London & South East Men's League
The London & South East Men's League is a division within rugby league's tier 4 and was previously a division of the Rugby League Conference. At the division is competed for by teams in the South East of England including London.
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Formerly known as | Rugby League Conference London & South Division |
| Instituted | 2012 |
| Country |  England |
| Champions | Portsmouth Navy Seahawks (2013) |
| Related competition | London League, South Premier |
Many of the clubs run juniors in the London Junior League.
History
The Rugby League Conference was founded in 1997 as the Southern Conference, a 10-team pilot league for teams in the South of England and the English Midlands. A Southern Division first appeared in 1998 and would remain an ever-present with minor name changes except for the 2008 season.
The South Premier Division was first competed for in 2005.
Community game pyramid
- National Conference League
- Conference League South
- South Premier
- London & South East Men's League
- London, South and East Entrance League
The London & South East Men's League is below the South Premier and above the London, South and East Entrance League.
2014 structure
Participating teams by season
- 1998: Crawley Jets, North London Skolars, Oxford Cavaliers, St Albans Centurions, West London Sharks 1
- 1999: Crawley Jets, North London Skolars, Oxford Cavaliers, St Albans Centurions, West London Sharks 1
- 2000: Crawley Jets, Kingston Warriors, North London Skolars, Oxford Cavaliers, South London Storm, West London Sharks 1
- 2001: Crawley Jets, Kingston Warriors, North London Skolars, South London Storm, West London Sharks
- 2002: Crawley Jets, Kingston Warriors, North London Skolars, South London Storm, West London Sharks
- 2003: Crawley Jets, Gosport & Fareham Vikings, Greenwich Admirals, Hemel Stags 'A', Kingston Warriors, North London Skolars 'A', South London Storm 'A', West London Sharks
- 2004: Crawley Jets, Gosport & Fareham Vikings, Greenwich Admirals, Kingston Warriors, South London Storm 'A', West London Sharks 2
- 2005: Gosport & Fareham Vikings, Haringey Hornets, Hemel Stags 'A', Kingston Warriors, Middlesex Lions, South London Storm 'A'
- 2006: Broadstairs Bulldogs, Greenwich Admirals, Haringey Hornets 'A', Hemel Stags 'A', Kent Ravens, St Albans Centurions 'A' 3
- 2007: Broadstairs Bulldogs, Farnborough Falcons, Finchley, Gosport & Fareham Vikings 2
- 2009: Farnborough Falcons, Greenwich Admirals, Kent Ravens, Oxford Cavaliers, Southampton Spitfires, Swindon St George
- 2010: Elmbridge Eagles, Greenwich Admirals, Guildford Giants, Oxford Cavaliers, South London Storm A, Southampton Spitfires, Sussex Merlins, Swindon St George
- 2011: Elmbridge Eagles, Greenwich Admirals, Guildford Giants, Medway Dragons, Portsmouth Navy Seahawks, Southampton Spitfires, Sussex Merlins
- 2012: Greenwich Admirals, Guildford Giants, Medway Dragons, Portsmouth Navy Seahawks, Southampton Spitfires, Sussex Merlins
- 2013: Guildford Giants, Medway Dragons, Portsmouth Navy Seahawks, Southampton Spitfires, Sussex Merlins, Weald Warriors
- 2014: Guildford Giants, Medway Dragons, Portsmouth Navy Seahawks, Southampton Spitfires, Sussex Merlins, Weald Warriors
1 as Southern division 2 as South division 3 as South East division
Winners
- 1998: Crawley Jets 1
- 1999: Crawley Jets 1
- 2000: North London Skolars (now London Skolars) 1
- 2001: Crawley Jets 4
- 2002: North London Skolars (now London Skolars) 4
- 2003: Crawley Jets 4
- 2004: West London Sharks 2
- 2005: Kingston Warriors (now Elmbridge) 4
- 2006: Broadstairs Bulldogs 3
- 2007: Farnborough Falcons 2
- 2009: Greenwich Admirals 4
- 2010: Greenwich Admirals 4
- 2011: Elmbridge Eagles 4
- 2012: Portsmouth Navy Seahawks
- 2013: Portsmouth Navy Seahawks
1 as Rugby League Conference Southern division
2 as Rugby League Conference South division
3 as Rugby League Conference South East division
4 as Rugby League Conference London & South division