Cottingham Phoenix are a 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 Cottingham

Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire

Cottingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies just to the north-west of the city of Kingston upon Hull...

, East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

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. They play in the Yorkshire Premier division 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...

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History

Hull Phoenix joined the Yorkshire division 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...

 in 2004. A year later, they stepped up to the newly created Central Premier with their A team taking their place in the Yorkshire division.

Hull Phoenix moved to Cottingham for the 2006 summer season and became the open age summer team of Cottingham Tigers RLFC under the name Cottingham Phoenix. The Premier divisions underwent a restructure and Cottingham found themselves playing in the North Premier, Phoenix were successful in finishing top of the league but lost narrowly in extra time in the Grand final against East Lancashire Lions

East Lancashire Lions

East Lancashire Lions is a rugby league club from Darwen in Lancashire. They currently play in the Rugby League Conference National Division. The Lions play their home games at the Anchor Ground, home of Darwen FC.-History:...

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Cottingham accepted an invitation to play in the revamped Rugby League Conference National Division

Rugby League Conference National Division

The 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:...

during summer 2007. Cottingham Phoenix were subsequently expelled about half-way through the season for forfeiting three fixtures.

The club returned to the Rugby League Conference in 2009 joining the newly created Yorkshire Premier Division.