Southern League Conference, format??

[Nomad XIII]

Hi, since the launch was done at the Broncos match yesterday I wondered if anyone knows some of the finer details on the format and timings. From what I can see:

West Division: 5 teams, play each other 3 times, finishing 17th August

East Division: 9 teams, play each other once, finishing 29th June

What happens to the East after 29th June? Top/bottom half split, playing your own half again?

What's the playoff format? Top 2 from each division into semis?

[London Drifter]

That’s my understanding. 

East split after playing each other once ... top play each other and bottom play each other. 

Then I believe it’s top four from each in playoffs 1-4 east play 4-1 west in 1/4 finals, then semi’s, and GF. 

[Styx]

London Drifter is correct.  

[SSoutherner]

Where is the definitive list of who is in which grouping and do we know all the teams are likely to be able to field teams ?

[Styx]

Fixtures are on RFL website www.rugby-league.com/leagues__competitions/southern_conference_league/fixtures The website also lists the clubs. Only clubs who the RFL are "confident" would fulfil all fixtures were accepted as I understand it. It may not be perfect, but it is a start.

[Nomad XIII]

Thanks, I found this article https://www.rugby-league.com/leagues__competitions/london_and_south_east/article/54412/southern-conference-league--launched It is top 8 to quarter finals. Week off for Challenge Cup Final on August 24. Final at the Military Stadium in Aldershot on September 14.

[telfar]

Thanks for the article. I just started playing rugby just recently and I want to play for my student team, but so far it’s not quite possible to combine study and training. I hope to play next season.