Portsmouth Navy Seahawks were a

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team based in

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. They played in the South Premier Division of the

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. The Seahawks, as a club, is open to non-service players as well as members of the

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. The club is now renamed United Services Portsmouth Seahawks Rugby League Club.

History

''Gosport & Fareham Vikings'' joined the London & South Division of the

in 2003. The club made a mid-season withdrawal in 2005 and didn't return to the Conference until 2007, this time to the South Division. Gosport & Fareham Vikings became ''Portsmouth Navy Seahawks'' for the 2008 season and took part in the

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Division finishing fifth.

Club honours

* London & South East League: 2012, 2013, 2015 * West of England: 2016

External links

Seahawks Official Website
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