2018 RLM League

The 2018 RLM League is the fifth season of rugby league in Mercury. The season consists of three divisions, the RLM Super 12, National League One and National League Two.

Super 12

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	PD	Pts	Qualification
Mercury RLFC	22	15	2	5	552	350	+202	32	Qualification to Super 12 finals
Cook Island Cobras	22	13	1	8	594	442	+152	27
Deacon RLFC	22	13	1	8	532	466	+66	27
May RLFC	22	12	0	10	506	415	+91	24
Barret Bulls	22	11	0	11	494	422	+72	22
Hammond Ravens	22	10	1	11	498	482	+16	21
Nova England Knights	22	10	1	11	445	476	−31	21
Tow Law Tigers	22	9	1	12	508	518	−10	19
Taylor Sporting Club	22	9	0	13	508	522	−14	18
University of Mercury RLFC	22	8	2	12	394	556	−162	18
Clarkson Power	22	9	0	13	400	644	−244	18	Relegation to National League One
Kinloss Cougars	22	8	1	13	390	528	−138	17

Finals

Elimination quarter-finals

Deacon RLFC v Hammond Ravens

Deacon RLFC	22 – 6	Hammond Ravens

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May RLFC v Barret Bulls

May RLFC	44 – 10	Barret Bulls

Qualifying semi-final

Mercury RLFC v Cook Island Cobras

Mercury RLFC	38 – 8	Cook Island Cobras

Elimination semi-final

Deacon RLFC v May RLFC

Deacon RLFC	24 – 12	May RLFC

Elimination final

Cook Island Cobras v Deacon RLFC

Cook Island Cobras	28 – 12	Deacon RLFC

Grand final

Mercury RLFC v Cook Island Cobras

Mercury RLFC	34 – 28	Cook Island Cobras

Bracket

	Elimination quarter-finals					Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals					Elimination final				Super 12 Grand Final
							QSF: Galileo Ground, Mercury
						1	Mercury RLFC	38
						2	Cook Island Cobras	8							GF: Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury
															Mercury RLFC	34
		EPO1: DTel Stadium, Deacon									EF: Cook Island Sports Centre, Cook Island				Cook Island Cobras	28
	3	Deacon RLFC	22								Cook Island Cobras	28
	6	Hammond Ravens	6				ESF:				Deacon RLFC	12
							Deacon RLFC	24
		EPO2: City Stadium, May					May RLFC	12
	4	May RLFC	44
	5	Barret Bulls	10
				Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing

National League One

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	PD	Pts	Qualification
Nafferton Dragons	22	14	0	8	550	339	+211	28	Promotion to Super 12
Scampton Stallions	22	13	0	9	520	449	+71	26	Qualification to Play-offs
St John's RLFC (P)	22	12	1	9	545	404	+141	25
Taylor City Rovers	22	12	0	10	427	436	−9	24
Kincester Giants	22	11	0	11	470	462	+8	22
Hanseong Pirates	22	11	0	11	421	454	−33	22
Bisminster Bees	22	11	0	11	450	526	−76	22
Castleton Tigers	22	11	0	11	412	492	−80	22
Victoria Knights	22	10	1	11	420	482	−62	21
NSC Lions	22	9	1	12	478	492	−12	19
Enderby Eagles	22	8	1	13	442	457	−15	17	Relegation to National League Two
South Mercury Scorpions	22	8	0	14	390	532	−142	16

Play-offs

Qualifying play-off

St John's RLFC v Taylor City Rovers

St John's RLFC	26 – 12	Taylor City Rovers

Elimination play-off

Kincester Giants v Hanseong Pirates

Kincester Giants	14 – 4	Hanseong Pirates

Qualifying semi-final

Scampton Stallions v St John's RLFC

Scampton Stallions	24 – 6	St John's RLFC

Elimination semi-final

Taylor City Rovers v Kincester Giants

Taylor City Rovers	34 – 10	Kincester Giants

Elimination final

St John's RLFC v Taylor City Rovers

St John's RLFC	18 – 16	Taylor City Rovers

Grand final

Scampton Stallions v St John's RLFC

Scampton Stallions	32 – 40	St John's RLFC

National League Two

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	PD	Pts	Qualification
Mullen Sabres	18	13	0	5	570	254	+316	26	Promotion to National League One
Compton Warriors (P)	18	11	2	5	494	320	+174	24	Qualification to Play-offs
Whitby Wasps	18	10	1	7	484	272	+212	21
Market Wasston Reds	18	10	0	8	448	322	+126	20
Eastmoor Arrows	18	9	1	8	440	383	+57	19
Harlby Hearts	18	8	1	9	326	520	−194	17
Innuendo Imps	18	8	0	10	402	424	−22	16
Hookton Hornets	18	8	0	10	334	481	−147	16
Settington Steelers	18	6	1	11	283	514	−231	13
Bybridge Braves	18	3	2	13	204	495	−291	8

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Compton Warriors v Eastmoor Arrows

Compton Warriors	48 – 18	Eastmoor Arrows

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Whitby Wasps v Market Wasston Reds

Whitby Wasps	40 – 12	Market Wasston Reds

Final

Compton Warriors v Whitby Wasps

Compton Warriors	38 – 10	Whitby Wasps