North Devon Raiders 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 112 ...

team based in

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

. They play in the

South West Rugby League The South West Rugby League (SWRL) also known as the ''South West Men's League'', is a rugby league competition for teams in the South West of England. It was formerly part of the Rugby League Conference. The SWRL is a semi-autonomous league w ...

History

The ''North Devon Raiders'' were formed in 2009 and joined the South 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, ...

for the 2010 season. Raiders lost to

Exeter Centurions Exeter Centurions are a rugby league team based in Exeter, Devon. They play in the South West Rugby League. History ''Exeter Centurions'' were formed by Basingstoke Beasts founder Joe Catcheside. They joined the newly formed South West Div ...

in the 2012 South West cup final after having beaten them 80-0 earlier in the season. They also lost out on the

title after defeat to

Devon Sharks Devon Sharks are a rugby league team based in Bovey Tracey, Devon. The club were officially founded on Wednesday 3 May 2006 by Steve Hart, Darren West, Lee Kirkman and Christine Fairchild. History ''Devon Sharks'' were formed in 2006 out of New ...

in the Grand Final.

External links

* http://www.northdevonraiders.co.uk/ {{DEFAULTSORT:North Devon Raiders Rugby League Conference teams Rugby clubs established in 2009 2009 establishments in England Rugby league teams in Devon Barnstaple English rugby league teams