Conwy Celts
Conwy Celts are a rugby league team based in Colwyn Bay. They play in the North Wales Conference. History ''Conwy Celts'' were formed in 2007. They joined the newly formed North Wales Conference in 2012 finishing second in the table. Conwy Celts beat top-of-the-table Prestatyn and Rhyl Panthers 48-26 in the grand final to be crowned the first ever North Wales Champions. Conwy Celts started off the 2013 season by winning the North Wales 9s by defeating Flintshire Falcons in the final. They finished top of the league. Conwy Celts then went on to win the North Wales Conference Challenge Cup for second year in succession by beating Flintshire Falcons by 50 - 30 in the final played at CBRFC on 21 August 2013. Three Conwy Celts players, Lewis Stockton, Ian Marshall and Jordan Sheridan represented Wales Dragon Hearts against Scotland A at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay on Saturday 24 August 2013. Wales won this match by 64 - 18. Jordan Sheridan scored three tries and Lewis Stockton one try. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112–122 metres (122 to 133 yards) long with H shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to spectators, on whose income the new organisation and its members depended. Due to its high-velocity contact, cardio-based endurance and minimal use of body protection, rugby league i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Wales Championship
The North Wales Conference is a summer rugby league competition for teams in North Wales and Mid Wales. History The Rugby League Conference was founded in 1997 as the ''Southern Conference'', a 10-team pilot league for teams in the South of England and English Midlands. It expanded into North Wales for the first time in 2004 when North Wales Coasters joined the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference. The professional side Crusaders announced in December 2009 that they would leave the South Wales town of Bridgend an relocate to Wrexham in North Wales. On the back of this, the ''North Wales League'', a proposed feeder league for the Rugby League Conference was announced in 2010. There were intended to be four teams for the initial season: Conwy Celts established 2007 (based at Colwyn Bay); two new sides: Penrhyn Eagles (from Bangor, where there was already a university club) and Mid Wales Marauders (based in Welshpool, the only rugby league club in mid Wales) and R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112–122 metres (122 to 133 yards) long with H shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to spectators, on whose income the new organisation and its members depended. Due to its high-velocity contact, cardio-based endurance and minimal use of body protection, rugby league i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay ( cy, Bae Colwyn) is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorporated within its postal district. Established as its own separate parish in 1844 with just a small grouping of homes and farms where the community of Old Colwyn stands today, Colwyn Bay has expanded to become the second-largest community and business centre in the north of Wales as well as the 14th largest in the whole of Wales with the urban statistical area, including Old Colwyn, Rhos-on-Sea, and Mochdre and Penrhyn Bay, having a population of 34,284 at the 2011 census. History The western side of Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea, includes a number of historic sites associated with St Trillo and Ednyfed Fychan, the 13th century general and councillor to Llywelyn the Great. The name 'Colwyn' may be named after 'Collwyn ap Tangno' who was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Wales Conference
The North Wales Conference is a summer rugby league competition for teams in North Wales and Mid Wales. History The Rugby League Conference was founded in 1997 as the ''Southern Conference'', a 10-team pilot league for teams in the South of England and English Midlands. It expanded into North Wales for the first time in 2004 when North Wales Coasters joined the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference. The professional side Crusaders announced in December 2009 that they would leave the South Wales town of Bridgend an relocate to Wrexham in North Wales. On the back of this, the ''North Wales League'', a proposed feeder league for the Rugby League Conference was announced in 2010. There were intended to be four teams for the initial season: Conwy Celts established 2007 (based at Colwyn Bay); two new sides: Penrhyn Eagles (from Bangor, where there was already a university club) and Mid Wales Marauders (based in Welshpool, the only rugby league club in mid Wales) and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prestatyn And Rhyl Panthers
Prestatyn and Rhyl Panthers are an amateur rugby league team based in Rhyl, North Wales. They play in the North Wales Conference. History ''Prestatyn and Rhyl Panthers'' won the North Wales 9s in 2012 and then joined the newly formed North Wales Conference finishing top of the table. However, they lost 48–26 against Conwy Celts in the grand final. Honours * North Wales 9s: 2012 See also *List of rugby league clubs in Britain This article shows a list of professional rugby league clubs in Britain. It includes every team playing in levels 1–4 of the British rugby league system. Competitions listed are correct as of the 2021 season. League System *Super League (level ... References External links 2011 establishments in Wales Rugby clubs established in 2011 Rugby league teams in Wales Sport in Denbighshire Rhyl {{Wales-sport-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flintshire Falcons
Flintshire Falcons Rugby League Club is a rugby league team from the county of Flintshire, North Wales. They presently play in the Wales Rugby League North Wales Championship. Flintshire Falcons Rugby League Club are a members-run club. They are based at Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Flintshire. There are currently over 40 playing and non-playing members varying in all ages. The club consists of a varied background of individuals, from school children and university students, through to business owners and volunteers. History In 2012, ''Flintshire Falcons'' joined the inaugural North Wales Conference mid-season after Montgomeryshire Marauders folded. Founded by current Chairman Mark Parry and Treasurer Mike Roberts with players mainly drawn from union clubs throughout Flintshire. Since then the club has built its Junior sections and also an U18 section which finished 3rd in the debut season in the North West Counties Youth League Division 3. They made it to the final of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Rugby League Clubs In Britain
This article shows a list of professional rugby league clubs in Britain. It includes every team playing in levels 1–4 of the British rugby league system. Competitions listed are correct as of the 2021 season. League System *Super League (level 1) *Championship (level 2) * League 1 (level 3) *National Conference League and Conference League South (level 4) *Various Regional Leagues (level 5) Alphabetically A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W Y See also *List of rugby league clubs in Australia *List of rugby league clubs in France *List of rugby league clubs in New Zealand References {{Reflist United Kingdom Rugby league Clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ... Rugby league teams in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rugby League Teams In Wales
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