Whitley Bay Barbarians are a

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team based in

Whitley Bay Whitley Bay is a seaside town in the North Tyneside borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It formerly governed as part of Northumberland and has been part of Tyne and Wear since 1974. It is part of the wider Tyneside built-up area, being around eas ...

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. They play in the North East Division of the

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History

''Whitley Bay Barbarians'' under-14s were formed in November 1994. The Barbarians under-9s were born a year later in 1995. The open age side was formed in 1996, after a reasonably successful run, Barbarians went through a difficult couple of years, only for the Barbarians Juniors to be reborn in 1999.

Seniors

Whitley Bay Barbarians reformed their open age side and joined the newly created North East Division of the

in the 2003 season. Whitley joined the North Premier for the 2007 and 2008 summer seasons, but in 2009 the North Premier was divided into the North West Premier and the Yorkshire Premier and the Barbarians joined the North East Division again. Then in 2011 the North East League was split into two, Regional and Premier, which the Barbarians entered the RLC North East regional division. In 2014 the seniors were league winners recording 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat. They then went on to beat Gateshead Storm A in the Divisional Grand final to be crowned champions. 2015 once again saw the senior team win the league and playoffs. They finished the season with 10 wins and 2 losses. They also made it to the North East Cup final where they were defeated by Wallsend Eagles.

Women's team

In 2016, the women's team reached the final of the Challenge Shield and in doing so became the first North East side to appear in a

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women's final. In 2017, they took part in the

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and reached the semi-finals of the Shield.

Juniors

Whitley Bay Barbarians' junior teams take part in the North East Junior League at under-10s, 12s, 14s and under-16s.

Honours

*2014 - North East Rugby League Division 1 League Leaders and Play-off winners. *2015- North East Rugby League Division 1 League Leaders and Play-off winners. North East Cup Runners-up.

References

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External links

Whitley Bay Barbarians page on North Tyneside Council site

Whitley Bay Barbarians Official Website

Follow the barbarians on Twitter

Rugby League Conference teams Rugby league teams in Tyne and Wear Rugby clubs established in 1994