EAST Leeds could face sanctions after conceding their Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Two semi-final last Saturday at Bradford Dudley Hill.

“We conceded the last game of the 2013 regular season on a Saturday at Rochdale Mayfield and were automatically relegated and fined £500,” said Hill’s team manager Steve Wright.

“Then, even though we had been automatically relegated, we still had to go to Mayfield on a Tuesday night and fulfil the fixture.”

There is no question of the Dudley Hill v East Leeds fixture being replayed, however, as the final is scheduled for Saturday, October 14.

Last weekend’s concession may have passed some people by, however, as the league’s website shows it as a 24-0 victory for Dudley Hill.

However, that is only a code for a walkover.

Wright said: “East Leeds had a stag do on and were going to turn up with 14 players, but only ten turned up.

“We wished that we had played the game and got through the right way.”

After coming through against fifth-placed East Leeds, Dudley Hill will be at third-placed Wigan St Judes a week on Saturday (2.30pm).

St Judes beat Askam 42-24 in the other semi-final last weekend, scuppering Hill’s hopes for a home tie, which they would have got had Askam triumphed as Hill (fourth) ended the season in a higher league position than the Cumbrians (sixth).

Wright is hoping for a referee who exerts a firm control when it comes to the final at St Judes.

He explained: “We had three players sent off when we played there, as did Crosfields, so we definitely need a strong referee as St Judes like to mix it.”

One club who are already celebrating are West Bowling, who have won Division Three.

Assured of the title several weeks ago, they completed their programme with a 34-20 victory at Oldham St Annes last weekend.

West’s 18th victory out of 22 matches was rarely in doubt, according to Bowling coach Glenn Barraclough, chiefly thanks to man of the match Liam Coe pulling the strings.

The visitors were leading 28-4 at half-time, courtesy of tries by Ollie Bartle, Jack Milburn, Richard Lumb, Chris Watson and Kyle Moore, with Harry Williams kicking four goals.

St Annes pulled it back to 28-14 but Williams, who had moved to hooker, then scored a try and converted it to make sure of victory, with St Annes responding with another six-pointer.

As for where his team might end up, Barraclough said, with little hesitation: “We are a young side but I think it could be the Premier Division, although we might lose one or two to the professional game.”