2018 Florian Republic rugby league season
The 2018 Florian Republic rugby league season will be the second season of rugby league in the Florian Republic. There are one professional league and two Semi-Professional leagues. After the regular season, The top four clubs in each division qualify for the playoffs. The next four ranked teams qualify for their league's plate competition.
Regular Season
Team Changes
- Promoted to Fastbet Super League:
- Blackoak Bulls
- Havenbarrow Rovers
- Northcliff Eagles
- Entered into the Fastbet Super League:
- Entered into the Fastbet Super Premiership
- Nuví Pelezu Chargers (Nedland)
- Transferred to Fastbet Super Premiership
- Blackoak Reds
- Dragonmoor Hornets
- Dragonmoor Thunder
- Eastpond Hornets
- Griffin Moore Knights
- Ironwell Marlins
- Meadowedge Blues
- Newmarsh Olympic
- Northsilver Cougars
- Northsliver Kings
- Southgate Lions
- Stonehall Bears
- Stonehall Lions
- The Wolfpack
- Wasps RLFC
- Entered into the Fastbet Super Cup
- Etourney Scorpions
- Transferred to Fastbet Super Cup
- Havenbarrow Raiders
- Lochley Crusaders
- Meadowedge All-Whites
- Newhedge Hawks
- Newhedge Rams
- Newmarsh Stags
- Northcliff Knights
- Northcliff Panthers
- Northcliff Skolars
- Orvale Recreation
- Ostville Acorns
- West Blackoak Raiders
- Westhill Roosters
- Westlake Bulldogs
- Westlake Crusaders
Fastbet Super league
This seasons version will see four new teams join the league making a total number of 16 teams.Relegation and promotion have been scrapped and teams can only enter league by submitting a bid which is voted on the league's members. The competition has also announced a sponsorship deal with the betting company, Fastbet. The Grand-Finalists and next-highest ranked team in the regular season will qualify for the 2019 FMRL World Club Chamionship with the 4th placed team being entered for the qualifying stages.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northsilver Panthers | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 629 | 261 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| Stonehall Rhinos | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 506 | 265 | 32 | |
| Northcliff Tigers | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 452 | 335 | 31 | |
| Northcliff Vikings | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 501 | 319 | 29 | |
| Blackoak Giants | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 447 | 355 | 25 | |
| Havenbarrow Wolves | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 424 | 368 | 25 | |
| Meadowedge Warriors | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 476 | 305 | 24 | |
| Newmarsh Saints | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 445 | 375 | 22 | |
| Blackoak Bulls | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 346 | 438 | 19 | |
| Dragonmoor Dragons | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 337 | 474 | 18 | |
| Westlake Wildcats | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 416 | 445 | 14 | |
| Havenbarrow Rovers | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 320 | 496 | 11 | |
| Newhedge Centurions | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 | 541 | 10 | |
| KR Viten Sharks | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 266 | 535 | 10 | Team to resign at the end of the season* |
| Northcliff Eagles | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 335 | 523 | 8 | |
| Dragonmoor Devils | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 310 | 525 | 8 | Relegation to Super League 2 |
Fastbet Super Premiership
After the 2017 Championship and League One seasons finished,both leagues were scrapped to make only one level below the Super League. the 20 teams plus four invited amateur teams were organised into two competitions, the Fastbet Super Premiership and Fastbet Super Cup. The top four teams in ech competition qualify for the playoffs and the winners of each competition will play each other in a series to decide who is the overall semi-professional champion. A plate competiton will also be run. Nedlandic team Nuví Pelezu Chargers and Etourney Scorpions will become the first foreign teams to enter the Florian league system and will start life in the Fastbet Super Premiership and Super Cup.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackoak Reds | Qualification to the playoffs | |||||||
| Dragonmoor Hornets | ||||||||
| Dragonmoor Thunder | ||||||||
| Eastpond Hornets | ||||||||
| Griffin Moore Knights | Qualification to the Plate | |||||||
| Ironwell Marlins | ||||||||
| Meadowedge Blues | ||||||||
| Newmarsh Olympic | ||||||||
| Northcliff Broncos | ||||||||
| Northsilver Cougars | ||||||||
| Northsliver Kings | ||||||||
| Nuví Pelezu Chargers | ||||||||
| Southgate Lions | ||||||||
| Stonehall Bears | ||||||||
| Stonehall Lions | ||||||||
| KR Viten Knights | ||||||||
| Wasps RLFC | ||||||||
| The Wolfpack* | Promoted to Florian Super League. See Expansion of the Florian Super League for more details. |
- Deducted two points for breaking financial fair play.
