Swindon St George are a

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team playing in the

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. The kit consists of black and red shirts with black shorts and socks.

History

''Swindon Bulldogs'' rugby league club existed from the 1980s until 1995. They played in the Midlands and South West Amateur Rugby League Association (MASWARLA) and the London League. Former Bulldogs players got together to form the committee of a new club, ''Swindon St George'', in late 2007. Swindon joined the West Midlands Division of the

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in 2008. In 2009, they competed in the London & South Division. In 2011, they competed in the West of England regional league losing in the final of the play-offs, after Michael Thompson scored 7 tries in their semi-final. They competed in the West of England regional Final once again in 2014, losing to Gloucester. In 2016,

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assistant coach; Ben Whincup, took over as head coach and led Swindon St. George to 3 consecutive grand finals in 2016; Losing to Portsmouth Seahawks. 2017; winning their first grand final against

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. And in 2018; losing to All Golds. In 2017 they launched their development squad known as “Swindon St. George A” In 2019 they secured a place in the

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and will play for the upcoming 2021 season. Due to the

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pandemic, the 2020 season has been called off by the RFL until further notice. Sport in Swindon Rugby League Conference teams Rugby clubs established in 2007 Rugby league teams in Wiltshire {{rugbyleague-team-stub