The teams for the Premiership and Championship Grand Finals in Bedford on August 20-21 have been confirmed.
Sixteen teams overall will be in action on the Saturday of the final round as the overall Premiership standings are decided.
These teams will concurrently take part in the Cup and Plate competitions, comprising the top eight and bottom eight clubs so far on league points.
The format is the same for the Sunday as the Championship overall standings and Cup and Plate competitions are decided.
The bottom three clubs from the Premiership on overall season league points will be relegated, swapping places for next season with the top three clubs from the Championship. The 13th-placed Premiership team and fourth-placed Championship club on league points will be involved in a “paper match” based on performances from this season to decide who will take a Premiership spot next year. The bottom two clubs will be relegated from the Championship, with the top two clubs from National 1 coming up.
The six National 1 clubs will compete at Yate in the usual format for their fourth round.
It means that seven titles will be decided in less than three weeks’ time in the second season of the NAL – Premiership, Championship, National 1, Premiership Cup, Premiership Plate, Championship Cup and Championship Plate.
The meetings will start at 11am and be covered by Vincosport.
Teams for NAL Grand Finals, Bedford – August 20-21 – with current league points
August 20 Premiership Cup: Thames Valley 24, Blackheath & Bromley 22, Harrow 21, Shaftesbury Barnet 20, Woodford Green with Essex Ladies 19, Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow 16, Birchfield 14, Trafford 12 (1295.8 match points)
August 20 Premiership Plate: Swansea 12, Notts 11, Sheffield & Dearne 10, Newham & Essex Beagles 9, Cardiff 7, Southampton 7, Glasgow Jaguars 6, Bristol & West 6
August 21 Championship Cup: Crawley 23, Chelmsford 22, Sale 20 (1545.33), Tonbridge 20 (1488), Havering 19, Basingstoke & Mid Hants 17 (1386), Liverpool 17 (1347.3), Herts Phoenix 14
August 21 Championship Plate: Bournemouth 11 (1101.3), Bedford & County 11 (1026.3), Kington & Polytechnic 9 (956), Herne Hill 9 (878.5), Enfield & Haringey 9 (832), Peterborough & Nene Valley 7, Wigan 4 (729), Reading 4 (680)
Teams for NAL National 1
August 20 (Yate): Yeovil Olympiads 15, Belgrave 14, Portsmouth 12, Yate 11, Milton Keynes 10, Southend 2
Entry to Bedford International Stadium will be free to all but there will be a charge for parking at the venue.
