Peterlee Pumas
Encyclopedia
Peterlee Pumas are a rugby league
team based in Peterlee
, County Durham
. They play in the North East Premier of the Rugby League Conference
and their A-team plays in the RLC North East regional division.
in 2004 getting through to the North East final and gaining promotion to the new North Premier. The club achieved club mark status in 2004 and was presented with the award at half time at the Tri Nations Game between Great Britain and New Zealand.
In 2005 the Pumas were the only team from the North East of England to beat Cumbria
n opposition, however, the following year they dropped down and rejoined the North East division.
Peterlee Pumas became the first rugby league club in the North East to achieve Clubmark Gold in 2009.
Pumas joined the newly formed North East Premier in 2011.
as well as the Yorkshire 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 Peterlee
Peterlee
Peterlee is a new town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1948, Peterlee town originally mostly housed coal miners and their families.Peterlee has strong economic and community ties with Sunderland and Hartlepool.-Peterlee:...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
. They play in the North East Premier 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 their A-team plays in the RLC North East regional division.
History
Peterlee Pumas was formed in association with Durham Rugby League Service Area and the Rugby League Development Program. They started training in summer of 2002 and the open age men's team played friendlies in the first year before joining the North East division of the Rugby League ConferenceRugby 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 getting through to the North East final and gaining promotion to the new North Premier. The club achieved club mark status in 2004 and was presented with the award at half time at the Tri Nations Game between Great Britain and New Zealand.
In 2005 the Pumas were the only team from the North East of England to beat Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
n opposition, however, the following year they dropped down and rejoined the North East division.
Peterlee Pumas became the first rugby league club in the North East to achieve Clubmark Gold in 2009.
Pumas joined the newly formed North East Premier in 2011.
Juniors
Peterlee Pumas' junior teams take part in the North East Junior LeagueNorth East Junior League
The North East Junior League is a rugby league competition for clubs in the North East of England.It is competed for at under-12, under-14 and under-16 levels. Under-10 sides also exist but only play friendlies...
as well as the Yorkshire league.