SENIOR LEAGUES, INVITATIONAL CUP,
DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE and INDOOR TOURNAMENT
Welcome to the Senior competitions page where we'll keep you up to date on our various seniors' activities.
​2024-25
The new season is upon us! Our new Senior League Admins, George Wood and Becca Kellagher, ran a super-smooth Senior League tournament on Sunday, 22 September and despite the forecast being dire all day the rain actually held off until the third round of matches! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed being back on the pitches at Westonbirt after what seemed a long summer break.
Early date alert: National Clubs' Finals 2025 will take place on Sunday, 11th May 2025 at :
Ayleston St James Rugby Club
Covert Lane
Scraptoft
Leicester
LE7 9SP
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The preliminary order of play is:
11:00 Women’s Div 1Final (SE Div 1 v SW Prem)
12:45 Mixed National Final
14:30 Women’s Premiership Final (SE Prem v North)
16:15 Men’s Premiership Final (SEMLA v NEMLA)
Preliminary information can be found here; if you have any questions, please contact our Senior League Admins on sl.southwestlacrosseuk@gmail.com.
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Below are the dates of all the various SWL competitions. The match schedules are also below - these are subject to change so please double-check with the tournament organisers on sl.southwestlacrosseuk@gmail.com before each event.
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Senior League tournaments will take place at Westonbirt School, Tetbury GL8 8QG on:
#1: 22 September 2024
#2: 27 October 2024
#3: 24 November 2024 + Development tournament
#4: 26 January 2025 + Development tournament
#5: 30 March 2025
13 April 2025 - back up date in case of inclement weather!
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Invitational Cup fixtures will take place on:
#1: 6 October 2024
#2: 10 November 2024
#3: 8 December 2024
#4: 16 February 2025 [*9 February for match involving SMC due to term dates]
#5: 2 March 2025
#6: 27 April 2025
4 May 2025 - back up date in case of inclement weather!
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The ever popular Indoor tournament will take place on:
12 January 2025
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League tournaments - match schedules​
League day 1 - 22nd September - RESULTS!
Premier Division
Match
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Cheltenham 17-1 Cirencester
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Bristol Bombers 1 11-1 Bath
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Cheltenham 14-0 Bath
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Bristol Bombers 1 13-2 Cirencester
Division 1
Match
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Birmingham 8-2 Bristol Bombers 2
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Birmingham 5-0 Cardiff Harlequins
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Cardiff Harlequins 0-5 Bristol Bombers 2
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League day 2 - 27th October
Premier Division
Match
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10:30 Bristol Bombers 1 vs Bath (umpires Cheltenham and Cirencester)
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11:30 Cheltenham vs Cirencester (umpires Bath and Bristol Bombers 1)
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12:30 Cheltenham vs Bristol Bombers 1 (umpires Bath and Cirencester)
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13:30 Cirencester vs Bath (umpires Bristol Bombers 1 and Cheltenham)
Division 1
Match
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10:30 Birmingham vs Stoke City (umpires Bristol Bombers 2 and Cardiff Harlequins)
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11:30 Bristol Bombers 2 vs Stoke City (umpires Birmingham and Cardiff Harlequins)
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12:30 Birmingham vs Cardiff Harlequins (umpires Bristol Bombers 2 and Stoke City)
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13:30 Cardiff Harlequins vs Stoke City (Birmingham and Bristol Bombers 2)
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League day 3 - 24th November
Premier Division
Match
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10:30 Cheltenham vs Bristol Bombers 1 (umpires Bath and Cirencester)
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11:30 Cirencester vs Bath (umpires Bristol Bombers 1 and Cheltenham)
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12:30 Bristol Bombers 1 vs Cirencester (umpires Bath and Cheltenham)
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​13:30 Cheltenham vs Bath (umpires Bristol Bombers 1 and Cirencester)
Division 1
Match
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10:30 Bristol Bombers 2 vs Stoke City (umpires Birmingham and Cardiff Harlequins)
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11:30 Birmingham vs Cardiff Harlequins (umpires Bristol Bombers 2 and Stoke City)
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12:30 Birmingham vs Bristol Bombers 2 (umpires Cardiff Harlequins and Stoke City)
