St Ives Roosters
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St Ives Roosters are a rugby league
club from St Ives
in Cambridgeshire
. They were founded in 1991 as one of the first rugby league clubs in East Anglia
. Currently they play in the Rugby League Conference East Division
.
After the brief Shark era, the club relocated in the 1995 / 6 season to Huntingdon and thus were renamed Huntingdon Bombers. In 1995-96, the Eastern Counties League was absorbed into the London League
. In the 1991-2002, Dan McCormack was the top-points scorer with a total of 118 points broken down into 24 tries and 11 goals.
Eventually in 2001 they returned to St Ives after sorting out agreements with the ground and fixtures with the local rugby union club http://www.stivesroosters.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=History.
In 2003 the first team moved up to the Rugby League Conference
from the London League
. After being requested to adopt a nickname "Roosters" was chosen after a competition in The Huntingdon Post http://www.stivesroosters.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=History. They have been in the Rugby League Conference ever since.
In 2005, Roosters made it to the RLC Shield final at the Butts Park Arena
, Coventry where they played Blackpool Sea Eagles
with Blackpool running out 74 - 10 winners. St Ives made to the regional grand final in 2006 but were beaten by Bedford Tigers
.
St Ives Roosters returned to the St Ivo Outdoor Sports Centre for the 2011 season as St Ives rugby union club was unavailable due to refurbishemnt works taking place.
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...
club from St Ives
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
St Ives is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England, around north-west of the city of Cambridge and north of London. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Huntingdonshire.-History:...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. They were founded in 1991 as one of the first rugby league clubs in East Anglia
East Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
. Currently they play in the Rugby League Conference East Division
Rugby League Conference East Division
The Rugby League Conference East Division is a division of the Rugby League Conference, an amateur rugby league competition with sides from across Britain...
.
History
The club were founded in 1991 as St Ives Sharks. Their first game was against Newmarket at the St Ivo Outdoor Centre. It was a friendly fixture with both clubs having very little experience in their sides. The Sharks won 56-8 http://www.stivesroosters.co.uk/about.html. The club then joined the Eastern Counties League.After the brief Shark era, the club relocated in the 1995 / 6 season to Huntingdon and thus were renamed Huntingdon Bombers. In 1995-96, the Eastern Counties League was absorbed into the London League
London League (rugby league)
The London, South and East Merit League is a rugby league competition founded in 1965. It is also known as the London League , London & South East Merit League, London Amateur Rugby League and London Merit League ....
. In the 1991-2002, Dan McCormack was the top-points scorer with a total of 118 points broken down into 24 tries and 11 goals.
Eventually in 2001 they returned to St Ives after sorting out agreements with the ground and fixtures with the local rugby union club http://www.stivesroosters.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=History.
In 2003 the first team moved up to 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...
from the London League
London League (rugby league)
The London, South and East Merit League is a rugby league competition founded in 1965. It is also known as the London League , London & South East Merit League, London Amateur Rugby League and London Merit League ....
. After being requested to adopt a nickname "Roosters" was chosen after a competition in The Huntingdon Post http://www.stivesroosters.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=History. They have been in the Rugby League Conference ever since.
In 2005, Roosters made it to the RLC Shield final at the Butts Park Arena
Butts Park Arena
Butts Park Arena is a multi-use sports stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England. It is the home ground of Coventry R.F.C., Coventry Jets, and Coventry Bears....
, Coventry where they played Blackpool Sea Eagles
Blackpool Sea Eagles
Blackpool Sea Eagles are a rugby league team based in Blackpool, Lancashire. They play in the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
with Blackpool running out 74 - 10 winners. St Ives made to the regional grand final in 2006 but were beaten by Bedford Tigers
Bedford Tigers
Bedford Tigers RLFC is a rugby league club based in Bedford, England. The first team plays in the Rugby League Conference, with a second team in the London League.- History :...
.
St Ives Roosters returned to the St Ivo Outdoor Sports Centre for the 2011 season as St Ives rugby union club was unavailable due to refurbishemnt works taking place.
Leagues
- 1991-1994: Eastern Counties League
- 1995-2002: London LeagueLondon League (rugby league)The London, South and East Merit League is a rugby league competition founded in 1965. It is also known as the London League , London & South East Merit League, London Amateur Rugby League and London Merit League ....
- 2003-2008: Rugby League ConferenceRugby League ConferenceThe 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...