South London Storm - Season 2009
Encyclopedia
In 2009 South London Storm will once again compete in the South Division
of the Rugby League Conference Premier
league.
Rugby League Conference South Premier
The Rugby League Conference South Premier is a division in the Rugby League Conference. It is the highest level of amateur rugby league in the South of England...
of the Rugby League Conference Premier
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...
league.
Events
- 21 March - Storm opened their season with a narrow defeat, 24-36, to London League newcomers Hammersmith Hill Hoists.
- 5 April - Visitors Bramley BuffaloesBramley BuffaloesBramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
from the Rugby League Conference National DivisionRugby League Conference National DivisionThe Rugby League Conference National Division is the highest division in the Rugby League Conference. Between 2003 and 2006, it was known as National League Three.-National League Three:...
held Storm to a 16 all draw in the first ever National Express Challenge. Two tries from Mick Walker and one from Matt Burke, plus two Pitman conversions ensured that the spoils were shared. Line up: 1. Dave Walters, 2. Lee McCarthy, 3. Luke Higgins, 4. Matt Smith, 5. Chris Beavan, 6. Richard Spence, 7. Kurt Pitman, 8. Adam Hill, 9. Luke Bonnor , 10. Neil Templeman, 11. Aran Quinn, 12. Adam Tran, 13. Jamie Lester, Subs: 14. Andy Gilvary, 15. Aaron Brown, 16. Owain Rhodda, 17. Matt Burke, 18. Donny Varcoe, 19. Mickey Walker - 13 April - The league campaign opens with a comfortable 30 points victory over London SkolarsLondon SkolarsLondon Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...
. Donny Varcoe leads the way with a hat-trick of tries in his first game for two years. - 25 April - Storm ease to victory over long-standing rivals Elmbridge Eagles, and in so doing notch over fifty points in successive away games for the first time since 2005.
- 16 May - Storm score a century in a game for the first time ever, breaking a number of club and individual records. The win produced the highest score (102) and equalled the biggest winning margin (90 points), Tom Bold kicked a record 17 goals whilst also equalling a club record 34 points in a game.
- 6 June - Nearest rivals West London Sharks are beaten 24-8 to extend Storm's lead at the top of the table to four points.
- 13 June - Australian hooker Luke Bonnor establishes a club record as he scores a try for the eighth successive game in the 26-14 win at Ipswich Rhinos.
Games
| London Skolars |
Elmbridge Eagles |
Portsmouth N. Seahawks |
Hainault Bulldogs |
Bedford Tigers |
St Albans Centurions |
London Skolars |
West London Sharks |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Away | Away | Home | Home | Away | Home | Away | |
| 13 April | 25 April | 2 May | 9 May | 16 May | 23 May | 30 May | 6 June | |
| 54-22 | 54-10 | 80-24 | 66-4 | 102-12 | 48-20 | 56-18 | 24-8 | |
| 1 | Spence | McCarthy | Newton | Newton (1t) | Welch (2t) | Welch | Newton | Newton |
| 2 | Warner | Ingarfield | Alawiye (1t) | Walters (3t) | Newton (2t) | Benson (1t) | Benson (1t) | Benson (1t) |
| 3 | Higgins (1t) | Higgins (1t) | Maddigan (4t) | Higgins (1t) | Higgins (1t) | Rhodda | Zacharow (1t) | Zacharow (1t) |
| 4 | Pryor | Maddigan | Pryor T. (1t) | Pryor T. (1t) | Pryor T. (1t) | Pryor T. | Pryor T. (1t) | Pryor T. |
| 5 | Beavan (1t) | Beavan (2t) | Walters (1t) | Beavan (2t) | Zacharow (1t) | Newton (1t) | Pryor A. (1t) | Pryor A. (1t) |
| 6 | Pitman (9g) | Pitman (7g) | Welch (1t) | Bold (8g) | Walker | Walker (3t) | Berry | Walker |
| 7 | Walker (1t) | Bold (1t) | Bold (1t & 7g) | Pitman (1g) | Bold (17g) | Bold (6g) | Bold (1t & 8g) | Bold (2g) |
| 8 | Burke | Varcoe | Templeman | Templeman | Varcoe (3t) | Hill | Varcoe | Varcoe |
| 9 | Gilvary (1t) | Bonnor (1t) | Bonnor (3t) | Bonnor (1t) | Bonnor (1t) | Bonnor (3t) | Bonnor (2t) | Bonnor (1t) |
| 10 | Varcoe (3t) | Burke (1t) | Hill | Tran | Burke | Burke (1t) | Burke | Burke (1t) |
| 11 | Tran | Smith M. | Smith M. (1t) | Rhodda (2t) | Lester (1t) | Smith M. | Guan (1t) | Smith |
| 12 | Smith M. | Rhodda (1t) | Rhodda (1t) | Quinn | Smith M. | Guan | Rhodda | Rhodda |
| 13 | Quinn (1t) | Walker | Pitman (1g) | Lester | Rhodda (1t) | Taylor | Gilvary | Lester |
| Sub | Hill | Gilvary (1t) | Tran (1t) | Gilvary | Hill | Zacharow | Hill | Gilvary |
| Sub | Alawiye | Quinn | Taylor | Hill | Templeman | Gilvary | Smith M. | Berry |
| Sub | Rhodda | Lester | Quinn | Varcoe | Gilvary | Quinn | Lester (2t) | Quinn |
| Sub | Templeman | Templeman | Drummond (1t) | Walker (1t) | Benson (2t) | Maddigan | Quinn | Guan |
| Sub | Walters | Hill (2t) | Taylor | Quinn (2t) | Adlock | Taylor | Tran | |
| Sub | Brown (1t) | Tran | - | - | - | - | - | Hill |
| Sub | Ingarfield | Pryor | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ipswich Rhinos |
