The Sussex Thunder are a Football (American Football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

) team from the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 based in Horsham

Horsham

Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...

, Sussex

Sussex

Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...

. The team won promotion to the Premier Division of the British American Football League

British American Football League

The British American Football League was the United Kingdom's primary American Football league from 1998 until 2010. It was formerly known as the British Senior League until 2005. BAFL was the trading name for Gridiron Football League Ltd incorporated as a Company limited by guarantee....

 after winning the Division One Bowl on 20th September 2008.

Current 2011 Roster

5 Paul Robinson RB
6 Jaden Ellis QB
7 Andy Miles WR
9 Phil Allman WR
12 Oli De Ruyter QB
14 John Searle Jnr K
16 Eber Kington QB
18 Sam Yaxley TE
20 T.K Chisango RB
21 Dominic Gould DB
22 Chris Percival DB
23 Simon Pinchin DB
24 Franco Puerton RB
25 Seb Dujardin RB
27 Peter Knight LB
29 Alex Brew RB
31 Nick Gandey DB
33 Aaron Montgomery DB
34 Ben Tolley DB
35 Scott Tolley DB
36 Peter Henworth RB
37 Colin Smith DB
40 James Bennett DL
42 Jay Cashman DB
44 Ben Soro-Perez DB
47 Jeremy McMinn LB
48 Owen Williams LB
50 Paul McIntosh OL
51 Steve Skinns OL
53 James Canavan LB
55 Simon Fisk LB
56 Adrian Teague OL
57 Dave Lawrey DL
58 Callum Graham LB
59 James Wright OL
62 John Searle Snr OL
67 Fabian West OL
71 Anthony Copper OL
72 Igwe Ojike DL
75 Dan Branch OL
78 Femi Ogunwusi DL
80 Adam Fishlock WR
81 Damon McMinn WR
82 Chris Jones WR
87 Dan Stoner WR
91 Ari Halldorsson DL

External links

• Official site