The Premiership Rugby U18 Academy League returns this weekend for Round 3 after a 5-month hiatus.
In a new format, the first two rounds of the competition took place in the summer with the remaining five, plus finals day, taking place through January and February.
Much has changed since those opening two rounds though, where Leicester Tigers, Saracens, Bristol Bears, and London Irish each won two from two. The big change comes in the northern conference, where of course Wasps and Worcester Warriors are no longer, replaced by the Midlands Regional Academy, with Midlands Central replacing Wasps and Midlands West replacing Worcester Warriors.
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With the players remaining largely the same, the two new entities pick up the old entities results, leaving Midlands Central second in the conference after a win and a draw and Midlands West in 6th after a defeat in their sole outing to date.
Round 4 (13th/14th/15th January)
Northern Conference
Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks
Northampton Saints v Worcester Warriors
Yorkshire Academy v Leicester Tigers
Southern Conference
Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs
London Irish v Bath
Saracens v Bristol Bears
Round 5 (20th/21st/22nd January)
Northern Conference
Northampton Saints v Wasps
Sale Sharks v Yorkshire Academy
Worcester Warriors v Newcastle Falcons
Southern Conference
Bath v Harlequins
Bristol Bears v London Irish
Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs
Round 6 (3rd/4th/5th February)
Northern Conference
Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors
Wasps v Sale Sharks
Yorkshire Academy v Newcastle Falcons
Southern Conference
Bristol Bears v Harlequins
Exeter Chiefs v London Irish
Saracens v Gloucester
Round 7 (10th/11th/12th February)
Northern Conference
Newcastle Falcons v Northampton Saints
Wasps v Leicester Tigers
Worcester Warriors
Southern Conference
Bath v Gloucester
Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears
Harlequins v Saracens
Premiership Rugby U18 Finals: 18th/19th February
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