East Devon Eagles are a

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team based in

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. They play in the South West Division of the

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History

After a campaign by the

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to form new clubs in the South West a rugby league game was staged between East Devon Eagles and

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, then based at Newton Abbot. The Eagles were Devon Cup winners in 2006. They joined the newly formed South West Division of the

in 2007. They won the Devon Challenge Cup in a final against

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that was featured on Sky Sports. East Devon Eagles finished level on points with Devon Sharks who they beat 38-22 in a semi-final play-off. They won the RLC South West Division in 2008 and made it to the final of the Devon Cup but lost 31-20 to Plymouth Titans. They completed the 2009 regular season unbeaten before going down to Devon Sharks in the Grand Final. The Eagles won the successor to the Devon Cup, the South West Cup, beating

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ground.

Club honours

* Devon / South West Challenge Cup: 2006, 2007, 2009 * RLC South West: 2008, 2010

External links

Official site

East Devon Eagles on Facebook
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