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Liverpool Buccaneers Rugby League Football Club are an amateur
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club from
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in
Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
. The team plays home games at
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in West Derby. Currently they play in the North West Premier division of the
Rugby League Conference The Rugby League Conference (RLC) (also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from The Co-operative Group), was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England ...
and the
North West Merit League The North West Merit League is a rugby league competition for clubs in the North West of England. It is a feeder league for the Rugby League Conference. History The Midlands Merit League was founded in late 2005 to support the growth of rugby ...
.


History

The team was formed in the winter of 2002. They joined the North West Division of the
Rugby League Conference The Rugby League Conference (RLC) (also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from The Co-operative Group), was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England ...
in 2003. In the 2006 season they won both the Cheshire Division and subsequently went on to win the RLC Regional Grand Final however in the 2007 season they ended up top of the North West Division but narrowly lost to
Widnes Saints Widnes Saints are a rugby league team based in Widnes, Cheshire. They play in the North West Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference. History Widnes Saints were formed in 2004 operating from the Widnes St Maries premises. The club joi ...
in the Regional Grand Final. Liverpool joined the
Rugby League Conference National Division The Rugby League Conference National Division (known as the National League Three From 2003 to 2003) was the fourth division of the British rugby league system. In 2012, it became the seventh tier of the system and was known as the National Confe ...
in 2008 and made the play-offs. Liverpool Buccaneers withdrew from the National Division in 2010.


Club honours

* RLC Regional Champions (National): 2006 * RLC Cheshire Division Champions: 2006 * RLC National play-offs: 2008


Hall of fame

* 2008- Mark Webster * 2009- Chris Chamberlain * 2009- Keiran Lacey * 2009- Tony Woods * 2009- Chris Lee * 2009- Mike Woods


Coaching staff

* 2002- 2003 Mike Rush(Head Coach) * 2003- 2005 Lee Addison (Head Coach) * 2005- 2005 Mark Yates (Head Coach) * 2006–Present Chris Chamberlain (Player / Head Coach)


External links


Official website
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