The opening matches take place on 16/17 September. And, for the first time, every division will be completed by the end of November, allowing a break for all before phase two gets under way in the New Year.
Women's Division 1 will be staged at Newport, Sheffield and Matlock, while the top men's teams play at Sheffield, Luton and Lancaster. There will be men's matches for the first time at the Plymouth Life Centre. Full programme:
16/17 Sept W1 Newport
M3 Haberdashers
23/24 Sept W2 Liverpool
M4 Watford
30 Sept/Oct 1 M1, M2, M5, W3 Ponds Forge
7/8 Oct M3 Lancaster
M4 Grantham
14/15 Oct W1, W2 Ponds Forge
21/22 Oct M2 To be confirmed
M5 Marlborough
28/29 Oct M1 Luton
W3 Marlborough
4/5 Nov M2, M3 - Plymouth and Haberdashers
11/12 Nov W1 Matlock
W2 Walsall
18/19 Nov M4, M5 Haberdashers and Walsall
25/26 Nov M1 Lancaster
W3 Northampton