South London Storm Rugby League Club

See also South London Storm - Season 2009

South London Storm - Season 2009

In 2009 South London Storm will once again compete in the South Division of the Rugby League Conference Premier league.-Events:* 21 March - Storm opened their season with a narrow defeat, 24-36, to London League newcomers Hammersmith Hill Hoists....

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South London Storm is a rugby 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 who play and train at Archbishop Lanfranc School in the London Borough of Merton

London Borough of Merton

The London Borough of Merton is a borough in southwest London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey...

, they currently compete in the Rugby League Conference South Premier

Rugby League Conference South Premier

The Rugby League Conference South Premier is a division in the Rugby League Conference. It is the highest level of amateur rugby league in the South of England...

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...

. Founded in 1997, Storm have been voted Rugby League Conference "Club of the Year" three times, in 2002, 2005 and 2006.

Club history

The South London

South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...

area has a strong rugby league tradition, and many of London

London

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’s most successful amateur clubs have come from this part of the capital. For nearly three decades clubs such as Streatham Celtic, Peckham Pumas and South London Warriors dominated the London League, and between them they won the title over twenty times. The mid-1990s heralded the demise of these once dominant clubs leaving the league without a club south of the Thames.

To fill this void the current South London club was formed on 21 July 1997 by Jed Donnelly, Graeme Harker and Julian Critchley in a bar after London Broncos' World Club Championship victory against Canberra Raiders on 21 July 1997. Initially nicknamed 'the Saints', as one of the founder members was a supporter of St Helens, the fledgling club recruited many of its players from the recently defunct east London, Bexleyheath

Bexleyheath

Bexleyheath is a main suburban district of Southeast London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley with a small percentage of the district itself being in the London Borough of Greenwich. Bexleyheath is located on the border of Inner London and Outer London. It is east south-east of Charing Cross...

and Peckham

Peckham

Peckham is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...

outfits, and they approached the local rugby union club, Streatham-Croydon, about basing themselves at their Frant Road ground. Storm's original colours were red and black.

London League

Saints were immediately accepted into the London League

London League (rugby league)

The London, South and East Merit League is a rugby league competition founded in 1965. It is also known as the London League , London & South East Merit League, London Amateur Rugby League and London Merit League ....

, and in their debut season they finished third in the Second Division behind Kingston and St Albans Centurions

St Albans Centurions

St Albans Centurions is a rugby league club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire.Founded in 1996, they first played in various local leagues and the Rugby League Conference, and then, from 2003 to 2006, in National League 3. From 2007 to date, they play in the Rugby League Conference South Premier...

. That 1997/98 season culminated in an appearance in the Gordon Anderton Memorial Trophy Final against Reading Raiders at the New River Stadium. The 24-28 was a cruel blow for a team that were considered to have enjoyed the better of the game, but two controversial Raiders’ tries in the closing two minutes sealed Saints’ fate.

The 1998/99 season was one that promised much for Saints but, due to the near collapse of the league, that potential was largely unfulfilled, although South London did eventually emerge from the debris as runners-up to the London Colonials. A second successive appearance in the Gordon Anderton Memorial Trophy Final again ended in defeat (28-32), this time at the hands of a strong Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan police

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team.

It was in February 1999 that the club launched its junior section, initially at U11 only. The bulk of the youngsters came from the neighbouring Whitehorse Manor School where Saints scrum-half Lee Mason-Ellis was a teacher. They made their competitive debut two months later against Kingston Warriors, at the time the only other junior club in the capital, losing narrowly in an exciting encounter.

For the seniors, with the prospect of winter rugby league looking increasingly forlorn, South’s thoughts turned to the new summer competition, the Rugby League Conference

Rugby League Conference

. The name of the club was changed to South London Storm as there were two other teams known as 'the Saints' in the Conference. Three months later the club was accepted into the Southern Division of the expanding competition. For the club's switch to summer in 2000 the colours were changed to maroon.

2000

It was a real baptism of fire for Storm in the RLC, as they managed only a single win – away at Kingston – to finish bottom of their group. The season opener at home to Oxford Cavaliers (4-62) was covered by the Independent newspaper. Despite suffering a number of maulings (including a 2-100 loss at the hands of Crawley Jets), enthusiasm never waned and the club did much to raise the profile of the sport in this corner of the capital. Amazingly, Storm’s season ended with an appearance in the London League

London League (rugby league)

Final against St Albans Centurions

St Albans Centurions

. But once again Storm were left frustrated as the Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...

side emerged victorious from a gripping encounter. A member of Storm's team that day, and Man of the Match, was Ryan Jones

Ryan Jones

Ryan Paul Jones is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays at number eight for the Ospreys. He is able to cover blindside flanker and second row; he played second row in his younger days as he was kept out of his preferred number 8 role by Gareth Delve.-Early life:Jones played junior...

who went on the play, and captain, the Welsh rugby union team, and who was a member of the 2005 British Lions

British and Irish Lions

The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...

tour

2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand

In 2005 the British and Irish Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, playing 7 tour matches against first and second division clubs from the National Provincial Championship series, 1 tour match against the national New Zealand all Māori club, and 3 official test...

to New Zealand.

The club made sporting history in October when the under-11s played their counterparts from Kingston Warriors

Kingston Warriors

Elmbridge Eagles RL are a rugby league club from Elmbridge in London. They were formed over 10 years ago and were one of the founding members of the Rugby League Conference as Kingston.-History:...

in the curtain raiser to the England vs Australia Rugby League World Cup

Rugby League World Cup

The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition contested by members of the Rugby League International Federation . It has been held nearly once every 4 years on average since its inaugural tournament in France in 1954...

clash at Twickenham. It was the first ever game of rugby league at union's headquarters and Storm's Mark Cole, cousin of England footballer Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Joseph John "Joe" Cole is an English footballer who plays for Lille, on loan from Liverpool, and the England national football team as midfielder. He started his career with where he played more than 100 games during five years, until he left for Chelsea in 2003...

, scored the first ever try at the stadium and Rob Harker scored the first ever hat-trick of tries.

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference South

06/05/2000 South London Storm 4 Oxford Cavaliers 62
13/05/2000 West London Sharks 60 South London Storm 6
20/05/2000 Crawley Jets 100 South London Storm 2
27/05/2000 South London Storm 24 Kingston Warriors 26
03/06/2000 South London Storm 8 St Albans Centurions 58
10/06/2000 South London Storm 8 North London Skolars 78
17/06/2000 Oxford Cavaliers 72 South London Storm 0
24/06/2000 South London Storm 0 West London Sharks 68
01/07/2000 South London Storm 6 Crawley Jets 90
08/07/2000 Kingston Warriors 16 South London Storm 24
15/07/2000 St Albans Centurions 50 South London Storm 10
22/07/2000 North London Skolars 70 South London Storm 14

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	6	0	0	6	50	382
Away	6	1	0	5	56	368

2001

2001 was a much improved year for the club and, although they won only three of their matches, Storm were a much more competitive outfit and got better as the year progressed, as narrow losses to the West London Sharks

West London Sharks

West London Sharks RLFC is a rugby league team based in Chiswick, Hounslow, Middlesex. West London Sharks are now playing out of Chiswick RFU, Dukes Medow in Chiswick. They compete in the South Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference...

and North London Skolars

London Skolars

London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...

proved towards the end of the season. The trio of wins, against Bedford Swifts (22-6), 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....

