Season 2007
The 2007 season followed the previous year's format, but 2007 also included play-offs and a Shield competition. The regular season closed at the end of July with the play-offs in August culminating in Finals day on August 18th.
The Grand Final for 2007 was held between St Helens Wild Boars and the German Exiles on Saturday 18th August at Dore Moor, home of the Sheffield Tigers Rugby Union Club and was won 46-22 by the Wild Boars. The inaugural Shield Final, on the same day, was between East Riding RLC and the Nottingham Outlaws Academy and was won by East Riding by 32-26. These teams came through the play-off system to reach the final.
The final table (July 29th) was as follows:
| Position | Club | Played | H-Win | H-Draw | A-Win | A-Draw | Lost | Def. | Pts For | Pts Agst | Pair | Long | Points | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Helens Wild Boars | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 3.6666 |
| 2 | Sheffield Forgers | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 532 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 3.0 |
| 3 | German Exiles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Nottingham Outlaws 'A' | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 146 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2.5 |
| 5 | East Riding RLC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Shropshire Scorpions | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 223 | 246 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1.4444 |
| 7 | Chesterfield Spires | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 202 | 340 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Barton Bulldogs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 254 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Warlords | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 334 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 |
| 10 | Crewe & Nantwich Steamers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Leeds Akkies 'B' | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | South Humber Rabbitohs 'A' | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe Barbarians 'A' | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 136 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.3333 |
Play-offs:
Championship semi-final
Sheffield Forgers 24-25 German Exiles
Shield
Chesterfield Spires 40-34 Barton Bulldogs
Nottingham Outlaws Academy 56-4 Shropshire Scorpions East Riding RLC 64-6 Chesterfield Spires
FINALS:
St Helens Wild Boars 46-22 German Exiles
Shield: Nottingham Outlaws Academy 26-32 East Riding RLC
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