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North East Rugby League Regional Division
The North East Rugby League Premier Divisions is the lower league in a 2 division structure in rugby league's tier 4. It is competed for by teams in the North East of England, Cumbria and North Yorkshire though in the past occasionally teams from West Yorkshire took part. Many of the teams also run age group teams in the North East Junior League. 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 the English Midlands. The Conference began to include sides from the North of England from the 1999 season in a new Northern division though none of the teams were from the North East. The Northern Rugby League Summer Conference was founded in 2000 outside the Rugby League Conference structure for teams in the North East of England and various British Amateur Rugby League Association leagues, it lasted one season. The Rugby League Conference added a North East division for the 2001 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North East Rugby League Premier Division
The North East Rugby League Premier Divisions is the top league in a 2 division structure in rugby league's tier 4. It is competed for by teams in the North East of England, Cumbria and North Yorkshire though in the past occasionally teams from West Yorkshire took part. Many of the teams also run age group teams in the North East Junior League. 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 the English Midlands. The Conference began to include sides from the North of England from the 1999 season in a new Northern division though none of the teams were from the North East. The Northern Rugby League Summer Conference was founded in 2000 outside the Rugby League Conference structure for teams in the North East of England and various British Amateur Rugby League Association leagues. The Rugby League Conference added a North East division for the 2001 season featuring many of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham Tigers
Durham Tigers are a rugby league club based in Sunnydale Leisure Centre, Shildon, County Durham in the North East of England. They originally played in the city of Durham. The city of Durham is now represented in the Rugby League Conference by Durham Demons. The club has a number of age level teams playing in the North East Junior League. The club's most famous old boy Patrick Rich went on to play professionally for Keighley Cougars, Oldham R.L.F.C., London Skolars and Sheffield Eagles. History ''Durham Tigers'' date back to the early 1990s when rugby league began to be played in the North East of England. The team was formed by Steve Rich and was based at the cricket club in Langley Moor in the city of Durham. When adult rugby league moved to a summer season, the Tigers, located at a cricket ground, could not play in the summer. Without the backing of adult rugby the junior section failed to flourish. The game in the area was revived when Lisa Jaggar, Rugby League North E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Cumbria Crusaders
East Cumbria Crusaders is a rugby league club based in Carlisle, Cumbria. They play in the North East Division of the Rugby League Conference. Their home ground is Creighton RUFC. History The club were founded in 2003 as Carlisle Centurions by former international Bev Risman and joined the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference which it won. The Centurions went on to reach the Grand Final of the Harry Jepson Trophy in 2003 when they were narrowly beaten at Wilderspool Stadium by Bridgend Blue Bulls. The 2004 season saw Carlisle Centurions leave the Conference to join the newly formed National League Three. Centurions 'A' continued to play in the Conference in a newly formed Cumbrian Division but withdrew mid-season. However, Carlisle Centurions failed to complete the 2005 National League Three because of travelling difficulties causing serious player-availability issues. The club was reformed in 2006 under coach Geoff Grieves and returned to the Rugby League Confere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Yorkshire Stallions
Catterick Crusaders are a rugby league team based in Catterick, North Yorkshire. They play in the North East Division of the Rugby League Conference. They have 8 different age groups -Open Age -U'16's -U'14's -U'12's -U'12's -U'10's -U'8's -Cubs -6 History ''Northallerton Stallions'' were formed at a meeting in The Standard Inn in Northallerton on Wednesday 7 November 2007. The idea of a club in Northallerton had been first discussed during a trip to the Super League Grand Final in October 2007. The Stallions joined the Yorkshire Division of the 2008 Rugby League Conference. Pre-season training for the club’s inaugural campaign began at Brompton Lodge on 5 February 2008 following an open evening at The Standard the previous week. The club attracted players from Northallerton, Ripon, Leyburn, Thirsk and Harrogate the initial vision of a Hambleton club started to materialize. In 2009, the club joined the North East Division of the Conference. In the club's second season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrow Vikings
Jarrow Vikings are a rugby league team based in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcastl .... They play in the Rugby League Conference North East Premier, North East Premier division of the Rugby League Conference. History A great deal of schools development had taken place in 2003-04 in primary schools in Jarrow and Hebburn and George Taylor decided to establish a club based out of Luke's Lane. Following some consultation with the local rugby union side, Jarrovians, ''Jarrow Junior Vikings'' became active at the under-12 age group. Soon after there was enough interest to form an adult section with a number of players coming forward from Westoe RFC and Student Rugby League set-ups in North East of England, the North East the side were soon training and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Storm