(20-16) and Kingston Warriors

Kingston Warriors

Elmbridge Eagles RL are a rugby league club from Elmbridge in London. They were formed over 10 years ago and were one of the founding members of the Rugby League Conference as Kingston.-History:...

(46-10) all came in the second half of the season, after an opening sequence of six successive losses including a 6-100 drubbing at the hands of West London.

The season was notable for scrum-half Terry Reader's individual achievement of successfully kicking 29 successive conversions.

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference South

05/05/2001 Bedford Swifts 38 South London Storm 10
12/05/2001 South London Storm 0 North London Skolars 90
19/05/2001 Crewe Wolves 36 South London Storm 25
26/05/2001 Crawley Jets 66 South London Storm 12
02/06/2001 South London Storm 26 Kingston Warriors 38
09/06/2001 West London Sharks 100 South London Storm 6
16/06/2001 South London Storm 22 Bedford Swifts 6
30/06/2001 North London Skolars 42 South London Storm 12
07/07/2001 South London Storm 20 Crewe Wolves 16
14/07/2001 South London Storm 12 Crawley Jets 72
21/07/2001 Kingston Warriors 10 South London Storm 46
04/08/2001 South London Storm 16 West London Sharks 41

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	6	2	0	4	96	263
Away	6	1	0	5	111	292

2002

2002 was the season when South London finally started to fulfil their potential. New Zealand

New Zealand

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er Anthony Lipscombe took up the coaching reins, and brought about a steady improvement to the team’s performances on the park.
Storm’s pre-season preparation got off to a good start with a surprise success in the prestigious St Albans 9s Festival. Using a squad made up of mainly new players, they defeated their Centurion hosts quite comfortably in the Final.
The regular season saw Storm suffer a succession of frustratingly narrow defeats – most by ten points or less – to finish bottom of the South Division, but it was in the end-of-season Shield Play Offs that saw the team hit form.
Group wins over Kingston Warriors (28-22 and 36-4) and Oxford Cavaliers

Oxford Cavaliers (Rugby)

The Oxford Cavaliers are a rugby league team based in Oxford. They play in the RLC West of England.In their brief history Oxford Cavaliers have managed to supply players to professional clubs, such as Mike Castle and Corey Simms to the London Skolars, Darrell Griffin to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats,...

(21-12 in both games), took South London to Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...

’s Prince of Wales Stadium for a semi-final clash with Crewe Wolves. It was a tough encounter that for long periods looked to be going Wolves’ way, but Storm dug in to prevail 21-14, courtesy of two late tries from Carl Zacharow and Keri Ryan.

A fortnight later, also at the Prince of Wales Stadium, South London met Bedford Swifts in the Rugby League Conference

Rugby League Conference

Shield Final, where they treated the large crowd, and the Sky TV

British Sky Broadcasting

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cameras, to an exhilarating display of running rugby. Storm ran in ten tries in a runaway 54-2 victory, Caro Wild led the way with a hat-trick, Daniel Poireaudeau grabbed two, and Terry Reader, Keri Ryan, Nathan Price-Saleh, Aaron Russell and Alun Watkins pitched in with one apiece.

The final whistle sparked terrific celebrations both on the pitch and in the stand where Storm’s large travelling support cheered Keri Ryan as he lifted the club’s first ever major trophy.

Once again Storm fielded a second team in the London League

London League (rugby league)

, and although wins were hard to come by, only one all season, the players showed great enthusiasm with a number graduating to the first team.
The season ended with the club’s first overseas tour. A party of 24 travelled to the south of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

to play French National One

National Division 1

National Division 1 is the third tier of rugby league in France, after Elite 1 and Elite 2. The winner of National Division 1 is promoted to Elite 2 subject to having adequate finances and facilities.-Teams:-Past winners:...

club Realmont XIII

Realmont XIII

Realmont XIII is a French rugby league club based in the Tarn region of the Midi-Pyrénées. The club plays in the French National Division 1.-Honours:...

. In front of a crowd of 750 – a quarter of the town’s population – Storm put up a brave performance, but were eventually downed 18-36.

To round off the club’s most successful season ever, Captain Keri Ryan was named at stand-off in the 2002 Rugby League Conference Dream Team, and full-back Corey Simms was named the competition’s Young Player Of The Year.

Fittingly, the club was also presented with the award for Rugby League Conference Club of The Year 2002.

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference South

04/05/2002 Kingston Warriors 36 South London Storm 22
11/05/2002 South London Storm 20 West London Sharks 32
18/05/2002 North London Skolars 66 South London Storm 16
25/05/2002 Oxford Cavaliers 40 South London Storm 30
01/06/2002 South London Storm 16 Crawley Jets 48
08/06/2002 South London Storm 42 Kingston Warriors 18
22/06/2002 West London Sharks 32 South London Storm 18
29/06/2002 South London Storm 6 North London Skolars 50
06/07/2002 South London Storm 38 Oxford Cavaliers 50
13/07/2002 Crawley Jets 80 South London Storm 0

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	5	1	0	4	122	198
Away	5	0	0	5	86	254

RLC Shield Play Offs

27/07/2002 Kingston Warriors 22 South London Storm 28 (Group)
03/08/2002 South London Storm 20 Oxford Cavaliers 12 (Group)
10/08/2002 South London Storm 36 Kingston Warriors 4 (Group)
17/08/2002 Oxford Cavaliers 12 South London Storm 20 (Group)
24/08/2002 Crewe Wolves 14 South London Storm 21 (Semi-Final)
31/08/2002 South London Storm 54 Bedford Swifts 2 (Final)

	Pld	W	F	A
Home	2	2	56	16
Away	2	2	48	34
Neutral	2	2	75	16

2003

Buoyed by their success in the RLC Shield, Storm were encouraged to apply for membership of the newly formed National League Three

Rugby League National Leagues

The Championship, known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group, is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. It is currently contested by ten teams from England. It acts as Europe's second-tier competition below the Super League, and has...

. The application was successful, however, following a number of internal meetings the club reluctantly decided against taking the step up and instead remain in the RLC. However, only four weeks before the start of the season local rivals Crawley Jets folded, and Storm accepted the RFL's last minute invitation to participate in NL3. The club also entered a second team in the RLC, and employed the first full-time Rugby League Development Officer in the area, accelerating the junior development program started by volunteers in 2000. Under the South London Storm “umbrella” are the three junior feeder clubs formed – the Croydon Hurricanes, Thornton Heath Tornadoes, and the Brixton Bulls.

Coached by ex-London Broncos player Darryl Pitt, the club opened their league campaign with an against-the-odds 24-16 victory over Huddersfield Underbank Rangers. It was a win that was all the more remarkable for the fact that they were down to 12 men after only 5 seconds; prop Mick Smith having been sent off in the first tackle. Storm registered a further five wins in the season but missed out on the end of season play-offs.

