Leamington Royals
Encyclopedia
Leamington Royals are a rugby league
team based in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
, England. They play in the Midlands Division of the Rugby League Conference
for the 2009 season. The first ever league fixture was played on 10 May 2009 against Birmingham Bulldogs
with Birmingham winning 42 - 32. The Royals recorded their first victory Four weeks later against Leicester Phoenix. The club went on to play a further seven fixtures in 2009 finishing 3rd overall and reached the play-off semi-finals.
In 2010, the club moved up a league into the Rugby League Conference
Midlands regional division. The Royals' 10 wins from 12 games saw the club finish top of the division and into the Midlands Grand final against Telford Raiders
. Leamington beat Telford in the final held at the Crofts and topped off the season by being crowned Warwick District Council 'Team of the Year' in its annual sports awards.
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 Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England. They play in the Midlands 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...
History
Leamington Royals were formed in 2009. The club were accepted into the Midlands Rugby LeagueMidlands Rugby League
The 3vSport.com Midlands Rugby League is a summer rugby league tournament in the Midlands region of England. It is a feeder league to the Rugby League Conference and a successor league to the Midlands Merit League...
for the 2009 season. The first ever league fixture was played on 10 May 2009 against Birmingham Bulldogs
Birmingham Bulldogs
Birmingham RLFC are a rugby league team based in Birmingham. They play in the Midlands Premier division of the Rugby League Conference.-History:Birmingham Bulldogs were founded in 1989...
with Birmingham winning 42 - 32. The Royals recorded their first victory Four weeks later against Leicester Phoenix. The club went on to play a further seven fixtures in 2009 finishing 3rd overall and reached the play-off semi-finals.
In 2010, the club moved up a league into 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...
Midlands regional division. The Royals' 10 wins from 12 games saw the club finish top of the division and into the Midlands Grand final against Telford Raiders
Telford Raiders
Telford Raiders ARLFC are a rugby league club based in the town of Telford in Shropshire, England. Their first team plays in the Midlands Regional division of the Rugby League Conference and they have a development team in the Midlands Rugby League as well as an active junior development...
. Leamington beat Telford in the final held at the Crofts and topped off the season by being crowned Warwick District Council 'Team of the Year' in its annual sports awards.
Outside honours
- Ash Howlett - Pioneer of the year 2009
- Gaz Renowden - Kukri merit league Player of the year 2009
- Gregg Swinburn - Under 18's West Midlands Vice Captai
- Gregg Swinburn- Welsh Students Trialist