Portsmouth N. Seahawks |
Bedford Tigers |
St Albans Centurions |
West London Sharks |
Ipswich Rhinos |
Ipswich Rhinos (Play Off) |
West London Sharks (Play Off) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Home | Away | Home | Home | Home | - | - | |
| 13 June | 27 June | 4 July | 11 July | 18 July | 25 July | 8 August | 15 August | |
| 26-14 | 76-30 | WO | 40-10 | 40-30 | WO | 58-12 | ||
| 1 | Newton (1t) | Newton | - | Newton | Newton | - | Newton | |
| 2 | Vernon | Pryor A. (2t) | - | Pryor A. (2t) | Benson | - | Pryor A. (1t) | |
| 3 | Zacharow (1t) | Pryor T. (4t) | - | Zacharow (1t) | Supperstone | - | Pryor T. (2t) | |
| 4 | Pryor T. (1t) | Higgins (2t) | - | Pryor T. | Zacharow | - | Benson (1t) | |
| 5 | Pryor A. | Zacharow | - | Benson (2t) | Pryor A. (1t) | - | Zacharow (2t) | |
| 6 | Pitman | Dwyer (2t) | - | Pitman | Pitman | - | Walker | |
| 7 | Bold (1g) | Pitman (6g) | - | Walker (3t & 4g) | Walker (1t & 1g) | - | Bold (1t & 5g) | |
| 8 | Hill | Chapman | - | Smith | Burke | - | Chukwu (1t) | |
| 9 | Bonnor (1t) | Bonner (1t) | - | Bonner | Unanue | - | Bonner (1t) | |
| 10 | Burke | Smith | - | Burke | Chukwu (1t) | - | Burke (1t) | |
| 11 | Quinn | Rhodda | - | Guan | Guan (1t & 5g) | - | Guan (1t) | |
| 12 | Tran | Guan (1t & 4g) | - | Rhodda | Rhodda (1t) | - | Rhodda | |
| 13 | Lester (1t) | Lester (1t) | - | Gilvary | Chapman | - | Pitman | |
| Sub | Varcoe (1t) | Quinn | - | Templeman | Templeman | - | Dwyer (1t) | |
| Sub | Drummond | Gilvary | - | Chapman | Dwyer (2t) | - | Templeman | |
| Sub | Ross | Hill | - | Dwyer | Berry | - | Welch | |
| Sub | Dwyer | Templeman | - | Supperstone | Welch | - | Quinn | |
| Sub | - | Ingarfield | - | Chukwu | Tran | |||
| Sub | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub | - | - | - | - | ||||
Appearances & Points
| Player | Apps | Sub | Total | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlock, John | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Alawiye, Rasheed | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Beavan, Chris | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | |||
| Benson, Mike | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 32 | ||
| Berry, Phil | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | |||
| Bold, Tom | 9 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 124 | ||
| Bonnor, Luke | 11 | 11 | 15 | 60 | |||
| Brown, Aaron | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Burke, Matt | 10 | 10 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Chapman, Matt | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | |||
| Chukwu, Odera | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Drummond, Ewen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Dwyer, Braden | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||
| Gilvary, Andy | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Guan, Steve | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 34 | |
| Higgins, Luke | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |||
| Hill, Adam | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Ingarfield, Alex | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | |||
| Lester, Jamie | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | ||
| McCarthy, Lee | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Maddigan, Pete | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| Newton, Wes | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 | |||
| Pitman, Kurt | 9 | 9 | 24 | 48 | |||
| Pryor, Andy | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | |||
| Pryor, Tom | 11 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 44 | ||
| Quinn, Aran | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Rhodda, Owain | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 24 | ||
| Ross, Anthony | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Smith, Matt | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Spence, Richard | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Supperstone, David | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |||
| Taylor, James | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | |||
| Templeman, Neil | 2 | 7 | 9 | - | |||
| Tran, Adam | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Unanue, Nick | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Varcoe, Donny | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 28 | ||
| Vernon, Andrew | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Walker, Mick | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 46 | |
| Walters, Dave | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| Warner, Jonathan | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Welch, Josh | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Zacharow, Carl | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | ||