User: Forward Progress: Women's Football Weekly
Date posted: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 16:47:01 GMT
SAPPHIRE SERIES FIXTURES 2016
The Sapphire Series COG is pleased to announce the fixtures for the 2016 Sapphire Series. The competition will again be contested as a series on mini tournaments at which the 14 teams will compete within one of three conferences.
The five Division 1 teams; Birmingham Lions, Derby Braves, Hertfordshire Tornadoes, Leeds Carnegie and Manchester Titans, will compete for the Sapphire National Championship.
...In Division 2, nine teams; Chester Romans, Edinburgh Wolves, East Kilbride Pirates, Teesside Steelers, London Warriors, Portsmouth Destroyers, Wembley Stallions, Iceni Spears and Sandwell Steelers, will compete in the Div 2 North and South for the conference titles.
Best wishes to all teams in their preparations for the coming competitions.
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Division 1:
Round 1 - 27th February.
Host team: Leeds Carnegie
Venue: Leeds Becket University, Headingley Campus, Leeds LS6 3QQ.
First games start: 15:00
Set 1 - Derby Braves v Leeds Carnegie, and, Birmingham Lions v Hertfordshire Tornadoes
Set 2 - Manchester Titans v Birmingham Lions, and, Hertfordshire Tornadoes v Derby Braves
Set 3 - Leeds Carnegie v Manchester Titans.
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Round 2 - 12th March.
Host team: Manchester Titans
Venue: AJ Bell Stadium, Barton-upon-Irwell, Salford, M30 7EY.
First games start: 13:00
Set 1 - Derby Braves v Manchester Titans
Set 2 - Derby Braves v Hertfordshire Tornadoes, and, Birmingham Lions v Leeds Carnegie
Set 3 - Leeds Carnegie v Hertfordshire Tornadoes, and, Birmingham Lions v Manchester Titans
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Round 3 - 26th March.
Host team: Hertfordshire Tornadoes
Venue: University of Hertfordshire, Herts Sports Village, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield AL10 9EU.
First games start: 12:30
Set 1 - Hertfordshire Tornadoes v Birmingham Lions,
Set 2 - Birmingham Lions v Derby Braves, and, Manchester Titans v Leeds Carnegie
Set 3 - Manchester Titans v Hertfordshire Tornadoes, and, Leeds Carnegie v Derby Braves
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Round 4 - 16th April.
Host team: Birmingham Lions
Venue: University of Birmingham, Metchley Park Sports Fields B17 0JA.
First games start: 13:00
Set 1 - Derby Braves v Birmingham Lions,
Set 2 - Manchester Titans v Derby Braves, and, Hertfordshire Tornadoes v Leeds Carnegie
Set 3 - Hertfordshire Tornadoes v Manchester Titans, and, Leeds Carnegie v Birmingham Lions
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Div 2 North:
Round 1 - 27th February.
Host Team: Edinburgh Wolves
Venue: Edinburgh - Queensferry RFC, EH30 9JN
First games start: 13:00
Set 1 - Chester Romans v Edinburgh Wolves, and, East Kilbride Pirates v Teesside Steelers
Set 2 - Edinburgh Wolves v East Kilbride Pirates, and, Teesside Steelers v Chester Romans
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Round 2 - 12th March.
Host Team: East Kilbride Pirates
Venue: Hamilton Palace Sports Ground, Mote Hill Rd, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ML3 6BY
First games start: 13:00
Set 1 - Chester Romans v East Kilbride Pirates, and, Edinburgh Wolves v Teesside Steelers
Set 2 - East Kilbride Pirates v Edinburgh Wolves, and, Chester Romans v Teesside Steelers
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Round 3 - 26th March.
Host Team: Teesside Steelers
Venue: SRC Bede Sixth From College, Marsh House Avenue, Billingham, Cleveland, TS23 3HB
First games start: 13:00
Set 1 - Teesside Steelers v East Kilbride Pirates, and, Edinburgh Wolves v Chester Romans
Set 2 - East Kilbride Pirates v Chester Romans, and, Teesside Steelers v Edinburgh Wolves
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Round 4 - 16th April.
Host Team: Chester Romans
Venue: Cheshire County Sports Club, Plas Newton Lane, Upton, CH2 1PR
First games start: 13:00
Third ranked team v Fourth ranked team play for 3rd place
First ranked team v Second ranked team play for Conference Cahmpions and Runner-up.
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Div 2 South:
Round 1 - 27th February.
Host Team: Wembley Stallions
Venue: LPOSSA, 136 Greenford Road, Sudbury Hill, Harrow, Middx. HA1 3QL
First games start: 13:00
Set 1 - Wembley Stallions v London Warriors,
Set 2 - London Warriors v Iceni Spears, and, Sandwell Steelers v Portsmouth Destroyers
Set 3 - Portsmouth Destroyers v Wembley Stallions, and, Iceni Spears v Sandwell Steelers
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Round 2 - 12th March.
Host team: Portsmouth Destroyers
Set 1 - Portsmouth Destroyers v London Warriors
Set 2 - Wembley Stallions v Sandwell Steelers, and, Iceni Spears v London Warriors
Set 3 - Portsmouth Destroyers v Sandwell Steelers, and, Iceni Spears v Wembley Stallions,
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Round 3 - 26th March.
Host team: London Warriors
Set 1 - London Warriors v Wembley Stallions
Set 2 - Iceni Spears v Portsmouth Destroyers, and, London Warriors v Sandwell Steelers
Set 3 - Sandwell Steelers v Iceni Spears, and, Wembley Stallions v Portsmouth Destroyers
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Round 4 - 16th April.
Venue: Iceni Spears
Set 1 - Wembley Stallions v Iceni Spears
Set 2 - Sandwell Steelers v London Warriors, and, Portsmouth Destroyers v Iceni Spears,
Set 3 - London Warriors v Portsmouth Destroyers, and, Sandwell Steelers v Wembley Stallions