Complex sentence: The 1st XV play league fixtures in Midlands Division 3 East (North) and just missed out on the promotion places to go into Midland 2 East in 2005--06 and hoping to build on this and gain promotion next year.
Split into simpler sentences: The 1st XV play league fixtures in Midlands Division 3 East (North) and just missed out on the promotion places to go into Midland 2 East in 2005-06. We are hoping to build on this and gain promotion next year.