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13 October 2026  4 min read

Academy Leagues Preview (14 Oct 2026) - Live Stats, streaming, quotes and more

Six WEABL contests and seven more in the EABL create the latest slate of action, with plenty more teams getting their schedule underway for 2026/27. 

Wednesday 14 October

WEABL North

2pm - Xaverian College vs Newcastle College - LIVE STATS

4:30pm - Nottingham Academy Wildcats vs Manchester Mystics - LIVE STATS

5pm - Myerscough College vs The Sheffield College - LIVE STATS

WEABL Central

5pm - BMet City of Birmingham Rockets vs HHS Reading Rockets - LIVE STATS

WEABL South

3:15pm - Barking Abbey vs City of London Academy - Southwark - LIVE STATS

3:50pm - The Canterbury Academy vs New City College Hackney - LIVE STATS

EABL North

12:15pm - UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park vs Manchester Magic - LIVE STATS

2:20pm - Nottingham Academy Wildcats vs Myerscough College - LIVE STATS

4pm - Xavierian College vs Newcastle College - LIVE STATS

EABL Central

3pm - BMet City of Birmingham Rockets vs HHS Reading Rockets - LIVE STATS

4:15pm - Copleston Basketball Academy vs SGS College - LIVE STATS

EABL South

5:15pm - Barking Abbey vs City of London Academy - Southwark - LIVE STATS

2:10pm - The Canterbury Academy vs New City College Hackney - LIVE STATS

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WEABL

The best viewing of the day could be in the South Conference as a pair of former WEABL winners, Barking Abbey and City of London Academy - Southwark vie for an early leg-up, whilst two new outfits, The Canterbury Academy and New City College Hackney, also go head-to-head.

The only game in the Central Conference sees BMet City of Birmingham Rockets hosting HHS Reading Rockets, the first game in that five team pool that also includes MK5D, SGS and Copleston.

The bulk of the action is reserved for the North, with a trio of contests to look forward to.

New outfit Myerscough College have their first game as they welcome The Sheffield College, who are looking to bounce back from a defeat to Manchester last time out.

The Mystics can reach 2-0 if they can win their road clash against Nottingham Academy Wildcats, another side looking to make it to 2-0 themselves, and Xaverian College host 0-1 Newcastle College in their home opener.

EABL

Both EABL South contests are double-ups, meaning Barking hosting CoLA and Canterbury welcoming NCC Hackney. Both should be exciting contests that will go a long way to helping establish an early pecking order in the Conference.

HHS Reading Rockets can make it two from two if they can see off 0-1 BMet City of Birmingham Rockets, and Copleston play their first Central Conference tie after a switch from the South as they welcome 0-1 SGS College.

With only one game played in the North so far, every team will be underway by this Wednesday as three games are all set to take place.

Defending champs Myerscough are away to newcomers Nottingham Academy Wildcats, UTC Sheffield will try to avoid falling to 0-2 as they host a Roses clash with Manchester Magic, and Xavierian and Newcastle College also go at it as the North East programme try to start their season with back-to-back wins.

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