2014 Conference League South

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2014 Conference League South
League Conference League South
Teams6
2015 season
Champions Valley Cougars
League leaders Sheffield Hallam Eagles
Top point-scorer(s) Thomas Holt 118
Top try-scorer(s) James Goodwin 20

The 2014 Conference League South season saw two teams leave, St Albans Centurions dropped down to the South Premier while Northampton Demons returned to the Midlands Rugby League Premier Division. Replacing them were Oxford Cavaliers who moved up from the West of England Rugby League and Merthyr based Valley Cougars who rose from the South Wales Conference. The season ran from April to September. The teams would play each other three times during the regular season with the top four then contesting the play-offs

Contents

Clubs

ClubCountryGroundCoach
Bristol Sonics Flag of England.svg Landseer Avenue Aran Simm
Leicester Storm Flag of England.svg Brooksby Melton College Dean Thomas
Nottingham Outlaws Flag of England.svg Highfields Sports Ground Joe Shepherd
Oxford Cavaliers Flag of England.svg Brookes University Sports Centre William Brewer
Sheffield Hallam Eagles Flag of England.svg Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park Ged Corcoran
Valley Cougars Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Treharris RFC Paul Emanuelli

League table

PosTeamPldWDLFAPts
1 Sheffield Hallam Eagles 15150074921030
2 Valley Cougars 15100545244620
3 Nottingham Outlaws 1590650632018
4 Leicester Storm 1540113964378
5 Oxford Cavaliers 1540112685088
6 Bristol Sonics 1530122547046

Play-offs

Semi-Final Grand Final
      
1 Sheffield Hallam Eagles 56
4 Leicester Storm 10
Sheffield Hallam Eagles 10
Valley Cougars 19
2 Valley Cougars 26
3 Nottingham Outlaws 12

Grand final

Venue - Litchfield RU

PtsSheffield Hallam EaglesNoValley CougarsPts
1 try Mitch Vincent 1 Lee Goddard
Darren Forde 2 Danyl Davies 1 try
Thomas Ashton 3 Darryl Carter
Eddie Medforth 4Dafydd Hellard
1 tryJordan Parry5 Kevin James
1 goal Jack Mitchell 6 Paul Emanuelli 3 goals, 1 field goal
Tom Holt 7 Mike Hurley
Marcus Stock 8 Gareth Way
Scott Smith 9 Zak Williams 1 try
Connor Scott 10 Adam Morgan
Alex Palmer 11 Chris Speck
Santino Decaro 12 Gethin King
Jono Burns 13 Scott Britton
Jose Kenga sub Mikey Rowe 1 try
Alex Hobson sub Steven Bray
Shaun Roberts sub Rhodri Morris
Matthew Bloomer sub Louis Jones

Results

TeamsBrisLeicNottOxfSheffVall
Bristol Sonics x30-2412-44 / 6-7646-1814-46 / 0-6018-48
Leicester Storm 46-16 / 82-22x12-3044-30 / 24-024-2616-30
Nottingham Outlaws 48-1420-18 / 46-20x10-2824-46 / 20-4450-12 / 22-24
Oxford Cavaliers 44-18 / 0-2420-1816-58 / 0-24x20-4446-26 / 0-24
Sheffield Hallam Eagles 66-440-12 / 57-2026-2480-18 / 24-0x120-6 / 34-20
Valley Cougars 50-14 / 52-1628-18 / 42-1842-1044-284-36x

Player statistics

Top Try Scorer

PosPlayerTeamTries
1 James Goodwin Nottingham Outlaws 20
2 Wesley Newton Oxford Cavaliers 14
3 Donald Kudangirana Sheffield Hallam Eagles 11
4 Scott Smith Sheffield Hallam Eagles 10
5 Danyl Davies Valley Cougars 8

Top Goal Kicker

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 Thomas Holt Sheffield Hallam Eagles 49
2 Jonathon Shields Nottingham Outlaws 45
3 Andrew Winfield Oxford Cavaliers 23
4 Oliver Furniss Leicester Storm 22
5 Calum Butler Sheffield Hallam Eagles 14

Top Point Scorer

PosPlayerTeamPoints
1 Thomas Holt Sheffield Hallam Eagles 118
2 Jonathon Shields Nottingham Outlaws 110
3 James Goodwin Nottingham Outlaws 80
4 Andrew Winfield Oxford Cavaliers 62
5 Donald Kudangirana Sheffield Hallam Eagles 46

Sources