Proposed UKU struture for 2022:
Following the UKU's announcemnt at the end of December (view here) we have an insight into the competition structre to expect for the coming season and beyond.
Key Dates- Mixed:
Mixed Tour 1 2nd -3rd April (Tier 2 ) - Venue TBC (Expected to be regional)
Mixed Tour 2 18th - 19th June (Tier 2 ) - Venue TBC (Expected to be regional)
Mixed Tour 3 9th - 10th July (Tier 1) - Venue TBC (Expected to be national)
Key Dates- Open:
Open/Womens Tour 1 23rd -24th April (Tier 2 ) - Venue TBC (Expected to be regional)
Open/Womens Tour 2- Windfarm 28th - 29th May (Tier 1) - Nottingham
Open/Womens Tour 3 23rd - 24th July (Tier 2 ) - Venue TBC (Expected to be regional)
2023 and Beyond:
Headlines:
- The National League and National Cup will return
- EUCR-W will be a seperate event held in May (EUCQ may be held in April to allow more competition)
- Nationals will be reduced to 8 teams per division and held on the last weekend of August.
"Teams will qualify through one of two different pathways: the Cup and the League. A number of teams from each pathway will qualify directly to the National Championships, with others being required to compete in a centrally organised Playoffs event for the final bids."
Lemmings Calendar 2022
Janurary:
| 22nd-23rd Janurary | Club Women's Indoor Qualifiers | Alan Higgs Centre, Coventry |
February:
| 5th-6th February | Club Mixed Indoor Qualifiers | Alan Higgs Centre, Coventry |
| 26th February | Lemmings Outdoor Launch Training 1 | Meadows Community Sport Centre, CV8 2DA |
March:
| 5th-6th March | Lemmings Luau | Alan Higgs Centre, Coventry |
| 12th March | Lemmings Outdoor Launch Training 2 | Alan Higgs Centre, Coventry |
| 26th March | Lemmings Outdoor Launch Training 3 | Leamington Rugby Club |
April:
| 2nd April | UKU Tier 1 Mixed Ranking Event | Reading |
| 9th - 10th April | UKU Tier 2 Mixed Ranking Event | Riverside Sports Complex, Nottingham |
| 23rd -24th April | "Tour" Friendlies | Victoria Embankment, Nottingham |
May:
| 7th May | Bearnefactor | Warwick University |
| 8th May | Lemmings Tour Training 4 | Loughborough University |
| 14th /15th May | Invited Squad Training | TBC |
| 28th - 29th May | Wind Farm - Tier 1 O/W | Nottingham |
June:
| 18th - 19th June | UKU Tier 2 Mixed Ranking Event | Venue TBC (Expected to be regional) |
July:
| 9th - 10th July | Tier 1 Mixed Ranking Event | Venue TBC (Expected to be national) |
| 23rd - 24th July | Tier 2 Open/Womens Ranking Event | Venue TBC (Expected to be regional) |
| 30th - 31st July | Invited Squad Training | TBC |
August:
| 13th - 14th August |
UKU Nationals Playoffs |
Manchester |
September:
| 3rd - 4th September |
UKU Nationals |
Nottingham Highfields |
| 17th - 18th September |
AGM & End of Season Awards |
Leamigton/Warwick |