The club made a second tour to France in September, losing 22-48 against a Salses XIII

Salses XIII

Salses XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Salses-le-Château, Pyrénées-Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. They play in the French National Division 1.-History:...

line up containing three ex-French internationals.

In November Storm played a charity match against an Australian Legends of League side including the likes of Jason Hetherington

Jason Hetherington

Jason Hetherington is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He established himself as a hooker, but he started his career off as a five-eighth. Hetherington played club football for the Gold Coast Chargers and the Bulldogs in Australia, winning a premiership with the...

, Trevor Gillmeister

Trevor Gillmeister

Trevor Gillmeister is an Australian former rugby league player who is currently signed on as an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Titans. During his playing days Gillmeister played for the Sydney Roosters, Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers and the South Queensland Crushers as well as...

, Craig Coleman

Craig Coleman

Craig Coleman is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He primarily played at halfback and remains second on the list of most first-grade games played for Souths, 208....

, Andrew Farrar

Andrew Farrar

Andrew Farrar is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies, Wigan Warriors and Illawarra Steelers. Farrar also played for New South Wales in the State of Origin on several occasions and played for Australia in the 1988...

and Peter Tunks

Peter Tunks

Peter Tunks is an Australian former rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Penrith Panthers, New South Wales and the Australian national side...

. Both teams served the enthusiastic crowd of three or four hundred with an exciting end-to-end contest played in a manner befitting the occasion. The result was irrelevant; although for the record the score was 24-20 in favour of the Legends.

That same month Storm played their first ever Rugby League Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup

The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....

game when they hosted National Conference side West Bowling in the Preliminary Round, losing 4-36.

In 2003 Storm were represented at International level for the first time when U15 player Adam Janowski

Adam Janowski

Adam Janowski is a rugby league player for Harlequins Rugby League in the European Super League. He plays as a prop. He made his debut against Leeds Rhinos in Round 17 of the 2008 Super League season....

was selected to play for England U15s against their Welsh counterparts at Easter.

Season's Record

Rugby League Conference Cup

03/03/2003 South London Storm 24 West London Sharks 24
09/03/2003 Greenwich Admirals 6 South London Storm 16
16/03/2003 North London Skolars 34 South London Storm 20
23/03/2003 South London Storm 14 North London Skolars 15
30/03/2003 West London Sharks 16 South London Storm 30
05/04/2003 South London Storm 62 Greenwich Admirals 20
13/04/2003 Aberavon Fighting Irish 10 South London Storm 44 (Quarter-Final)
18/04/2003 North London Skolars 28 South London Storm 19 (Semi-Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	3	1	1	1	100	59
Away	5	3	0	2	129	94

First Grade

National League 3

03/05/2003 South London Storm 24 Huddersfield Underbank Rangers 16
10/05/2003 Dudley Hill 42 South London Storm 0
17/05/2003 Coventry Bears 20 South London Storm 14
31/05/2003 South London Storm 28 Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 22
07/06/2003 Manchester Knights 2 South London Storm 42
14/06/2003 St Albans Centurions 38 South London Storm 18
21/06/2003 Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 36 South London Storm 10
28/06/2003 South London Storm 26 Hemel Stags 8
05/07/2003 South London Storm 6 St Albans Centurions 28
12/06/2003 South London Storm 32 Teeside Steelers 36
19/07/2003 Hemel Stags 16 South London Storm 22
26/06/2003 South London Storm 4 Warrington Woolston Rovers 32
02/08/2003 South London Storm 34 Coventry Bears 22
09/08/2003 Warrington Woolston Rovers 44 South London Storm 14

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	7	4	0	3	154	166
Away	7	2	0	5	120	198

Second Grade

Rugby League Conference South

03/05/2003 Gosport Vikings 80 South London Storm 4
10/05/2003 South London Storm 16 Greenwich Admirals 40
17/05/2003 South London Storm 18 Hemel Stags 12
31/05/2003 South London Storm 0 Crawley Jets 88
07/06/2003 South London Storm 14 Gosport Vikings 24
14/06/2003 West London Sharks 88 South London Storm 12
28/06/2003 Greenwich Admirals 62 South London Storm 8
05/07/2003 South London Storm 16 Kingston Warriors 26
12/07/2003 North London Skolars 82 South London Storm 8
19/07/2003 Crawley Jets 88 South London Storm 6

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	5	1	0	4	64	190
Away	5	0	0	5	36	406

2004

Storm again participated in National League Three and after victories in their opening three games, against Manchester, Bradford Dudley Hill and Birmingham, they topped the division for the one and only time. However, after the promising start, the season tailed off and once again Storm narrowly missed out on the play-offs. During the year Storm were awarded the Active Sports Club of the Year award from 400 participating sports clubs signed up to the Active Sports program, the biggest sports development programme in London. The club also embarked on a historic tour to Australia – the first British Rugby League team to tour Australia since 1997 - with games against Beerwah

Beerwah

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Bulldogs and Gympie

Gympie

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Devils in Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...

.

The season closed with a second tour of the year, this time to Toulouse, where they drew 22-22 against Villeneuve Tolosane.

Season's Record

First Grade

National League 3

01/05/2004 Manchester Knights 12 South London Storm 28
08/05/2004 South London Storm 18 Bradford Dudley Hill 15
22/05/2004 South London Storm 26 Birmingham Bulldogs 14
29/05/2004 St Albans Centurions 30 South London Storm 22
31/05/2004 South London Storm 54 Essex Eels 18
05/06/2004 Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 26 South London Storm 18
12/06/2004 South London Storm 26 Bramley Buffaloes 20
26/06/2004 Coventry Bears 46 South London Storm 14
03/07/2004 Gateshead Storm 20 South London Storm 32
10/07/2004 South London Storm v Warrington Woolston Rovers (Match abandoned)
17/07/2004 Huddersfield Underbank Rangers 24 South London Storm 24
24/07/2004 South London Storm 36 Carlisle Centurions 16
31/07/2004 Birmingham Bulldogs 32 South London Storm 30
07/08/2004 South London Storm 20 St Albans Centurions 24
14/08/2004 Essex Eels 14 South London Storm 54
21/08/2004 South London Storm 34 Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 35
28/08/2004 Bramley Buffaloes 32 South London Storm 18
30/08/2004 Hemel Stags 54 South London Storm 6
04/09/2004 South London Storm 12 Hemel Stags 38
11/09/2004 South London Storm 18 Coventry Bears 28

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	9*	5	0	4	244	208
Away	10	3	1	6	246	290

Home match versus Warrington Woolston Rovers abandoned due to an injury.

Second Grade

Rugby League Conference South

01/05/2004 Kingston Warriors 58 South London Storm 0
08/05/2004 South London Storm 20 Gosport & Fareham Vikings 22
22/05/2004 West London Sharks 54 South London Storm 16
05/06/2004 Greenwich Admirals 46 South London Storm 6
12/06/2004 South London Storm 24 Kingston Warriors 42
19/06/2004 Gosport & Fareham Vikings 46 South London Storm 12
26/06/2004 South London Storm 0 West London Sharks 88
03/07/2004 South London Storm 10 Greenwich Admirals 44

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	4	0	0	4	54	196
Away	4	0	0	4	34	194

2005

As the cost of travelling to places as far afield as Carlisle and Gateshead began to spiral, Storm took the decision to apply for, and were admitted to, the newly created RLC South Premier

Rugby League Conference South Premier

The Rugby League Conference South Premier is a division in the Rugby League Conference. It is the highest level of amateur rugby league in the South of England...

for the 2005 season and appointed Rob Powell as Director of Coaching. The season proved to be a success with the club winning its first round ugby League Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup

match against West London Sharks

West London Sharks

(24-20) in front of a crowd of 1,000. However, the Powergen Challenge Cup run came to an end in the second round when they were beaten 50-24 at Castleford Lock Lane, despite having surprising led at half-time.

