“Know your limits...but never stop trying to exceed them” MARAUDERS MERIT CHAMPIONS 28 - 18 Riversiders .........Lincolnshire & South Yorkshire Minor champions 2008......Lincolnshire & South Yorkshire Champions........RLC National CHAMPIONS 2008

Merit Results and Fixtures 2008

Rugby League Conference Merit League 17th/May/2008

*DATE*	*Opponents*	*Kick-Off*	*Score*
*3/5/2008*	*Barton Bulldogs (Home)*	*Won*	*40 - 8*
*17/05/2008*	*East Riding (Away)*	*Won*	*14 - 25*
*24/5/2008*	*Scunthorpe Barbarians (Home)*	*Won*	60 - 16
7/6/2008	South Humber Rabbitohs (Home)	Won	58 - 28

The scoring system for matches is as follows:

Win: 3 points
Draw: 2 points
Loss: 1 point
120+ KM trip to away game: 1 point (see mileage chart)
Default on game within three days of fixture: 0 points, with 40-0 score-line awarded to opposition

The average number of points scored per game, rather than the total, determines positions in the league table.

Note that teams who have played six or more matches will be placed higher in the table than those who haven't, regardless of points average.

Top Eight Teams in the Merit League

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Default	L/Trip	For	Against	Pts	Ave
1	Wigan Riversiders	6	5	0	1	0	0	240	126	16	2.66
2	Sheffield Forgers	6	5	0	1	0	0	238	174	16	2.66
3	Nottingham Outlaws	4	4	0	0	0	1	174	82	13	3.25
4	MARAUDERS	4	4	0	0	0	0	184	66	12	3.00
5	Birmingham Bulldogs	5	3	0	2	0	1	126	173	12	2.4
6	Sth Humber Rabbitohs	5	3	0	2	0	0	172	126	11	2.2
7	Crewe & Nantwich	4	2	0	2	0	0	124	126	8	2.0
8	East Riding	4	2	0	2	1	0	120	110	7	1.75

Man of the Match Points

Scoring Chart