East Lancashire Lions
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| Website | www.eastlancslions.com | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
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| Ground(s) | Anchor Ground | ||
| Competition | Rugby League Conference National Division | ||
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.
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[edit] History
Bolton Le Moors joined the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference in 2003; they won the RLC Shield in this inaugural year beating Torfaen Tigers in the final. They joined the Central Premier Division in 2005.
Bolton Le Moors moved to Darwen to become East Lancashire Lions. They joined the North Premier Division. In 2006 they played through their first season, won the North Premier beating Cottingham Phoenix in the Grand final and managed to get into the Harry Jepson Trophy Grand Final but eventually lost to South London Storm 30-0 at Ivor Preece Field, Binley Woods near Coventry, the home of Broadstreet RUFC.
In 2007, East Lancashire Lions joined the National Division winning 4 out of 16 matches, coming eighth in the league. They finished a distant last in 2008 after winning just two of their 18 matches. [1]
[edit] Club honours
- RLC Shield: 2003
- RLC North Premier: 2006
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