During the RLC South Premier campaign the first team dominated the group and won all but one game during the season. The team lost in the national semi-final against Bridgend Blue Bulls

Bridgend Blue Bulls

Bridgend Blue Bulls RLFC are a rugby league side based in Porthcawl, Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference. They are the most successful amateur rugby league team in Wales, having won the Welsh Premier a record five times, as well as winning the Harry Jepson Trophy...

, the competition’s eventual winners, but the season ended on a high by beating the other 85 clubs to the RLC Club of the Year award for the 2nd time in 4 years.

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference Premier South

07/05/2005 South London Storm 82 Ipswich Rhinos 6
14/05/2005 London Skolars A 0 South London Storm 64
21/05/2005 South London Storm 72 Sunderland Nissan 6
28/05/2005 South London Storm 46 Greenwich Admirals 0
04/06/2005 Luton Vipers 4 South London Storm 68
11/06/2005 South London Storm 52 West London Sharks 14
18/06/2005 Sunderland Nissan 4 South London Storm 76
25/06/2005 Ipswich Rhinos 16 South London Storm 24
02/07/2005 South London Storm 94 London Skolars A 4
09/07/2005 Greenwich Admirals 4 South London Storm 76
16/07/2005 South London Storm vs Luton Vipers - Won: Walk over
23/07/2005 West London Sharks 46 South London Storm 10

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	5*	5	0	0	346	30
Away	6	5	0	1	318	74

Luton Vipers forfeit a fixture

RLC Premier Play Offs

30/07/2005 South London Storm 70 West London Sharks 6 (Divisional Play Off)
13/08/2005 South London Storm 24 West London Sharks 8 (Divisional Final)
21/08/2005 Bridgend Blue Bulls 34 South London Storm 18 (National Semi-Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	2	2	0	0	94	14
Neutral	1	0	0	1	18	34

Second Grade

Rugby League Conference South

07/05/2005 South London Storm 28 Hemel Stags 36
21/05/2005 South London Storm 38 West London 52
28/05/2005 Haringey Hornets
London Skolars
London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...

50 South London Storm 12
04/06/2005 Kingston Warriors 41 South London Storm 18
11/06/2005 Hemel Stags 42 South London Storm 18
25/06/2005 West London Sharks 46 South London Storm 16
02/07/2005 South London Storm 18 Haringey Hornets
London Skolars
London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...

48
09/07/2005 South London Storm 6 Kingston Warriors 100

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	4	0	0	4	88	236
Away	4	0	0	4	66	179

2006

The 2006 summer season was to be the most successful for South London Storm as a club, with both senior teams winning their leagues, successes for the 4 Storm youth clubs, and the first team being crowned RLC National Champions.

Despite pressure from the Ipswich Rhinos

Ipswich Rhinos

The Eastern Rhinos Rugby League Football Club is a British rugby league club based at Ipswich RUFC in Colchester, in the county of Essex. Their first team plays in the South Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference...

, Storm once again won the South division of the RLC Premier. After disposing of the Bridgend team in the semi-final, they crushed the East Lancashire Lions in the final at Broadstreet RUFC by 30 points to nil.

This rounded off a successful season that included the London League

London League (rugby league)

title for the second team who defeated Luton Vipers in the Final.

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference Premier South

29/04/2006 South London Storm 54 West London Sharks 24
06/05/2006 South London Storm 30 Coventry Bears 18
13/05/2006 South London Storm 34 Haringey Hornets
London Skolars
London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...

28
20/05/2006 Essex Eels 6 South London Storm 68
27/05/2006 South London Storm 46 Kingston Warriors 18
10/06/2006 Ipswich Rhinos 32 South London Storm 14
17/06/2006 West London Sharks 34 South London Storm 24
24/06/2006 Coventry Bears 28 South London Storm 32
01/07/2006 Haringey Hornets
London Skolars
London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...

30 South London Storm 34
08/07/2006 South London Storm 80 Kingston Warriors 12
29/07/2006 South London Storm 46 Ipswich Rhinos 8

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	6	6	0	0	290	108
Away	5	3	0	2	172	130

RLC Premier Play Offs

12/08/2006 South London Storm 52 Ipswich Rhinos 10 (Divisional Final)
20/08/2006 South London Storm 32 Bridgend Blue Bulls 12 (National Semi-Final)
03/09/2006 East Lancashire Lions 0 South London Storm 30 (Jepson Trophy Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	1	1	0	0	52	10
Neutral	2	2	0	0	62	12

Second Grade

London League

29/04/2006 South London Storm 66 West London Sharks 22
06/05/2006 West London Sharks 36 South London Storm 20
13/05/2006 Bedford Tigers 16 South London Storm 32
20/05/2006 Southend Seaxes 14 South London Storm 40
27/05/2006 Kentish Tigers 24 South London Storm 33
17/06/2006 West London Sharks 38 South London Storm 38
24/06/2006 Luton Vipers 54 South London Storm 6
08/07/2006 Smallford Saints 40 South London Storm 38
22/07/2006 South London Storm 38 West London Sharks 26

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	2	2	0	0	104	48
Away	7	3	1	3	197	222

London League Play Offs

06/08/2006 South London Storm 44 Bedford Tigers 14 (Semi-Final)
12/06/2006 South London Storm 52 Luton Vipers 20 (Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	2	2	0	0	96	34

2007

After the success of the previous season, 2007 was always going to be a tough year. Coach Rob Powell moved on to Super League's Harlequins RL, and was replaced by Andy Gilvary and Dave Wilson. Meanwhile ten of the Grand Final winning team moved on to pastures new.

The season kicked off with a Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup

First Round game away to Thornhill Trojans

Thornhill Trojans

Thornhill Trojans are an amateur rugby league club situated in Thornhill, West Yorkshire they currently compete in the Pennine Division.The current coach of the team is James Ratcliffe former York City Knights coach.Formation...

, but playing out of season the Londoners were no match for the National Conference League

National Conference League

The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...

Premier Division side and lost 18-58.