Gateshead Storm are an amateur rugby league club in the North East of England. They play in the NCL Division Three. History Gateshead Storm ''Gateshead Storm'' were formed in September 2002, many of the original squad having played together as part of the Gateshead Thunder Academy. To help prepare for the Rugby League Conference, the club agreed to help out Durham Tigers in the 2002 competition. Durham went on to make the play-offs that year. Storm entered the North East Division of the Conference in 2003 and progressed to the play-offs. The success of the first year was recognised with the award of 'Club of the Year 2003'. The start of the 2004 campaign saw the Gateshead side progress to the final of the RLC Challenge Cup, where they narrowly to London Skolars 34–38. When Teesside Steelers withdrew from National League Three with barely two weeks to go until the first game and Storm were invited to take their place. In 2006, Winlaton Vulcans withdrew from the North East Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds Akkies
Leeds Akkies are a rugby league team based in The Old Modernians Sports Club, Cookridge Lane, Leeds, LS16 7ND, West Yorkshire. They play in the Yorkshire Regional division of the Rugby League Conference, their A side plays in the Yorkshire & Humber Merit League. History ''Leeds Akademiks'' were founded in 2003 by students from the three Universities of Leeds to provide a pathway from student rugby league to open age amateur rugby league. They were admitted into the North East Division of the Rugby League Conference in 2003, playing out of West Park Bramhope RUFC. This was to pave the way for a huge influx of truly heartland teams the following season, drastically changing the face of the Conference. Leeds won the North East Division in 2003 and the newly formed Yorkshire Division in 2004. Leeds Akademiks had to change their moniker to ''Akkies'' due to a legal challenge from an American clothing brand named Akademik in 2005. The newly renamed ''Leeds Akkies'' joined the newly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitley Bay Barbarians
Whitley Bay Barbarians are a rugby league team based in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. They play in the North East Division of the Rugby League Conference. History ''Whitley Bay Barbarians'' under-14s were formed in November 1994. The Barbarians under-9s were born a year later in 1995. The open age side was formed in 1996, after a reasonably successful run, Barbarians went through a difficult couple of years, only for the Barbarians Juniors to be reborn in 1999. Seniors Whitley Bay Barbarians reformed their open age side and joined the newly created North East Division of the Rugby League Conference in the 2003 season. Whitley joined the North Premier for the 2007 and 2008 summer seasons, but in 2009 the North Premier was divided into the North West Premier and the Yorkshire Premier and the Barbarians joined the North East Division again. Then in 2011 the North East League was split into two, Regional and Premier, which the Barbarians entered the RLC North East regional division. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warriors RL
A warrior is a person specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracies, class, or caste. History Warriors seem to have been present in the earliest pre-state societies. Scholars have argued that horse-riding Yamnaya warriors from the Pontic–Caspian steppe played a key role during the Indo-European migrations and the diffusion of Indo-European languages across Eurasia. Most of the basic weapons used by warriors appeared before the rise of most hierarchical systems. Bows and arrows, clubs, spears, swords, and other edged weapons were in widespread use. However, with the new findings of metallurgy, the aforementioned weapons had grown in effectiveness. When the first hierarchical systems evolved 5000 years ago, the gap between the rulers and the ruled had increased. Making war to extend the outreach of their territories, rulers often forced men from lower orders o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallsend Eagles
Wallsend Eagles are a rugby league side based in Wallsend, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The club runs five teams: open-age who play in the Rugby League Conference North East Premier; under-12s, under-14s and under-16s who all play in the North East Junior League and under-10s who play friendlies. History ''Newcastle Eagles'' were founded in 1989 and were based at Western Middle school in Wallsend, North Tyneside. 1998 saw the club close down with lack of players until 2001 when a chance meeting brought Steve Walmsley into contact with Phyllis Thorman and Jan Neighbour. Walmsley was looking for a new challenge after aiding Killingworth Rockets' coach. Soon after, with the help of Phyllis and Jan, he began looking for new players for the Eagles. News of the resurrected club team spread and within weeks there was renewed interest. The new Eagles team went on to play teams such as Sunderland City, Whitley Bay Barbarians, Shiney Row Sharks and Gateshead Panthers. Within the first year of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Yorkshire Wildcats
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateshead Storm
Gateshead Storm are an amateur rugby league club in the North East of England. They play in the NCL Division Three. History Gateshead Storm ''Gateshead Storm'' were formed in September 2002, many of the original squad having played together as part of the Gateshead Thunder Academy. To help prepare for the Rugby League Conference, the club agreed to help out Durham Tigers in the 2002 competition. Durham went on to make the play-offs that year. Storm entered the North East Division of the Conference in 2003 and progressed to the play-offs. The success of the first year was recognised with the award of 'Club of the Year 2003'. The start of the 2004 campaign saw the Gateshead side progress to the final of the RLC Challenge Cup, where they narrowly to London Skolars 34–38. When Teesside Steelers withdrew from National League Three with barely two weeks to go until the first game and Storm were invited to take their place. In 2006, Winlaton Vulcans withdrew from the North East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
