The London and South East Rugby League is a summer

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competition for amateur teams in

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and the surrounding area. The competition was formed in 2005 as the RLC Southern Premier. Its name changed following the 2012 restructure of amateur rugby league in Great Britain.

History

The

Rugby League Conference The Rugby League Conference, also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from The Co-operative Group), was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Sco ...

was born in 1997 as the Southern Conference. The Premier Division was 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. Prior to the 2005 season National League Three side

South London Storm South London Storm was a rugby league club who played and trained at Archbishop Lanfranc School in the London Borough of Croydon. They competed in the London and South East Merit League. Founded in 1997, Storm were voted Rugby League Conferen ...

announced that they were joining the South Premier; the other founder members came from the Conference regional divisions. After the 2006 season with other teams withdrawing from National League Three,

St Albans Centurions The St Albans Centurions are a rugby league club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The club plays their home games at Toulmin Drive, St Albans and their clubhouse is in High Oaks, St Albans. Founded in 1996, they first played in various loca ...

also decided to join the Premier South. In 2012 it became a standalone league run by the RFL with the introduction of Summer Rugby in the amateur ranks. St Albans Centurions returned to playing nationally in National Conference League Division Three It has a merit league attached to it enabling smaller clubs to develop before entering the league to see if they are able to meet the demands of player numbers and competing fixtures throughout a regular season. Some larger clubs have fielded an A team in this league to bolster numbers and create opportunities for less experienced players to play.

Position in Pyramid

* 1:

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* 2:

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* 3: League 1 * 4:

National Conference League The National Conference League (NCL) comprises the five levels of the British rugby league system at the top end of the amateur pyramid below the professional RFL League 1, League One. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Rugby Football League ...

Conference League South The Southern Conference League is the fourth tier of the British rugby league system. It is the highest level of amateur rugby league outside of the heartlands in Northern England, operating in The Midlands, Southern England, and Wales. It was ...

* 5: London and South East Rugby League

Clubs

''As of 2024'': Brighton & Hove RL, Brixton Bulls, Elmbridge Eagles, London Chargers, Medway Dragons, Wests Warriors A.

League Standings

*¹ competed as Ipswich Rhinos between 2005 and 2009 *² competed as Kingston Warriors between 2005 and 2007 and Elmbridge in 2008. *³ competed as Haringey Hornets in 2006 *⁴ a merger of South London Storm and West London Sharks *⁵ midseason replacements for Hainault Bulldogs

Key

Grand Finals

;Source from 2017

Titles

London Cup

*2013: South West London Chargers

Harry Jepson Trophy games

;Ceased 2011

References

External links

* {{British and Irish Rugby League links Rugby League Conference Rugby league in London Sports leagues established in 2012 2012 establishments in England