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference Premier South

14/04/2007 West London Sharks 16 South London Storm 56
28/04/2007 South London Storm 26 St Albans Centurions 22
12/05/2007 South London Storm 18 Ipswich Rhinos 4
19/05/2007 West London Sharks 28 South London Storm 32
26/05/2007 London Skolars A 26 South London Storm 42
02/06/2007 South London Storm 74 Kent Ravens 2
09/06/2007 South London Storm 22 London Skolars 22
16/06/2007 South London Storm vs Kingston Warriors - Won: Walk over
30/06/2007 Ipswich Rhinos 25 South London Storm 24
07/07/2007 South London Storm 36 West London Sharks 18
15/07/2007 St Albans Centurions 32 South London Storm 16
21/07/2007 Kent Ravens 0 South London Storm 66
28/07/2007 South London Storm 32 London Skolars A 33
04/08/2007 South London Storm 56 Kingston Warriors 22

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	7	5	1	1	264	123
Away	6	4	0	2	236	127

RLC Premier Play Offs

11/08/2007 South London Storm 48 London Skolars 24 (Divisional Semi-Final)
18/08/2007 South London Storm 10 St Albans Centurions 18 (Divisional Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	1	1	0	0	48	24
Neutral	1	0	0	1	10	18

Second Grade

London League

28/04/2007 South London Storm 22 London Griffins 38
12/05/2007 South London Storm 26 Southgate Skolars 29
19/05/2007 West London Sharks 56 South London Storm 14
02/06/2007 South London Storm 82 Kent Ravens 10
16/06/2007 South London Storm 42 Smallford Saints 18
23/06/2007 Farnborough Falcons 40 South London Storm 28
07/07/2007 South London Storm 18 West London Sharks 24
14/07/2007 Southgate Skolars 72 South London Storm 6
21/07/2007 Kent Ravens 18 South London Storm 30

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	5	2	0	3	190	119
Away	4	1	0	3	78	186

London League Play Offs

04/08/2007 St Albans Centurions 40 South London Storm 22 (Quarter-Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Away	1	0	0	1	22	40

2008

Storm once again reached the RLC Premier South Grand Final but were defeated 20-24 by West London Sharks

West London Sharks

, with the game-breaking try coming two minutes from the end of the match.

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference Premier South

19/04/2008 Ipswich Rhinos 32 South London Storm 12
03/05/2008 St Albans Centurions 32 South London Storm 12
10/05/2008 South London Storm 22 West London Sharks 48
17/05/2008 London Skolars 12 South London Storm 30
24/05/2008 US Portsmouth 22 South London Storm 16
07/06/2008 South London Storm 70 Elmbridge 8
14/06/2008 South London Storm 36 Ipswich Rhinos 16
21/06/2008 South London Storm 42 St Albans Centurions 10
28/06/2008 West London Sharks 38 South London Storm 10
05/07/2008 South London Storm 44 London Skolars 12
12/07/2008 South London Storm 58 US Portsmouth 14
26/07/2008 Elmbridge 22 South London Storm 58

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	6	5	0	1	272	108
Away	6	2	0	4	138	158

RLC Premier Play Offs

09/08/2008 South London Storm 20 Ipswich Rhinos 14 (Divisional Semi-Final)
16/08/2008 West London Sharks 24 South London Storm 20 (Divisional Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	1	1	0	0	20	14
Away	1	0	0	1	22	24

Second Grade

London League

03/05/2008 St Albans Centurions 14 South London Storm 12
10/05/2008 South London Storm 24 West London Sharks 42
17/05/2008 Southgate Skolars 12 South London Storm 16
07/06/2008 Kent Ravens 54 South London Storm 42
28/06/2008 West London Sharks 62 South London Storm 14
14/07/2008 South London Storm 48 Southampton Spitfires 18
12/07/2008 Feltham YOI 52 South London Storm 64
23/07/2008 South London Storm 26 Metropolitan Police 34
26/07/2008 South London Storm 34 Kent Ravens 30

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	4	2	0	2	132	124
Away	5	2	0	3	148	194

London League Play Offs

02/08/2008 Southampton Spitfires 44 South London Storm 20 (Quarter-Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Away	1	0	0	1	20	44

2009

Storm will again participate in the Premier South Division of the RLC. Their opposing teams will be Bedford Tigers, Elmbridge, Hainault Bulldogs, Ipswich Rhinos, London Skolars A, St Albans Centurions, Portsmouth Navy Seahawks and West London Sharks.

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference Premier South

13/04/09 London Skolars 22 South London Storm 54
25/04/09 Elmbridge 10 South London Storm 54
02/05/09 Portsmouth Navy Seahawks 24 South London Storm 80
09/05/09 South London Storm 66 Hainault Bulldogs 4
16/05/09 South London Storm 102 Bedford Tigers 12
23/05/09 St Albans Centurions 20 South London Storm 48
30/05/09 South London Storm 56 London Skolars 18
06/06/09 West London Sharks 8 South London Storm 24
13/06/09 Ipswich Rhinos 14 South London Storm 26
27/06/09 South London Storm 73 Portsmouth Navy Seahawks 30
04/07/09 Bedford Tigers vs South London Storm - Won: Walk over
11/07/09 South London Storm 40 St Albans Centurions 10
18/07/09 South London Storm 40 West London Sharks 30
25/07/09 South London Storm vs Ipswich Rhinos - Won: Walk over

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	6*	6	0	0	380	84
Away	6*	6	0	0	286	114

Bedford Tigers and Ipswich Rhinos each forfeit a fixture.

RLC Premier Play Offs

15/08/09 South London Storm 58 Ipswich Rhinos 12 (Divisional Semi-Final)
22/08/09 South London Storm 16 West London Sharks 26 (Divisional Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	2	1	0	1	74	38

Second Grade

London League

25/04/09 Guildford Giants 20 South London Storm 28
16/05/09 South London Storm 6 Hammersmith Hill Hoists 54
23/05/09 St Albans Centurions 10 South London Storm 56
06/06/09 West London Sharks 34 South London Storm 36
24/06/09 Hammersmith Hill Hoists 64 South London Storm 14
27/06/09 South London Storm 48 Sussex Merlins 34
25/07/09 South London Storm 66 Hemel Stags 14
02/08/09 Sussex Merlins 40 South London Storm 34

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	3	2	0	1	120	102
Away	5	2	0	3	166	170

London League Play Offs

16/08/09 Hemel Stags 24 South London Storm 16 (Semi-Final)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Away	1	0	0	1	16	24

Academy Grade

18/04/09 Kent Ravens 18 South London Storm 28
25/04/09 South London Storm 40 Medway Dragons 6
09/05/09 South London Storm 40 Greenwich Admirals 16
06/06/09 Medway Dragons 22 South London Storm 20
18/07/09 South London Storm 46 Greenwich Admirals 26 (Final at Staines RFC)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	2	2	0	0	80	22
Away	3	2	0	1	94	66

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference Premier South

01/05/10 West London Sharks 34 South London Storm 20
08/05/10 South London Storm vs Portsmouth Navy Seahawks - Won: Walk Over
15/05/10 Hainault Bulldogs 34 South London Storm 28
22/05/10 South London Storm 56 Eastern Rhinos 10
29/05/10 St Albans Centurions 36 South London Storm 4
05/06/10 Hammersmith Hillhoists 36 South London Storm 32
19/06/10 South London Storm 38 London Skolars 6
26/06/10 South London Storm 16 West London Sharks 58
03/07/10 South London Storm 48 Portsmouth Navy Seahawks 28
10/07/10 South London Storm 50 Hainaut Bulldogs 42
17/07/10 Eastern Rhinos 30 South London Storm 22
24/07/10 South London Storm 6 St Albans Centurions 60
31/07/10 South London Storm 18 Hammersmith Hillhoists 52
07/08/10 London Skolars vs South London Storm - Won: Walk Over

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	7*	4	0	3	232	256
Away	5*	0	0	5	108	170

Not including games forfeited by Portsmouth (h) and London Skolars (a).

