Sapphire Series D1 2017
P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
Division 1 North | |||||||
*Leeds Carnegie Chargers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 121 | .667 |
*Manchester Titans | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 199 | 163 | .417 |
Edinburgh Wolves | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 156 | .250 |
East Kilbride Pirates # | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 233 | .000 |
Division 1 South | |||||||
*Birmingham Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 22 | 1.000 |
*Hertfordshire Tornadoes | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 118 | .667 |
London Warriors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 100 | .667 |
Derby Braves | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 166 | .333 |
Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
Semi-Finals | ||||
08.04.2017 | Leeds Carnegie Chargers | 20 | Hertfordshire Tornadoes | 14 |
08.04.2017 | Birmingham Lions | 48 | Manchester Titans | 0 |
3rd Place | ||||
08.04.2017 | Hertfordshire Tornadoes | 40 | Manchester Titans | 20 |
Final | ||||
08.04.2017 | Birmingham Lions | 56 | Leeds Carnegie Chargers | 6 |
Sapphire Series D1 2018
P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
Division 1 North | |||||||
*Leeds Chargers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 86 | 16 |
*Manchester Titans | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 111 | 12 |
Edinburgh Wolves | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 201 | 10 |
East Kilbride Pirates | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 398 | 6 |
Division 1 South | |||||||
*Birmingham Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 60 | 18 |
*London Warriors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 76 | 14 |
Hertfordshire Tornadoes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 159 | 12 |
Derby Braves | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 120 | 8 |
Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
Semi-Finals | ||||
17.03.2018 | Manchester Titans | 2 | Birmingham Lions | 42 |
17.03.2018 | Leeds Carnegie Chargers | 34 | London Warriors | 14 |
3rd Place | ||||
17.03.2018 | London Warriors | 34 | Manchester Titans | 0 |
Final | ||||
17.03.2018 | Leeds Carnegie Chargers | 22 | Birmingham Lions | 40 |
Sapphire Series D1 2018-19
P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
Division 1 North | |||||||
*Leeds Carnegie Chargers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 439 | 35 | 22 |
*Edinburgh Wolves | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 102 | 22 |
East Kilbride Pirates | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 265 | 10 |
Manchester Titans | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 314 | 10 |
Derby Braves (R) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 174 | 8 |
Division 1 South | |||||||
*Birmingham Lions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 365 | 81 | 22 |
*London Warriors | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 144 | 20 |
Hertfordshire Tornadoes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 197 | 14 |
Sandwell Steelers | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 293 | 10 |
Portsmouth Dreadnoughts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 2 |
Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
Semi-Finals | ||||
02.03.2019 | Leeds Chargers | 20 | London Warriors | 48 |
02.03.2019 | Birmingham Lions | 40 | Edinburgh Wolves | 2 |
3rd Place | ||||
02.03.2019 | Leeds Chargers | 44 | Edinburgh wolves | 6 |
National Championship | ||||
02.03.2019 | London Warriors | 12 | Birmingham Lions | 26 |
Report
The British American Football Association Sapphire Series was won by the Birmingham Lions each year from 2017 to 2018-19, as they defeated the Leeds Carnegie Chargers 56-6 in 2017 and 40-22 in 2018, before winning 26-12 against London Warriors in 2018-19, making it six championships in-a-row for the West Midlands team.
The Sapphire Series is the Women’s National Championship for American Football in Britain, and plays 7v7 fully kitted contact football. There were two divisions or levels during this period, with Division 1 being the highest.
References
Websites
[1] Double Coverage (2017) Sapphire Series 2017 [Internet] available from: http://dblcoverage.com/womens/sapphire-series-2017/ [Accessed 7 May 2020]
[2] Double Coverage (2018) Sapphire Series 2018 [Internet] available from:http://dblcoverage.com/womens/sapphire-series-2018/ [Accessed 7 May 2020]
[3] Double Coverage (2019) Sapphire Series 2018-19 [Internet] Available from: http://dblcoverage.com/womens/sapphire-series-2018-19/ [Accessed 7 May 2020]
Images
[4] Cardiff Valkyries (2017) sapphire [Internet] Available from: https://i2.wp.com/cardiffvalkyries.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sapphire.png?fit=247%2C202 [Accessed 31 May 2020]
[5] Birmingham Lions (2019) Sponsors support is thanked [Internet] Available from: http://birminghamlions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1D9A8864.jpg [Accessed 31 May 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Rose McCabe, Laura Shadbolt and Roisin Ni Dhonnacha.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 31 May 2020
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