Thornton Heath Tornadoes
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Thornton Heath Tornadoes are a junior Rugby League
club based in the London Borough of Croydon
. They form part of South London Storms junior structure.
School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Home games are on Saturdays at the same
venue.
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 based in the London Borough of Croydon
London Borough of Croydon
The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in South London, England and is part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the largest London borough by population. It is the southernmost borough of London. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name...
. They form part of South London Storms junior structure.
South London Rugby League Structure
Personnel
Head Coach- Dylan Barlow (Archbishop Lanfranc School Rugby League Community Sports Coach)
Training & Playing Details
Tuesday evening training from February 2009 from 4.30 - 5.30pm at Archbishop Lanfranc HighSchool, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Home games are on Saturdays at the same
venue.
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