Second Grade

Rugby League Conference

01/05/10 South London Storm 40 Guildford Giants 22
08/05/10 South London Storm 40 Southampton Spitfires 14
15/05/10 South London Storm 54 Sussex Merlins 22
22/05/10 Elmbridge Eagles 90 South London Storm 4
05/06/09 South London Storm 98 Swindon St George 0
09/06/10 Greenwich Admirals 14 South London Storm 16
12/06/10 Oxford Cavaliers 24 South London Storm 40
19/06/10 Guildford Giants 62 South London Storm 12
26/06/10 Southampton Spitfires vs South London Storm - Lost: Walkover
03/07/10 Sussex Merlins 50 South London Storm 20
10/07/10 South London Storm 4 Elmbridge Eagles 72
17/07/10 South London Storm 6 Greenwich Admirals 64
24/07/10 Swindon St George vs South London Storm - Lost: Walkover
31/07/10 South London Storm vs Oxford Cavaliers - Won: Walkover

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Home	6	4	0	2	242	194
Away	5	2	0	3	92	240

Season's Record

First Grade

Rugby League Conference Premier South

30/04/11 South London Storm 26 St Albans Centurions 32
07/05/11 Eastern Rhinos 46 South London Storm 14
14/05/11 West London Sharks 28 South London Storm 18
21/05/11 Hainault Bulldogs 14 South London Storm 40
04/06/11 Hammersmith Hill Hoists 30 South London Storm 6
11/06/11 St Albans Centurions 46 South London Storm 10
28/06/11 South London Storm 22 Eastern Rhinos 32 (@ St Albans)
25/06/11 South London Storm 24 West London Sharks 22
02/07/11 South London Storm 32 London Skolars 18
09/07/11 South London Storm 18 Hammersmith Hill Hoists 62
16/07/11 South London Storm 24 Eastern Rhinos 42
23/07/11 South London Storm 20 West London Sharks 22
30/07/11 Hammersmith Hill Hoists vs South London Storm

	Pld	W	L	F	A
Home	6	2	4	144	196
Away	5	1	4	88	164
Neutral	1	0	1	22	32

Second Grade

London League

07/05/11 London Skolars 'A' 56 South London Storm 16
21/05/11 Phantoms RL 4 South London Storm 70
04/06/11 Hammersmith Hill Hoists 'A' 60 South London Storm 20
18/06/11 St Albans Centurions 'A' 24 South London Storm 10
18/06/11 Bedford Tigers 'A' 16 South London Storm 10 (@ St Albans)
25/06/11 South London Storm 0 Mudchute Uncles 28
09/07/11 South London Storm 18 Hammersmith Hill Hoists 'A' 36
16/07/11 South London Storm vs Hemel Stags 'A'
23/07/11 South London Storm vs Greenwich Admirals 'A'
30/07/11 Hammersmith Hill Hoists 'A' vs South London Storm

	Pld	W	L	F	A
Home	2	0	2	18	64
Away	4	1	3	116	144
Neutral	1	0	1	10	16

Challenge Cup Record

29/11/2003 South London Storm 4 West Bowling 36 (1st Round)
05/02/2005 South London Storm 24 West London Sharks 20 (1st Round)
19/02/2005 Castleford Lock Lane 50 South London Storm 24 (2nd Round)
03/02/2007 Thornhill Trojans 58 South London Storm 18 (1st Round)

First Grade Playing Record - 2000 to 2011

Up to and including 2 July 2011.

Competition	Years	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Rugby League Conference	2000–2002	34	6	0	28	521	1757
Rugby League Conference Play Offs	2002	6	6	0	0	179	66
Rugby League Conference Cup	2003	8	4	1	3	229	143
National League 3	2003–2004	33	14	1	18	764	862
Rugby League Conference Premier	2005–2011	80	54	1	25	3234	1854
Rugby League Conference Premier Play Offs	2005–2009	12	8	0	4	400	188
Challenge Cup	2004, 2005, 2007	4	1	0	3	70	164
Total	2000 - 2011	177	93	3	81	5387	4934