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13:30 Cardiff Harlequins vs Stoke City (umpires Birmingham and Bristol Bombers 2)
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League day 4 - 26th January
Premier Division
Match
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10:30 Cheltenham vs Cirencester (umpires Bath and Bristol Bombers 1)
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11:30 Bristol Bombers 1 vs Bath (umpires Cheltenham and Cirencester)
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12:30 Bristol Bombers 1 vs Cirencester (umpires Bath and Cheltenham)
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13:30 Cheltenham vs Bath (umpires Bristol Bombers 1 and Cirencester)
Division 1
Match
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10:30 Birmingham vs Stoke City (umpires Bristol Bombers 2 and Cardiff Harlequins)
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11:30 Cardiff Harlequins vs Bristol Bombers 2 (umpires Birmingham and Stoke City)
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12:30 Birmingham vs Bristol Bombers 2 (umpires Cardiff Harlequins and Stoke City)
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13:30 Cardiff Harlequins vs Stoke City (umpires Birmingham and Bristol Bombers 2)
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League day 5 - 30th March
Premier Division
Match
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Cirencester vs Bath (umpires Bristol Bombers 1 and Cheltenham)
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Cheltenham vs Bristol Bombers 1 (umpires Bath and Cirencester)
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Presentation
Division 1
Match
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Cardiff Harlequins vs Bristol Bombers (umpires Birmingham and Stoke City)
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Birmingham vs Stoke City (umpires Bristol Bombers 2 and Cardiff Harlequins)
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Bristol Bombers 2 vs Stoke City (umpires Birmingham and Cardiff Harlequins)
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Presentation
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Invitational Cup Schedule
Groups
A: Birmingham - Cardiff Harlequins - Cheltenham
B: Bath - Cardiff LC - SMC
C: Bristol Bombers - Cirencester - Southampton
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Group: Home v Away
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Match day 1 - 6th October - RESULTS!
A: Birmingham 1-21 Cheltenham
A: Cardiff Harlequins BYE
B: SMC v Bath (postponed until 17 November)
B: Cardiff LC BYE
C: Southampton 4-13 Bristol Bombers
C: Cirencester BYE
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Match day 2 - 10th November
A: Cardiff Harlequins v Birmingham
A: Cheltenham BYE
B: SMC v Cardiff LC
B: Bath BYE
C: Cirencester v Southampton
C: Bristol Bombers BYE
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Match day 3 - 8th December
A: Cheltenham v Cardiff Harlequins
A: Birmingham BYE
B: Cardiff LC v Bath
B: SMC BYE
C: Bristol Bombers v Cirencester
C: Southampton BYE
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Invitational Cup Placement rules
The teams who place first or second in their group will progress to the championship points stage.
Teams who place third in their group will enter the 7th to 9th bracket for a round robin placement competition. Placement will be achieved by points scored during the round robin (ie the team who wins both matches will place 7th, the team who wins 1 match will place 8th and the team who wins no matches comes 9th). Goal difference will be used for final placement if necessary.
The Championship points stage starts with a points based competition. The teams who placed first in their group will play both teams who placed second in the other groups. Teams will be ranked 1 to 6 based on points scored during this stage, with goal difference being utilised where teams score the same.
The teams who place 1st and 2nd in the points round will progress to the final, the teams who place 3rd and 4th will play a 3rd/4th playoff, and the teams who place 5th and 6th will play a 5th/6th playoff.
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Championship points stage 7th-9th bracket
Teams Teams
A1 - B1 - C1 A3 - B3 - C3
A2 - B2 - C2
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Match: Home v Away Match: Home v Away
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Match day 4 - 16th February/9th Match day 4 - 16th February/9th*
CP1: A1 v B2 7th-9th match 1: A3 v B3
CP2: B1 v C2
CP3: C1 v A2
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Match day 5 - 2nd March Match day 5 - 2nd March
CP4: C2 v A1 7th-9th match 2: B3 v C3
CP5: A2 v B1
CP6: B2 v C1
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Final placements
Match day 6 - 27th April Match day 6 - 27th April
FINAL: Seed 1 v Seed 2 7th-9th match 3: C3 v A3
3rd/4th: Seed 3 v Seed 4
5th/6th: Seed 5 v Seed 6
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