Blackwood Bulldogs
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Blackwood Bulldogs are a rugby league
team based in Blackwood, Caerphilly
, Wales
. They play in the Welsh Championship
of the Rugby League Conference
.
Blackwood Bulldogs were formed in the summer of 2006 at Glan-yr-Afon Park, the home of Blackwood RFC
. They joined the Eastern Division of the Welsh Premier
.
The Bulldogs first competitive match was at the Scott McRorie rugby league nines
competition held at Glan-yr-Afon Park on 28 May 2006.
The Welsh Premier reformed as one division in 2007.
Blackwood won the Welsh Premier in 2009 beating Bridgend Blue Bulls
38 - 22 in the Grand Final.
Blackwood gained national prominence in 2010 when they reached the third round of the Challenge Cup
and were featured twice on BBC’s Super League Show
.
They experienced a poor season in 2010 when they were unable to raise a team on several occasions. In 2011, they will play in the second tier of Welsh amateur rugby league.
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 Blackwood, Caerphilly
Caerphilly (county borough)
Caerphilly is a county borough in southern Wales, straddling the ancient county boundary between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.Its main town is Caerphilly, and also the largest...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. They play in the Welsh Championship
Rugby League Conference Welsh Championship
The Rugby League Conference Welsh Championship is the lower of two Welsh domestic leagues for the sport of rugby league. It is a division of the Rugby League Conference competition which covers all of Great Britain.-History:...
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
The founder and mascot is josh thomas who regularly comes out of the changing rooms on all fours on a lead led by the captain, his grandfather is the main man at the blackwood fireworks show he regularly lets them of to katy perry fireworks to a full house in the bulldog arena.Blackwood Bulldogs were formed in the summer of 2006 at Glan-yr-Afon Park, the home of Blackwood RFC
Blackwood RFC
Blackwood Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team. Blackwood RFC was established in Blackwood in 1889 and in 1918 gained the status of membership of the Welsh Rugby Union. They play their home games at Glan-Yr-Afon Park...
. They joined the Eastern Division of the Welsh Premier
Rugby League Conference Welsh Premier
The Rugby League Conference Wales is the higher of two Welsh domestic leagues for the sport of rugby league. It forms a Premier division of the Rugby League Conference competition which covers all of Great Britain.-History:...
.
The Bulldogs first competitive match was at the Scott McRorie rugby league nines
Rugby league nines
Rugby league nines is a version of rugby league football played with nine players on each side. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, with some differences in rules and shorter games. Nines is usually played in festivals, as its shorter game play allows for a tournament to be...
competition held at Glan-yr-Afon Park on 28 May 2006.
The Welsh Premier reformed as one division in 2007.
Blackwood won the Welsh Premier in 2009 beating Bridgend Blue Bulls
Bridgend Blue Bulls
Bridgend Blue Bulls RLFC are a rugby league side based in Porthcawl, Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference. They are the most successful amateur rugby league team in Wales, having won the Welsh Premier a record five times, as well as winning the Harry Jepson Trophy...
38 - 22 in the Grand Final.
Blackwood gained national prominence in 2010 when they reached the third round of the Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
and were featured twice on BBC’s Super League Show
Super League Show
The Super League Show is the BBC's rugby league highlights programme, usually shown on a Sunday afternoon on BBC One in the North of England and on the BBC website. It is fronted by Look North newsreader Harry Gration and Tanya Arnold with a variety of studio guests from Super League...
.
They experienced a poor season in 2010 when they were unable to raise a team on several occasions. In 2011, they will play in the second tier of Welsh amateur rugby league.