West Bowling are an amateur
rugby league club in
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
,
Yorkshire,
England, which competes in the
National Conference League and play home games at
Horsfall Stadium.
The club run teams from U5s (Nippers) up to open age, with the 2nd team competing in the Yorkshire Men's League.
Former West Bowling players who have played at international level include
Leon Pryce,
Stuart Reardon
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Playing career
Reardon turned professional from West Bowling A.R.L.F.C. ...
and
Elliot Whitehead.
representatives include Steven Illingworth, Lee Innes and Nigel Halmshaw. Other representative or honours include Gareth Shephard for Lancashire.
In recent times players such as
Ethan Ryan
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He previously played for the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship and League 1.
B ...
,
Elliot Minchella
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He previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and on loan ...
, Daniel Halmshaw, Jake Trueman, Matty Storton, Rowan Milnes, Lewis Reed, Harry Williams & Joe Lumb have gone on to represent
Bradford Bulls,
Hunslet R.L.F.C. &
Keighley Cougars respectively.
History
West Bowling were founded in 1950 and played in the local Bradford League until 1975 after the formation of the
British Amateur Rugby League Association and entered the newly formed
Pennine League.
The club moved to Bankhouse Cricket Club in 1997 and entered the
National Conference League in 1999.
Following the
National Comference Leagues switch to summer Bowling could no longer play at Bankhouse Cricket Club and had to resign from the league. The club moved to Emsley Rec playing fields with its headquarters being Cue Gardens at Odsal.
The club entered the Pennine League in 2013 then switched back to summer to play in the
Yorkshire Mens League in 2016. The following season Bowling were accepted back into the
National Conference League.
References
External links
Club Website
BARLA teams
Rugby league teams in West Yorkshire
Rugby league teams in England
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