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Tiger Bay Warriors

The club was formed in 1993 as the Tiger Bay Warriors, and started out as a Junior Flag
Flag football
Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...

 team. They were accepted into Junior Division Two Touch and recorded a 4-0-0 record in the regular season (including one postponed game against the Gloucester Gladiators which was awarded to the Warriors) before narrowly losing the bowl game 6–8 to the London Capitals.

The following two years, the Warriors played at Youth Kitted level. In 1994 season they won the BYAFA South East Division with a perfect 8-0 record and reached the playoff semi-final. In 1995, they recorded a 2-3 season in the Southern Division but still managed to reach the playoffs, losing 0–8 to the London Capitals in their quarter-final.

The decision was then taken to move up to senior level, and the Warriors were admitted to the Southwest Conference of the British Senior League's third division. Their experience in their previous youth tournaments seemed to serve them well as their first season at this level saw them post an 8-2 record, finishing second in their conference. They went on the reach the playoff semi-final before losing to the eventual divisional champions, the Winchester Rifles. They reached the play-offs once again in 1997 after finishing second in their conference, only to be forced to withdraw from their playoff match against the PA Knights due to an acute player shortage.

As with the year before, the Warriors finished the 1998 regular season in second place, tied with the Southern Sundevils with a 7-1 record but with an inferior points difference. As a result they lost home advantage for their playoff match and this proved crucial as they went down by a single point to the London Mets. The following year, they once again finished the regular season with a 7-1 record tied with the Hertfordshire Stags and the Sabres, but they avoided last season's disappointment by finishing top on points difference. This paid off as they made it all the way to the divisional play-off final before losing a tight final game against the Chester Romans by just two points.

Unfortunately the Warriors were unable to build on this success. After losing several key players and the services of Head Coach Rob Mota, they were forced to withdraw from the league in 2000 and subsequently the team disbanded.

Stadium

With the team based in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

 with most of their games were played at Canton rugby club, Channel View Leisure Centre and Roath Park.

Senior team season records

Season Division W L T PF PA Final Position Playoff Record Notes
1996 BSL Division 2 Southwest 8 2 0 330 116 2 / 7 Beat Norwich Devils
Norwich Devils
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 48–25 in quarter-final.

Lost 0–20 to Winchester Rifles in semi-final.
1997 BSL Division 2 South West 7 3 0 106 109 2 / 4 Withdrew from playoffs due to player shortage
1998 BAFL Division 2 Southwest 7 1 0 193 73 2 / 4 Lost 12–13 to Southern Sundevils in quarter-final.
1999 BSL Division 2 Southern 7 1 0 159 64 1 / 7 Beat Plymouth Admirals
Plymouth Admirals
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31–15 in quarter-final.
Beat Southend Sabres 13–9 in semi-final.
Lost 22–24 to Chester Romans in final.
Conference champions
2000 DID NOT COMPETE
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