With the success of the first Gillette Super 6 season the league will be expanding to 8 teams for 2009/10.

New to the league are the University of Gloucestershire and Edge Hill University. Gloucestershire finished top of the Wales and West league last season losing just one game. Edge Hill went undefeated winning the Premier North league.

The Gillette Super 8 Teams for 2009-10 are;

Northumbria University

St Mary's University

University of Gloucestershire

Edge Hill University

University of Hull

Leeds Met Carnegie

University of Birmingham

Loughborough University