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
| 2014 Conference League South | |
|---|---|
| League | Conference League South |
| Teams | 6 |
| 2015 season | |
| Champions | Valley Cougars |
| League leaders | Sheffield Hallam Eagles |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Thomas Holt 118 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | James Goodwin 20 |
Clubs
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League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Hallam Eagles | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 210 | 30 |
| 2 | Valley Cougars | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 452 | 446 | 20 |
| 3 | Nottingham Outlaws | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 506 | 320 | 18 |
| 4 | Leicester Storm | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 396 | 437 | 8 |
| 5 | Oxford Cavaliers | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 268 | 508 | 8 |
| 6 | Bristol Sonics | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 254 | 704 | 6 |
Play-offs
edit| 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
editVenue - Litchfield RU
| Pts | Sheffield Hallam Eagles | No | Valley Cougars | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 try | Mitch Vincent | 1 | Lee Goddard | |
| Darren Forde | 2 | Danyl Davies | 1 try | |
| Thomas Ashton | 3 | Darryl Carter | ||
| Eddie Medforth | 4 | Dafydd Hellard | ||
| 1 try | Jordan Parry | 5 | 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
edit| Teams | Bris | Leic | Nott | Oxf | Sheff | Vall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Sonics | x | 30-24 | 12-44 / 6-76 | 46-18 | 14-46 / 0-60 | 18-48 |
| Leicester Storm | 46-16 / 82-22 | x | 12-30 | 44-30 / 24-0 | 24-26 | 16-30 |
| Nottingham Outlaws | 48-14 | 20-18 / 46-20 | x | 10-28 | 24-46 / 20-44 | 50-12 / 22-24 |
| Oxford Cavaliers | 44-18 / 0-24 | 20-18 | 16-58 / 0-24 | x | 20-44 | 46-26 / 0-24 |
| Sheffield Hallam Eagles | 66-4 | 40-12 / 57-20 | 26-24 | 80-18 / 24-0 | x | 120-6 / 34-20 |
| Valley Cougars | 50-14 / 52-16 | 28-18 / 42-18 | 42-10 | 44-28 | 4-36 | x |
Player statistics
editTop Try Scorer
edit| Pos | Player | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pos | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |