Barnsley Broncos
Encyclopedia
Barnsley Broncos is a rugby league
team based in Barnsley
, South Yorkshire
, England. They play in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire division of the Rugby League Conference
.
. In their first season, Barnsley fininshed 3rd in the RL Merit League and made the semi-finals of the play-offs, only narrowly losing to nearby Upton ARLFC. The team were also awarded host club of the year 2009.
The club joined the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire division of the Rugby League Conference
in 2010 as Barnsley Broncos and finished mid-table.
The club moved to Dodworth Miners Welfare for the 2011 season.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team based in Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England. They play in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire division of the Rugby League Conference
Rugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997, with teams from the southern midlands and the...
.
History
Barnsley Rugby League was founded in 2009. Barnsley were based at Shaw Lane Sports Centre in a ground share with Barnsley rugby union club. Barnsley RL played the entire season in bright pink kits, in support of Yorkshire Cancer ResearchYorkshire Cancer Research
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a registered charity that funds research, principally in Yorkshire, into the causes and cures of cancer. They do this by fundraising in Yorkshire and providing awards to Yorkshire based academic institutions...
. In their first season, Barnsley fininshed 3rd in the RL Merit League and made the semi-finals of the play-offs, only narrowly losing to nearby Upton ARLFC. The team were also awarded host club of the year 2009.
The club joined the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire division of the Rugby League Conference
Rugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997, with teams from the southern midlands and the...
in 2010 as Barnsley Broncos and finished mid-table.
The club moved to Dodworth Miners Welfare for the 2011 season.