LEAGUE rugby in North Midlands and Warwickshire will undergo a major restructuring at the end of the season.

In an attempt to make league games more competitive, and to avoid leagues of fewer than ten clubs, the two Warwickshire leagues will be merged with the two North Midlands South leagues.

This will be achieved by increasing the existing Midlands Four West (North) and Midlands Four West (South) lea-gues from 10 to 12-club divisions.

Midlands Four West (North) will continue to be fed by Midlands Five West (North) and Midlands Six West (North), both continuing as 10-club leagues.

The merger of the Warwickshire and North Midlands South leagues will form a new single Midlands Five West (South) league comprising 10 clubs.

This league will be fed by two parallel leagues -- Midlands Six West (South West) and Midlands Six West (South East) each made up of 10 clubs.

The changes have been made by the Midlands Leagues Organising Committee after consultation with the clubs.

They are the result of recommendations made by an RFU competitions appeals panel who rejected Kings Norton's appeal against their placement in North Midlands One (South).

In rejecting Kings Norton's appeal, the panel expressed the desire that efforts should be made to increase the size of league.