Crewe & Nantwich Steamers
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Crewe & Nantwich Steamers is a rugby league
club in Nantwich
, Cheshire
. They play in the North West Division
of the Rugby League Conference
and run a second team in the North West Merit League
.
entered the Northern Division of the Rugby League Conference
in 1999 playing their first season at Crewe & Nantwich RUFC before moving away.
Crewe and Nantwich Steamers RL started in early 2003 as a junior colts team with some senior players. Crewe and Nantwich Steamers and Crewe Wolves
joined to create one senior and one colts team under one club, this lasted until 2007 when Crewe and Nantwich Steamers left to create senior and colts sides in their own right. Steamers' senior side's first game was against Sheffield Forgers
where the steamers were narrowly beaten.
The Steamers' first full season in 2008 saw them finish in the top six of the RL Merit League playing at the Legends Ground in Crewe, but the Steamers were not able to compete in the knock-out stages of the competition.
In 2009 the Steamers moved away from Crewe to Barony Park, Nantwich. They lost the first Cheshire Challenge Cup final to Chester Gladiators
.
Steamers joined the North West division of the Rugby League Conference
for the 2010 season, they also started an A-team which joined the North West Merit 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...
club in Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. They play in the North West Division
Rugby League Conference North West Division
The Rugby League Conference North West Division is a division in the Rugby League Conference for teams in the North West of England.-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...
and run a second team in the North West Merit League
North West Merit League
The North West Merit League is a rugby league competition for clubs in the North West of England. It is a feeder league for the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
.
History
Crewe WolvesCrewe Wolves
Lymm RL are a rugby league side based in Lymm, Cheshire. They play in the North West Merit League.-History:Crewe Wolves entered the Northern Division of the Rugby League Conference in 1999 playing their first season at Crewe & Nantwich RUFC....
entered the Northern 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 1999 playing their first season at Crewe & Nantwich RUFC before moving away.
Crewe and Nantwich Steamers RL started in early 2003 as a junior colts team with some senior players. Crewe and Nantwich Steamers and Crewe Wolves
Crewe Wolves
Lymm RL are a rugby league side based in Lymm, Cheshire. They play in the North West Merit League.-History:Crewe Wolves entered the Northern Division of the Rugby League Conference in 1999 playing their first season at Crewe & Nantwich RUFC....
joined to create one senior and one colts team under one club, this lasted until 2007 when Crewe and Nantwich Steamers left to create senior and colts sides in their own right. Steamers' senior side's first game was against Sheffield Forgers
Sheffield Forgers
Sheffield Forgers RLFC was a rugby league club in Sheffield, England. It has an Open Age team that plays in the summer in the Rugby League Conference and the Yorkshire & Humber Merit League and in the winter in the Pennine League It is also developing a junior section.-Foundation:The genesis of the...
where the steamers were narrowly beaten.
The Steamers' first full season in 2008 saw them finish in the top six of the RL Merit League playing at the Legends Ground in Crewe, but the Steamers were not able to compete in the knock-out stages of the competition.
In 2009 the Steamers moved away from Crewe to Barony Park, Nantwich. They lost the first Cheshire Challenge Cup final to Chester Gladiators
Chester Gladiators
Chester Gladiators Rugby League Football Club is a rugby league club in Chester, England. They play in the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference, North West Counties and the North West Merit League.-History:...
.
Steamers joined the North West 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...
for the 2010 season, they also started an A-team which joined the North West Merit League
North West Merit League
The North West Merit League is a rugby league competition for clubs in the North West of England. It is a feeder league for the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
.