Midlands Rugby League Premier Division
| Founded | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Country |
 England
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| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 5 |
| Promotion to | Conference League South |
| Relegation to | Midlands Rugby League Division One |
| Domestic cup(s) | Challenge Cup |
| Current champions | Coventry Dragons |
| Website | midlandsrugbyleague.co.uk |
The Midlands Rugby League Premier Division is the highest level of amateur rugby league in the English Midlands. It was previously the Midlands Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference. Many of the clubs run juniors in the Midlands Junior League.
The Rugby League Conference was born in 1997, then known as the Southern Conference. The Premier Division were set up in 2005 for teams who had achieved a certain playing standard and were able to travel further afield to find stronger opposition.
The new Premier Divisions included the North Premier, the South Premier, the Central Premier and the Welsh Premier. The Central Premier had two Midlands clubs Telford Raiders and Nottingham Outlaws and the rest of the clubs were from Yorkshire or Lancashire.
The Midlands Premier was created one season later in 2006. The founder members were Coventry Bears, Telford Raiders, Nottingham Outlaws, Derby City, Birmingham Bulldogs, Leicester Phoenix and Wolverhampton Wizards.
In 2012 the Rugby League Conference will be disbanded and the Midlands Premier will continue as Midlands Rugby League Premier Division.
Teams play each other three times culminating in a grand final.
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