Leeds have won the League Championship title for a record equalling seventh time. Dominating the sport for a sixth season in a row, the Jaguars have now joined Eastbourne at the top of the all-time division one winners list, in all they have won 16 major competitions over those six years, four in this season alone. Aaron Macaulay and Daniel Lake have been there for all of those recent successes, Darren Evan’s top two missing just one league meeting apiece over that period, both ever-presents once again in SL31. As was third heat leader Neil Burns and 23 year old Ryan Upton, who—barring two meetings at second string—spent the whole year at reserve having not featured in a Jaguars league meeting in the previous two years! He certainly made his second shot in the side count, his solid scoring instrumental in many of Leeds’ victories, including recently a paid seven at Coalville, a meeting which Jaguars won by five to turn the title race well and truly there way. Two weeks on from that success, Upton was scoring the winning points at the Hawthorne against Eastbourne, his second place in a 5-1 behind Lake in heat 14 securing the home side victory and the league points they needed to seal their latest title success. The penultimate round win was their 18th from 18 home meetings in their SL31 division one campaign, the Seagulls—who have gone six years without a major trophy—have now lost their last 20 top flight fixtures in a row at the venue. While Leeds were celebrating another success, Cradley Heath were pulling off a crucial victory of their own at local rivals Dudley, taking the lead in the derby with an Owen Mitchell (12+1) winning 5-1 in heat nine, the visitors held on to an advantage for the rest of the night to take all three league points, 44-46. Their third away victory of the campaign, and their second in their last three, put them in pole position to snatch a European Cup spot for SL32 on the final day. That they did by beating rivals for that place, Wentworth, 49-41 at home, the Cobras timing it right to climb up to a season high second. Finishing as runners-up to Leeds an unexpected bonus for Carl Hadlington’s side, whose previous best league finish was third a couple of seasons back. Third this time goes to Stowmarket, who slip behind the Cobras on points difference, but it’s a place good enough for Europe, fourth is not, where Wentworth finish after failing to get the draw they needed at Cradley for anything better.