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Aberavon Fighting Irish	1	1	0	0	44	10
Bedford Swifts	3	2	0	1	86	46
Bedford Tigers Bedford Tigers Bedford Tigers RLFC is a rugby league club based in Bedford, England. The first team plays in the Rugby League Conference, with a second team in the London League.- History :...	1	1	0	0	102	12
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...	2	2	0	0	56	46
Bradford Dudley Hill Bradford Dudley Hill Bradford Dudley Hill Rugby League Club is an English rugby league team based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, now playing in the National Conference League.-History:...	2	1	0	1	18	57
Bramley Buffaloes Bramley Buffaloes Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...	2	1	0	1	44	52
Bridgend Blue Bulls Bridgend Blue Bulls Bridgend Blue Bulls RLFC are a rugby league side based in Porthcawl, Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference. They are the most successful amateur rugby league team in Wales, having won the Welsh Premier a record five times, as well as winning the Harry Jepson Trophy...	2	1	0	1	50	46
Carlisle Centurions Carlisle Centurions East Cumbria Crusaders is a rugby league club based in Carlisle, Cumbria. They play in the North East Division of the Rugby League Conference. Their home ground is Creighton RUFC....	1	1	0	0	36	16
Castleford Lock Lane	1	0	0	1	24	50
Coventry Bears Coventry Bears Coventry Bears are a rugby league club, formed in 1998. They have a proud history pioneering rugby league in the Midlands, their major honours include winning the National League 3 title in 2004 and the Rugby League Conference in 2002...	6	3	0	3	142	162
Crawley Jets	6	0	0	6	48	456
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....	3	2	0	1	66	66
East Lancashire Lions East Lancashire Lions East Lancashire Lions is a rugby league club from Darwen in Lancashire. They currently play in the Rugby League Conference National Division. The Lions play their home games at the Anchor Ground, home of Darwen FC.-History:...	1	1	0	0	30	0
Elmbridge Eagles (Kingston Warriors)	14	11	0	3	612	262
Essex Eels	3	3	0	0	176	38
Gateshead Storm Gateshead Storm Newcastle Storm are an amateur rugby league club in the North East of England. They play in the North East Premier of the Rugby League Conference.-Newcastle Knights:...	1	1	0	0	32	20
Greenwich Admirals Greenwich Admirals Greenwich Admirals are a rugby league team based in Greenwich, London. They play in the South Premier of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...	4	4	0	0	200	30
Hainault Bulldogs Hainault Bulldogs Hainault Bulldogs are a rugby league team based in Dagenham, Essex. They play in the South Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...	4	3	0	1	184	94
Haringey Hornets London Skolars London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...	2	2	0	0	68	58
Hammersmith Hillhoists	3	0	0	3	56	118
Hemel Stags Hemel Stags Hemel Stags are a rugby league team based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire playing in the National Division of the Rugby League Conference.The club has played in a number of leagues over the years, from the London League, MASWARLA, National Conference League and the Alliance League...	4	2	0	2	66	116
Huddersfield Underbank Rangers Huddersfield Underbank Rangers Huddersfield Underbank Rangers are a rugby league team based in Holmfirth near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They play in the National Division of the Rugby League Conference. The club also competes as Underbank Rangers in division 4 of the Pennine League. They also have an Underbank Rangers A...	2	1	1	0	48	40
Ipswich Rhinos/Eastern Rhinos	16	10	0	6	526	307
Kent Ravens Kent Ravens The Kent Ravens are a defunct amateur rugby league club from Eltham in south-east London, founded in 2004. They play at Princes Park.The club has won 10 titles in the two seasons since its creation on June 12, 2004, including the women’s London league runners up, the under-11s overall London...	2	2	0	0	140	2
Luton Vipers	1	1	0	0	68	4
Manchester Knights	2	2	0	0	70	14
London Skolars London Skolars London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...	21	10	1	10	665	670
Oxford Cavaliers Oxford Cavaliers (Rugby) The Oxford Cavaliers are a rugby league team based in Oxford. They play in the RLC West of England.In their brief history Oxford Cavaliers have managed to supply players to professional clubs, such as Mike Castle and Corey Simms to the London Skolars, Darrell Griffin to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats,...	6	2	0	4	112	248
Portsmouth Navy Seahawks Portsmouth Navy Seahawks Portsmouth Navy Seahawks are a rugby league team based in Gosport, Hampshire. They play in the South Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference. The Seahawks, as a club, is open to non-service players as well as members of the Royal Navy.-History:...	5	4	0	1	278	118
St Albans Centurions St Albans Centurions St Albans Centurions is a rugby league club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire.Founded in 1996, they first played in various local leagues and the Rugby League Conference, and then, from 2003 to 2006, in National League 3. From 2007 to date, they play in the Rugby League Conference South Premier...	17	4	0	13	324	546
Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks Hillsborough Hawks RLFC is a rugby league club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The Open Age team plays winter rugby in the Pennine League...	4	1	0	3	90	119
Sunderland Nissan	2	2	0	0	148	10
Teesside Steelers	1	0	0	1	32	36
Thornhill Trojans Thornhill Trojans Thornhill Trojans are an amateur rugby league club situated in Thornhill, West Yorkshire they currently compete in the Pennine Division.The current coach of the team is James Ratcliffe former York City Knights coach.Formation...	1	0	0	1	18	58
Warrington Woolston Rovers	2	0	0	2	18	76
West Bowling West Bowling West Bowling are an amateur rugby league club situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National Conference League.West Bowling play their home games at Bankfoot Cricket Club, next to Odsal stadium...	1	0	0	1	4	36
West London Sharks West London Sharks West London Sharks RLFC is a rugby league team based in Chiswick, Hounslow, Middlesex. West London Sharks are now playing out of Chiswick RFU, Dukes Medow in Chiswick. They compete in the South Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference...	28	12	1	15	712	903

Second Grade Playing Record - 2003 to 2011

Up to and including 2 July 2011.

Competition	Years	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Rugby League Conference	2003–2005, 2010	26	1	0	25	342	1401
London League	2006–2009, 2011	35	16	1	18	1131	1167
London League Play Offs	2006–2009	5	2	0	3	154	142
Total	2003 - 2009	63	18	1	44	1509	2618

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
Bedford Tigers Bedford Tigers Bedford Tigers RLFC is a rugby league club based in Bedford, England. The first team plays in the Rugby League Conference, with a second team in the London League.- History :...	3	2	0	1	86	46
Crawley Jets	2	0	0	2	6	176
Elmbridge Eagles (Kingston Warriors)	7	0	0	7	72	429
Farnborough Falcons	1	0	0	1	28	40
Feltham YOI	1	1	0	0	64	52
Gosport Vikings	4	0	0	4	50	172
Greenwich Admirals Greenwich Admirals Greenwich Admirals are a rugby league team based in Greenwich, London. They play in the South Premier of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...	6	1	0	5	62	270
Guildford Giants Guildford Giants The Guildford Giants are a rugby league team based in Guildford, Surrey. They compete in the London and South East Division of the Rugby League Conference.-History:Guildford Giants were formed in December 2008 and were based at Guildford RUFC...	3	2	0	2	80	104
Hammersmith Hill Hoists	3	0	0	3	40	178
Haringey Hornets	2	0	0	2	30	98
Hemel Stags Hemel Stags Hemel Stags are a rugby league team based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire playing in the National Division of the Rugby League Conference.The club has played in a number of leagues over the years, from the London League, MASWARLA, National Conference League and the Alliance League...	5	2	0	3	146	128
Kent Ravens Kent Ravens The Kent Ravens are a defunct amateur rugby league club from Eltham in south-east London, founded in 2004. They play at Princes Park.The club has won 10 titles in the two seasons since its creation on June 12, 2004, including the women’s London league runners up, the under-11s overall London...	4	3	0	1	188	112
Kentish Tigers	1	1	0	0	33	24
London Griffins London Griffins London Griffins RLFC is a rugby league club based in west London, England. The club play semi and full contact rugby league against opponents in London and throughout the UK...	1	0	0	1	22	38
London Skolars London Skolars London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...	2	0	0	2	24	138
Luton Vipers	2	1	0	1	58	74
Met Police	1	0	0	1	26	34
Mudchute Uncles	1	0	0	1	0	28
Oxford Cavaliers Oxford Cavaliers The Oxford Cavaliers are a rugby league team based in Oxford. They play in the RLC West of England.In their brief history Oxford Cavaliers have managed to supply players to professional clubs, such as Mike Castle and Corey Simms to the London Skolars, Darrell Griffin to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats,...	1	1	0	0	40	24
Phantoms RL	1	1	0	0	70	4
Smallford Saints	2	1	0	1	80	58
Southampton Spitfires Southampton Spitfires Southampton Spitfires are a rugby league team based in Southampton. They play in the South East Division of the Rugby League Conference.- History :Southampton Spitfires Rugby League Club was formed in 2007...	3	2	0	1	108	76
Southend Seaxes	1	1	0	0	40	14
Southgate Skolars	3	1	0	2	48	113
Swindon St George Swindon St George Swindon St George are a rugby league team playing in the RLC West of England.The kit consists of white shirts with a red St George's Cross over the front and back, red shorts with white trim down the side and red socks.-History:...	1	1	0	0	98	0
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Juniors

South London Storm Academy

The South London Storm Academy is the youth team set-up for South London Storm rugby league club. It is for players aged 16 to 18 and was established in May 2008 in association with the Jack Petchey Foundation.-History:...

take part in the London Junior League

London Junior League

The London Junior League is a rugby league competition for clubs in London and the South East of England.The season runs from February through to September. It is competed for at under-16, under-14, under-13 and under-12 level. There is also a Rugby League Conference Academy league for the under-18...

at under-18 level. Storm's cluster clubs Croydon Hurricanes, Wandsworth Whirlwinds

Wandsworth Whirlwinds

Wandsworth Whirlwinds are a junior and academy Rugby League club based in the London Borough of Wandsworth. They form part of South London Storm's junior structure.-History:...

