22 teams will be taking part and split across 5 divisions. Divisions 1 through to 4 will have four (4) teams each and Division 5 will have 6 teams. Teams have been seeded according to their form over previous summer leagues and have been placed in a division according to this seeding (i.e. the highest 4 seeds will be in Division 1 and the lowest 6 seeds in Division 5). The format of the season will be as follows:
WEEKS 1 TO 6
Divsions 1 to 4
Weeks 1 to 3: Each team will play all other teams in their Division once. At the conclusion of week 3 the top two (2) teams will be promoted to the division above and the bottom two (2) teams will be relegated to the division below, apart from Division 4 where there will be NO relegation.
Weeks 4 to 6: Each team will play all other teams in their Division once. At the conclusion of week 6 the one (1) top team will be promoted to the division above and the one (1) bottom team will be relegated to the division below, apart from Division 4 where the bottom two (2) teams will be relegated to Division 5.
Division 5
Weeks 1 to 5: Each team will play all other teams in their Division once.
Week 6: A further league will take place to align the conclusion of Division 5 with the rest of the summer league. Fixtures will be as follows: 1st vs 6th, 2nd vs 5th, 3rd vs 4th. The top two (2) teams will be promoted to Division 4.
WEEKS 7 TO 11
Divisions 1 to 4
Weeks 7 to 9: Each team will play all other teams in their Division once. At the conclusion of week 9 the top team will be promoted to the division above and the bottom team will be relegated to the division below. There will be NO relegation from Division 4.
Week 10: Semi-Finals
Cup Semi Final 1: 1st Division 1 VS 1st Division 2 (promoted)
Cup Semi Final 2: 2nd Division 1 VS 3rd Division 1
Plate Semi Final 1: 4th Division 1 (relegated) VS 1st Division 3 (promoted)
Plate Semi Final 1: 2nd Division 2 VS 3rd Division 2
Bowl Semi Final 1: 4th Division 2 (relegated) VS 1st Division 4 (promoted)
Bowl Semi Final 1: 2nd Division 3 VS 3rd Division 3
Shield Semi Final 1: 4th Division 3 (relegated) VS 4th Division 4
Shield Semi Final 1: 2nd Division 4 VS 3rd Division 4
Week 11: Finals
Cup Final: Winner Cup SF1 VS Winner Cup SF2
3rd Place: Loser Cup SF1 VS Loser Cup SF2
Plate Final: Winner Plate SF1 VS Winner Plate SF2
7th Place: Loser Plate SF1 VS Loser Plate SF2
Bowl Final: Winner Bowl SF1 VS Winner Bowl SF2
11th Place: Loser Bowl SF1 VS Loser Bowl SF2
Shield Final: Winner Shield SF1 VS Winner Shield SF2
15th Place: Loser Shield SF1 VS Loser Shield SF2
Division 5
Weeks 7 to 11: Each team will play all other teams in the division once. The team finishing top of the division will be crowned Salver Winners.
