Find tickets to BAFA’s showpiece Finals events throughout August and September as the National Leagues powered by Union Jack Classic come to a thrilling finale for 2026.
Kicking off with the seven-a-side finals in U19 Division Two Contact and the National Women’s Football League, your first chance to see a champion crowned in the 2026 season comes this weekend on Saturday 15 at Stafford RUFC.
In the U19 Division Two Finals, the South Wales Warriors, South East Legion, North East Academy Giants and Yorkshire Academy Assassins will battle it out with the opportunity to win the first silverware of the 2026 season.
In the NWFL 7’s Finals, the Cheshire Bears, Kent Exiles, Hertfordshire Cheetahs and Peterborough Royals make the journey to Stafford for a chance to claim the first Women’s contact title of the year.
In addition to the return of Division One and Two Mixed Adult Contact Bowl Games, in 2026 the British National Flag Finals will take place in a stadium!
Flag Finals will join the lineup in Coventry’s Nick Newbold Stadium, with covered spectator seating, food and drink, an announcer and big screen to help follow the action, and entertainment for all the family.
2026 BAFA National League Finals powered by Union Jack Classic
For 2026 BAFA are excited to welcome new venues and new structure to its National League Finals, as well as the return of “Bowl Game” Finals for Mixed Adult Contact’s Division One and Division Two. Find a full breakdown of this season’s Finals, including dates and venues below:
U19 Division Two and NWFL 7’s Finals
Competitions: Mixed U19 Contact Division Two, NWFL 7’s
Date: 15 August 2026
Venue: Staffordshire Rugby Club
Format: Consistent with recent seasons, four teams will qualify for Finals and compete in semi-finals, a third/fourth playoff, and a Championship Game.
U16, Mixed Adult Contact Division One and Two Finals
Competitions: Mixed U16 Contact, Mixed Adult Contact Division One and Two
Date: 29-30 August 2026
Venue: Staffordshire Rugby Club
Format: Division One and Two Bowl Games return for 2026! Playoff finalists will face off on Sunday 30 August for the division title. U16 Contact remains consistent with recent seasons, with four Plate teams and four Finals teams qualifying for Finals on Saturday 29 August.
Britbowl 38 Weekend
Competitions: Mixed Adult Contact Premiership, NWFL Premiership, Mixed U19 Contact Division One
Date: 5-6 September 2026
Venue: Nick Newbold Stadium, Coventry (formerly Butts Park Arena)
Format: Consistent with 2025, Saturday will see the U19 Division One National Championship Game followed by the NWFL Premiership Final. Sunday will host the Mixed Adult Contact Premiership Final, Britbowl 38.
Flag Finals
Competitions: National Flag Football League, Youth Flag Football League
Date: 12-13 September 2026
Venue: Nick Newbold Stadium, Coventry (formerly Butts Park Arena)
Format: Flag Football in a stadium! Saturday welcomes four qualifying finalists from each of the NFFL’s National, Premiership and Division One tiers, while Sunday hosts a celebration of Youth Flag as four qualifying teams from each age category go head-to-head.