Huyton Bulldogs
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Huyton Bulldogs are a rugby league
team based in Huyton
, Merseyside
. They play in the RL Merit League, which is a feeder league to the Rugby League Conference
.
when Liverpool City RLFC
had relocated to the town and renamed themselves Huyton RLFC in 1969. The club remained in Huyton until 1985 when the decision was made to move the club to Runcorn
. Alt Park, the ground at which Huyton RLFC played was subjected to constant vandalism over the years and also due to the lack of interest in rugby league from the locals the decision was made to relocate the club.
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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 Huyton
Huyton
Huyton is a suburb of Liverpool within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, with some parts belonging to the borough of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Urban Area and has close associations with its neighbour, Roby, having both formerly been part of the Huyton with...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
. They play in the RL Merit League, which is a feeder league to 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 of rugby league in Huyton
Prior to the establishment of the Huyton Bulldogs, rugby league had been played in HuytonHuyton
Huyton is a suburb of Liverpool within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, with some parts belonging to the borough of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Urban Area and has close associations with its neighbour, Roby, having both formerly been part of the Huyton with...
when Liverpool City RLFC
Liverpool City (rugby league)
Liverpool City was a semi-professional rugby league club from the city of Liverpool in England.-The first Liverpool City - 1906-1907:A professional club first emerged in Liverpool, called Liverpool City in 1906, playing at the Stanley Athletics Ground. They hold an unwanted record in the...
had relocated to the town and renamed themselves Huyton RLFC in 1969. The club remained in Huyton until 1985 when the decision was made to move the club to Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
. Alt Park, the ground at which Huyton RLFC played was subjected to constant vandalism over the years and also due to the lack of interest in rugby league from the locals the decision was made to relocate the club.
Huyton Bulldogs
Huyton Bulldogs were formed in 2009 and joined the RL Merit League. Their first season in the league was very successful as they took the North West title beating Wigan Riversiders EelsWigan Riversiders
Wigan Riversiders are a rugby league team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The first team play in the North West Premier division of the Rugby League Conference; the second team play in the North West regional division under the name Wigan Riversiders Eels; and the third play in the...
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