined from National Conference League Division 3; Leicester Storm and Northampton Demons were elevated from the premier division of Midlands Rugby League and Sheffield Hallam Eagles joined as a new side after the collapse of the Championship reserve under-23 division.

Northampton Demons and St Albans Centurions were replaced with Oxford Cavaliers and Valley Cougars in 2014 however Oxford Cavaliers failed to complete the season. Bristol Sonics dropped down to the West of England Rugby League in 2015 which allowed four new clubs to join; Gloucestershire Warriors, Coventry Bears Reserves, Torfaen Tigers and Raiders RL alongside the return of Oxford Cavaliers.

London Charges were promoted to compete in 2016 alongside a new reserve side from University of Gloucestershire All Golds with Gloucestershire Warriors, Leicester Storm, Oxford Cavaliers and Sheffield Hallam Eagles dropping out.

Clubs

**Conference League South clubs**
Club	City	Stadium
Coventry Bears Reserves	Coventry	Xcel Leisure Centre
Gloucestershire Warriors	Gloucester	Oxstalls Sports Park
London Chargers	London	Old Blues Rugby Club
Nottingham Outlaws	Nottingham	Highfields Playing Fields
West Wales Raiders RL	Llanelli	Stebonheath Park
Torfaen Tigers	Cwmbran	Kings Head Ground
Valley Cougars	Treharris	The Ferns

Results

Season	Grand Final Information
Season	Champions	Score	Runners-up
2012	Hemel Stags	17-10	Huddersfield Underbank Rangers
2013	Sheffield Hallam Eagles	32-24	Nottingham Outlaws
2014	Valley Cougars	19-10	Sheffield Hallam Eagles
2015	Nottingham Outlaws	39-12	Valley Cougars

Winners

	Club	Wins	Winning years
1	Hemel Stags	1	2012
2	Sheffield Hallam Eagles	1	2013
3	Valley Cougars	1	2014
4	Nottingham Outlaws	1	2015

References

External links

The Rugby Football League

Chairmen	Rodney Walker Richard Lewis Brian Barwick

Presidents	Les Bettinson Colin Hutton Harry Jepson Maurice Lindsay Gary Hetherington Bev Risman

Founder members	Batley FC Bradford FC Brighouse Rangers RFC Broughton Rangers FC Halifax FC Huddersfield FC Hull FC Hunslet FC Leeds FC Leigh FC Liversedge RFC Manningham FC Oldham FC Rochdale Hornets FC Runcorn RFC Stockport RFC St Helens FC Tyldesley FC Wakefield Trinity FC Warrington FC Widnes FC Wigan FC

Rugby Football League seasons

Rugby Football League era
(1895–1996)

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Super League era
(1996–present)

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Rugby league in Great Britain and Ireland

Nations and regions	Rugby league in England Rugby league in Ireland Rugby league in Scotland Rugby league in Wales Rugby league in Lancashire Rugby league in Yorkshire

Federations	Rugby Football League BARLA Rugby League Ireland Scotland Rugby League Wales Rugby League

National teams	Great Britain England Ireland Scotland Wales

Women's national teams	Great Britain England Ireland Scotland Wales

Leagues	Super League Championship League 1 National Conference League Conference League South Yorkshire Men's League Pennine League North West Men's League Cumberland League Midlands Rugby League North East Rugby League South West Rugby League West of England Rugby League East Men's League South Premier London & South East Men's League Scottish Conference League North Wales Conference South Wales Premiership Super 8 RFL Women's Rugby League

Cups	Challenge Cup BARLA National Cup Yorkshire County Cup Lancashire County Cup Cumbria County Cup Cumberland County Cup

Former competitions	RFL Championship Premiership Rugby League Conference Lancs/Yorks Cups Lancs/Yorks League League Cup Charity Shield BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Trans-Pennine Cup Championship Cup

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