COTSWOLD Cobras, with the help of their sponsors Hella and Oliver and New-man, have won the National League (South Division) with two matches still to be played.

They will receive the trophy at the final league session on March 18 at Bracknell. The National Championships will be staged at Cheltenham on April 7.

Cobras found the early parts of both matches very difficult, being held by both Trow-bridge and Ericsson but they swept away late in the game to register impressive victories 10-2 and 11-4 wins respectively.

Jim Bridger (9), Andrew Pool (7), Stewart Gillies (3) and Kevin Hobkirk (2) all contributed to the scoring spree.

Current standings

P W D L F A Pts

Cotswold Cobra 8 8 0 0 66 10 24 Ericsson 8 5 0 3 48 34 15

Thames Valley 8 5 0 3 25 27 15

Basingstoke 8 3 1 4 36 27 10

Basingstoke U-18 8 2 0 6 26 76 6

Trowbridge 8 0 1 7 20 47 1

The Cotswold League has finally reached the play-off stage.

In the final round of A Division matches, St David's just missed out on the play-offs, only drawing 1-1 with Mickleton, losing 1-0 to Ilmington and winning 4-0 over St Catharine's.

PL:09flor.jpg:Play-off place: St Mary's finished second in their section and will continue their quest for Cotswold League honours on March 13. The Saints' squad comprises Sarah Hodges, Abigail Deakin, Danielle Bostock, Loren Stamboulie, Francesco Pedruzzelli, Marcus Taylor, Daniel Palmer and Manuel Dili

In the other match of the night Ilmington were 3-0 victors over St Catharine's and are clear winners of the section.

Top scorers on the night were Adam Millard (St David's) with five goals and George Bird (Ilmington) with three.

Final tables

Division A

P W D L F A Pts

Ilmington 6 4 2 0 12 5 14

Longborough 6 3 1 2 17 10 10

Blockley 6 3 1 2 9 12 10

CCS A 6 2 3 1 11 8 9

St David's 6 2 2 2 10 5 8

Mickleton 6 1 3 2 9 12 6

St Catharine's 6 0 0 6 4 20 0

Division B

P W D L F A Pts

Dormer House 6 5 1 0 31 7 16

CCS B 6 3 2 1 16 11 11

Swell 6 3 1 2 9 8 10

Bledington 6 2 3 1 10 10 9

Stow 6 2 1 3 12 13 7

Willersey 6 2 0 4 5 16 6

Tredington 6 0 0 6 3 21 0

Division C

P W D L F A Pts

CCS C 4 2 2 0 8 5 8

Shipston 4 1 2 1 9 7 5

Bredon Hill A 4 0 4 0 4 4 4

Quinton 4 0 3 1 7 9 3

Bredon Hill B 4 0 3 1 6 9 3

Division D

P W D L F A Pts

CCS D 3 2 1 0 5 3 7

St Mary's 3 1 2 0 34 3 5

Newbold 3 0 2 1 6 7 2

St James 3 0 1 2 2 4 1

Qualifiers for the play-offs: Ilmington, Longborough, Blockley, Dormer House, Shipston, St Mary's.

Provisional dates - Group One: Tuesday, March 13, Dormer House v St Mary's. Group Two: Thursday, March 15, Longborough v Blockley v Group One winners.

Final (tba): Ilmington v Group Two winners.