NL 1 final positions with league teams for season 2013-14.
By Tom Little. May 13 2013
The final promotion spot to National League 1 was finally settled on Saturday with the win by Worthing Raiders over pre-season favourites Stourbridge in the second division play off between the runners up in the north and south leagues.
In summary for National League 1:-
Champions and promoted to the Championship-Ealing Tfs
Relegated from the Championship- Doncaster Knights
Relegated from National League 1- Cambridge, Sedgley Park, Macclesfield.
Promoted to National League 1– Henley Hawks, Hull Ionian, Worthing Raiders.
Congratulations to Ealing for their promotion they were the most consistent side and played the most attractive style of rugby.
Commiserations to the three relegated sides and welcome to one of Coventry Rugby old adversaries Doncaster Knights following their relegation from the Championship.
Two of the three promoted sides to National League 1, Hull Ionian and Worthing Raiders are new to this league as indeed they are to Coventry Rugby, the third side Henley Hawks have been here before and are well known to Coventry fans.
All three sides play an attractive fast offloading game so another exciting season is in prospect in what has become known as the league of death.
Tom little
Coventry Rugby press office
13th May 2013.
NL 1 final positions with league teams for season 2013-14.
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Date: 13/05/2013 09:22
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My brother lives in Stourbridge and went to the playoff game against Worthing. Like all Stourbridge suppporters, he was mystified as to their decline at the end of the season, to the point where they were overtaken by Hull Ionians and then beaten at home on Saturday by Worthing and will not therefore be promoted back up into NL1, an accomplishment which looked absolutely on the cards a few weeks earlier.
It would appear that there is a swell of disgruntled feeling at Stourbridge, to the point where the job of Neil Mitchell, Director of Rugby, is coming under very close scrutiny.
My sister in law lives in Worthing and on a visit last season I watched them beat Richmond, one hell of a game made more interesting for me as their coach and former Ireland flanker Keiron Dawson played the whole game, he looked to me after as if he thought 'this isn't what I signed for' but he had played like a Trojan. It all makes for more interesting games next season, C'MON COV.
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