, Addington Lightning and Brixton Bulls also compete in the London Junior League.

Club honours

Harry Jepson Trophy (RLC National Champions): Winners 2006
Harry Jepson Trophy Semi Finals: 2006
RLC Club Of The Year: 2002, 2005, 2006
RLC Shield: Winners 2002
Active Sports Club Of The Year Award: 2004
BBC London Amateur Sports Club of the Year: 2006
RLC Premier South Division Winners: 2005, 2006, 2009
RLC Premier South Division Runners Up: 2007, 2008
RLC Premier South Grand Final Winners: 2005, 2006
RLC Premier South Grand Final Runners Up: 2007, 2008, 2009
London Academy Final: Winners 2009
London Amateur Rugby League (2nd XIII): Winners 2006
Gordon Anderton Memorial Trophy: Runners Up 1997-98, 1998–99
London League Cup: Runners Up 2000
Rugby League Challenge Cup: 2nd Round 2005

Player Records

Most Tries in a match: 6 Mark Nesbitt vs Aberavon Fighting Irish - 2003
Most Goals in a match: 17 Tom Bold vs Bedford Tigers - 2009
Most Points in a match: 38 Darren Bartley vs Kent Ravens - 2007
Most Tries in a season: 28 Louis Neethling - 2005
Most Goals in a season: 102 Louis Neethling - 2005
Most Points in a season: 316 Louis Neethling - 2005
Most First Grade Appearances: 102 Carl Zacharow - (2002–present)

Club Records

Most Points Scored: 102 vs Bedford Tigers - 2009
Most Points Conceded: 100 vs Crawley Jets - 2000 & West London Sharks - 2002
Biggest Home Win: (90 points) 94-4 vs London Skolars - 2005 & 102-12 vs Bedford Tigers - 2009
Biggest Away Win: (72 points) 76-4 vs Sunderland Nissan - 2005 & Greenwich Admirals - 2005
Biggest Home Defeat: (90 points) 0-90 vs London Skolars - 2001
Biggest Away Defeat: (98 points) 2-100 vs Crawley Jets - 2000
Highest Scoring Game: 114 points vs Bedford Tigers (102-12) - 2009
Lowest Scoring Game: 22 vs Ipswich Rhinos (18-4) - 2007
Longest Undefeated Run: 14 games - 24 June 2006 to 30 June 2007
Longest Run Without a Win: 9 games - 6 May 2000 to 1 July 2000

Club Awards

Year	Player of the Year	Reserve Player of the Year	Clubman of the Year	Top Tryscorer
1998	Dean Elliston	Not Awarded	Jed Donnelly	Dean Elliston
1999	Kane Hetherington	Not Awarded	Julian Critchley	Kane Hetherington
2000	Jerome Jacob	Not Awarded	Spencer McGawley	Dean Elliston Graeme Harker
2001	Terry Reader	Not Awarded	Eric Stewart	Keri Ryan Graeme Harker
2002	Keri Ryan	Rob Grant	Chris Quiddington	Keri Ryan
2003	Koben Katipa	Brendan Gardner	Rich Pitchfork	Mark Nesbitt Carl Zacharow
2004	Louis Neethling	Greg Hollis	Andy Hames	Louis Neethling
2005	Mitch Moore	Rob Grant	Tane Kingi	Louis Neethling
2006	Mick Walker			Gavin Calloo
2007	Al Emerson	Rob Harker	Andy Gilvary	Luke Bonnor
2008	Chris King	Jamie Pecorella	Eric Stewart Steve Cook	Pete Madigan
2009	Luke Bonnor	Nick Unanue	Stephen Guan	Luke Bonnor

Coaches

Julian Critchley - 1997-98 Ian Curzon - 1998-99 Julian Critchley & Graeme Harker - 2000 Paul Johnstone - 2001 Andy Fleming - 2001 Julian Critchley & Graeme Harker - 2001 Anthony Lipscombe - 2002 Darryl Pitt - 2003 & 2004 Rob Powell

Rob Powell

Rob Powell is an English professional rugby league football coach. He is the current Head Coach for the Harlequins club of Europe's Super League....

- 2005 & 2006 Andy Gilvary &

Dave Wilson - 2007 Marcus Tobin - 2008 James Massara

James Massara

James Massara is the head coach of Championship One side London Skolars. He is the former coach development manager for the Rugby Football League in London....

- 2009

South London Storm Dream Team

To mark Storm's 10th Anniversary the club announced their 1997-2007 Dream Team.

Tane Kingi (2005–2007)
Corey Simms (2002–2004)
Keri Ryan (2001–2006)
Carl Zacharow (2001–2007)
Gavin Calloo (2001–2006)
Michael Walker (2005–2007)
Terry Reader (2001–2002)
Gavin Hill (2005–2007)
Mark Nesbitt (2002–2006)
Koben Katipa (2003–2004)
Alan Emerson (2006–2007)
Louis Neethling (2004–2005)
Paul Rice (2003–2004)
Andrew Hames (2003–2007)
Nick Byram (2000–2004)
John Ferguson (2003–2005)
Julian Critchley (1997–2000)

Coach: Rob Powell (2005–2006)
Manager: Steve Cook (2002–2007)

Former Players Now At Pro Clubs

Will Sharp

William Sharp is a Nigerian rugby league player for Hull in the European Super League. He plays as a centre or on the wing.He signed from South London Storm RLFC, he also played rugby union for Streatham....

- Harlequins RL Lamont Bryan

Lamont Bryan

Lamont Bryan is a Jamaican rugby league player.Bryan plays for Harlequins RL in the European Super League having started out as a junior at South London Storm....

- Harlequins RL Corey Simms - London Skolars Adam Janowski

Adam Janowski

- Harlequins RL Rob Powell

Rob Powell

Rob Powell is an English professional rugby league football coach. He is the current Head Coach for the Harlequins club of Europe's Super League....

- Harlequins RL (Assistant Coach)

Club Details & Personnel

Ground

Streatham-Croydon RFC, 159 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, CR7 7JP

Postal and office address

South London Community Rugby League, St. Joseph's College Beulah Hill, London, SE19 3HL
Tel. 020 8761 1426 ext 272
Email info@stormrl.com

Chairman

Graham Armstrong

General Manager

Giovanni Cinque

Community Sports Coaches

Steve Guan (Lambeth)
Lee McCarthy (Wandsworth)
Chris Beavan (Croydon)
Aran Quinn (Girls and derivatives)
Chris Tabrett (Croydon)

Archbishop Lanfranc School Rugby League Community Sports Coach

Dylan Barlow

RFL Club and Coach Development Manager South London

Marcus Tobin

Director of Coaching

Marcus Tobin

Head Coach

Vacant

1st team Assistant Coaches

Steve Graves
Dave Montero

Club Captain

Luke Bonnor

Reserve Team Manager

Giovanni Cinque

Reserve Team Coaches

Eric Stewart
Steve Cooke

Academy Head Coach

Lee McCarthy

Academy Assistant Coach

Adam Tran

Academy Team Manager

Giovanni Cinque

Physio and Medical

Aileen Kilshaw
Kim Dawson

External links

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