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DIVISION ONE
The 2016 BAFA Women’s Sapphire Series came to an exciting
conclusion this past Saturday with 2 new champions crowned and an old yet
familiar one retaining their title. Each year the stakes get higher as more
players take up the game, and new teams taking to the field, but if ever there
was a model of consistency the Birmingham Lions have the formula.
They have set the standard over the last couple of years and
this year proved no different going unbeaten over their 7 games to once more
top the standings and take away the Sapphire crown for the third time.
The teams behind them were involved in a very close chase
for second place that ended in a playoff. The Hertfordshire Tornadoes edging
out Leeds Carnegie.
Derby Braves salvaged some pride on the final day of the competition
with two wins, but as always its not always about the on field competition but
the journey for all the athletes involved. They will be enthused by the great
coaching and finding new colleagues over the last two months or so.
DERBY BRAVES 14
MANCHESTER TITANS 0
LEEDS CARNEGIE 56
HERTFORDSHIRE TORNADOES 20
MANCHESTER TITANS 2
DERBY BRAVES 7
BIRMINGHAM LIONS 49
LEEDS CARNEGIE 18
2nd place
playoff – HERTFORDSHIRE TORNADOES 4 LEEDS CARNEGIE 2
SERIES MVP – ROBYN SEWARD
– LEEDS, Runners up – HANNAH PYE – Birmingham, FERN ELLIOT – Manchester.
DIVISON TWO NORTH
In Division Two North the games were to decide the placings
from 1-4. After the 3 rounds the team were split as 1v2 add 3v4. The game
through the Series had been close in the main and therefore it was a shock to
see n open game in the 3/4 playoff. Chester winning a high scoring encounter. Edinburgh
were to secure the title however in a keenly fought game with Teeside Steelers.
All groups of players will have learnt immensely from this division, and will
be chomping at the bit for the next set of games.
3/4 Playoff – CHESTER
ROMANS 90 EAST KILBRIDE PIRATES 76
1/2 Playoff –
EDINBURGH WOLVES 26 TEESIDE STEELERS 7
MVP – RACHAEL MOODY –
Edinburgh, Runners-up – HELENA LASOK-SMITH – Chester.
DIVISION TWO SOUTH
The free scoring London Warriors continued their ways
through to the end of the day and Series with another two shutout wins. They
have been a cut above this year and will surely be eyeing up the transition to
7v7 to have a shot at the teams in Division One. That of course is for another
day. Wembley proved to be the closest runner up in the standings, after being
beat by the Warriors they rebounded enough to beat the Spears. Sandwell had a
strong start beating Portsmouth but hopes of finishing second were extinguished
by the Warriors.
LONDON WARRIORS 30
WEMBLEY STALLIONS 0
PORTSMOUTH DESTROYERS
20 ICENI SPEARS 0
SANDWELL STEELERS 25
PORTSMOUTH DESTROYERS 6
WEMBLEY STALLIONS 26
ICENI SPEARS 2
SANDWELL STEELERS 0
LONDON WARRIORS 45
MVP – SYDNEY GREEN –
Sandwell, Runners-up – CHRISTINA IBIRONKE – Warriors, ANGIE SOWERBY – Wembley
FINAL STANDINGS
DIVISION ONE F A PTS
BIRMINGHAM LIONS 295 34 24
HERTS.TORNADOES 236 231 18
LEEDS CARNEGIE 218 179 18
DERBY BRAVES 47 244 10
MANCHESTER TITANS 50 168 8
DIVISION TWO NORTH
TEESIDE STEELERS 96 20 16
EDINBURGH WOLVES 61 37 13
CHESTER ROMANS 138 94 11
EAST KILBRIDE PIRATES 28 172 8
DIVISION TWO SOUTH
LONDON WARRIORS 398 6 24
WEMBLEY STALLIONS 88 123 18
SANDWELL STEELERS 96 128 16
PORTSMOUTH DESTROYERS 70 222 12
ICENI SPEARS 13 186 5
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