Rotherham Giants
Encyclopedia
Rotherham Giants are a rugby league
team based in Rotherham
, South Yorkshire
, playing in the Yorkshire Premier
of the Rugby League Conference
. They play their home matches at Herringthorpe Stadium
. Their A-team takes part in the Yorkshire & Humber Merit League
.
in 2000 and won it in their second season. The club moved to the North Midlands Division in 2003 as the Conference expanded and new divisions were added. Rotherham left the Conference for the 2006 season and returned in 2008 joining the South Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Division.
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 Rotherham
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, playing in the Yorkshire Premier
Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier
The Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier is a division in the Rugby League Conference for teams in the Yorkshire area.It was first contested in 2008 following the break-up of the previous North Premier into the North West and Yorkshire Premiers....
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...
. They play their home matches at Herringthorpe Stadium
Herringthorpe Stadium
Herringthorpe Stadium is an athletics stadium in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The stadium was opened in 1960 and was formerly a part of the Herringthorpe Leisure Complex, along with Herringthorpe Leisure Centre and several all-weather football pitches...
. Their A-team takes part in the Yorkshire & Humber Merit League
Yorkshire & Humber Merit League
The Yorkshire & Humber Merit League is a rugby league competition for clubs in Yorkshire and the Humber. It is a feeder league for the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
.
History
Rotherham Giants joined the Northern 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 2000 and won it in their second season. The club moved to the North Midlands Division in 2003 as the Conference expanded and new divisions were added. Rotherham left the Conference for the 2006 season and returned in 2008 joining the South Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Division.