Fife Lions ARLFC are a
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 11 ...
club located in
Fife, Scotland. They play in the
Scottish National League.
The Fife Lions in recent years have been one of the dominant teams in the SRLC. Winning their maiden premiership in 2004, the Lions were undefeated throughout the regular season in 2005 only to become unstuck in the Grand Final, going down to the
Edinburgh Eagles
Edinburgh Eagles are a rugby league team based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club plays in the Scottish National League (rugby league), Scottish National League and North East Rugby League. The club was founded in 1998. The ''Eagles'' have won t ...
in the decider.
History
Originally called the ''Linlithgow Lions'',
they played in the inaugural Scottish League in 1997 and played in it till the 2000 season.
They then relocated to Fife to become ''Fife Lions'' entering the Scottish Rugby League Conference for the 2002 season and made it to the final. Backing up in 2003, the Lions were defeated by the Edinburgh Eagles for the second year in a row in the decider.
In the 2004 season they beat the Edinburgh Eagles in the finals to become the Scottish Champions.
2005 looked destined to be the year of the Lions, going through the regular season unbeaten.
Club honours
* Scottish Conference: 2004, 2006
* York 9s Archbishop Dolben cup: 2008
See also
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Rugby league in Scotland
Rugby league is a comparatively minor sport in Scotland, dwarfed by the popularity of association football and rugby union, and to a lesser extent curling, ice hockey and shinty. With the introduction of rugby league into a small number schools a ...
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List of rugby league clubs in Britain
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League System
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References
External links
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Sport in Fife
Rugby League Conference teams
Rugby clubs established in 1997
Rugby league teams in Scotland
1997 establishments in Scotland