Fastbet Super Cup
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldley Panthers | Qualification to the playoffs | |||||||
| Etourney Scorpions | ||||||||
| Havenbarrow Raiders | ||||||||
| Lochley Crusaders | ||||||||
| Meadowedge All-Whites | Qualification to the Plate | |||||||
| Newhedge Hawks | ||||||||
| Newhedge Rams | ||||||||
| Newmarsh Stags | ||||||||
| Northcliff Knights | ||||||||
| Northcliff Panthers | ||||||||
| Northcliff Skolars | ||||||||
| Orvale Recreation | ||||||||
| Ostville Acorns | ||||||||
| Southern Knights | ||||||||
| West Blackoak Raiders | ||||||||
| Westhill Roosters | ||||||||
| Westlake Bulldogs | ||||||||
| Westlake Crusaders |
Etourney Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etourney Eagles | Qualification to Grand Final | |||||||
| Etourney Lions | ||||||||
| Etourney Warriors | ||||||||
| St. Edwin's Cavaliers | ||||||||
| Tanbury Falcons | ||||||||
| Southern Stingers |
Red Bear Sports Cup
After the restructure after the 2017 season. The challenge cup was scrapped and replaced with the Red Bear Sports Cup. A knockout competition for the Super Premiership and Cup sides. Matches will be played throughout the first few months of the season. On the 4th December, it was announced tha the challenge cup would be restored and that the 1st round of the Red Bear Sports would act as a qualifier.
Round of 32
| The Wolfpack | v | Northsilver Cougars |
|---|---|---|
| Griffin Moore Knights | v | Etourney Scorpions |
|---|---|---|
| Ironwell Marlins | v | Orvale Recreation |
|---|---|---|
| Wasps RLFC | v | Stonehall Bears |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarsh Stags | v | Southgate Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Skolars | v | Ostville Acorns |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarsh Olympic | v | Stonehall Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowedge All-Whites | v | Westlake Crusaders |
|---|---|---|
| Northsliver Kings | v | Eastpond Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| Havenbarrow Raiders | v | Dragonmoor Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Newhedge Rams | v | Westhill Roosters |
|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Knights | v | Lochley Crusaders |
|---|---|---|
| Nuví Pelezu Chargers | v | Meadowedge Blues |
|---|---|---|
| Etourney Scorpions | v | Newhedge Hawks |
|---|---|---|
| West Blackoak Raiders | v | Dragonmoor Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| Westlake Bulldogs | v | Blackoak Reds |
|---|---|---|
Post Season
Fastbet Super Premiership Plate
The Final will be played at Panthers Arena,Northsilver.
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||
Fastbet Super Premiership Playoffs
The Final will be played Dragons Arena,Dragonmoor.
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||
Fastbet Super Cup Plate
The Final will be played at Saints Road,Newmarsh.
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||
Fastbet Super Cup Playoffs
The Final will be played at Warriors Sport Arena,Meadowedge.
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||
Fastbet Championship
| Winner of Fastbet Super Premiership Playoffs | v | Winner of Fastbet Super Cup Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
Blackoak Stadium
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Fastbet Super League Playoffs
The Final will be played at Northcliff Arena,Northcliff.
| Qualifying / Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||
| QF1: | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SF1: | ||||||||||||||||
| EF1: | PF1: | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | GF: | ||||||||||||||||
| EF2: | PF2: | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | SF2: | ||||||||||||||||
| QF2: | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Etourney Championship Final
| 1st place | v | 2nd place |
|---|---|---|
Jackson's Stadium, St Edwins'
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