Season 2008
The Grand Final for 2008 was held on Sunday 17th August at The Sycamores, home of Leeds Akkies RLFC.
The final table (July 27th) was as follows:
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Def. | Pts For | Pts Agst | Long | Points | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moorends-Thorne Marauders 'A' | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 350 | 116 | 1 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 2 | Nottingham Outlaws 'A' | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 178 | 1 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 3 | Wigan Riversiders | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 542 | 210 | 2 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 4 | Sheffield Forgers 'A' | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 432 | 294 | 0 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 5 | Birmingham Bulldogs 'A' | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 306 | 269 | 1 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 6 | South Humber Rabbitohs | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 338 | 324 | 1 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 7 | German Exiles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 152 | 0 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Crewe & Nantwich Steamers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 230 | 282 | 1 | 16 | 1.77 |
| 9 | North Derbyshire Chargers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 293 | 410 | 1 | 15 | 1.44 |
| 10 | Chester Gladiators | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 204 | 3 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Warlords | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 138 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Telford Raiders 'A' | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 184 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 13 | East Riding 'A' | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 158 | 0 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 14 | Barton Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 148 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Redditch Ravens 'A' | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Scarborough Pirates 'A' | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe Barbarians 'A' | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 320 | 0 | 5 | 0.71 |
Play-offs:
Championship semi-finals
Moorends-Thorne Marauders 'A' 44 Sheffield Forgers 22
Nottingham Outlaws 'A' 4 Wigan Riversiders 48
Shield semi-finals
Nottingham 30 German Exiles 24
Sheffield 36 Birmingham Bulldogs 24
FINALS: Sunday, August 17th 2008
GRAND FINAL: Moorends-Thorne Marauders 'A' 28 Wigan Riversiders 18
SHIELD: Nottingham Outlaws 34 Sheffield Forgers 32
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