East Men's League
The East Men's League is a tier 4 amateur rugby league competition with sides from the East of England and sometimes the South East of England and East Midlands. It was previously the East Division of the Rugby League Conference.
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History [edit]
The Rugby League Conference was founded in 1997 as the Southern Conference, a 10-team pilot league for teams in the South of England and the English Midlands. The initial line-up of divisions included an Eastern Division and this has been a feature of the Conference ever since.
The Premier Divisions were set up in 2005 for teams who had achieved a certain playing standard and where able to travel further afield to find stronger opposition.
The Eastern Division became the East Division in 2009.
The RFL restructured amateur rugby league in 2012 and the East Division became the East Men's League.
Community game pyramid [edit]
- National Conference League
- Conference League South
- South Premier
- East Men's League
- East Merit League
The East Merit League is the lowest level on the pyramid for clubs in the East of England. Above this, is the East Men's League; there is no Eastern premier division but sides from the East of England have taken part in both the South and Midlands Premiers. Currently only the South Premier.
2012 season [edit]
- Bedford Tigers
- Bury Titans
- Kings Lynn Black Knights
- Milton Keynes Wolves
- North Herts Crusaders
- St Ives Roosters
Participating teams by season [edit]
Eastern Division [edit]
- 1997: Bedford Swifts, Ipswich Rhinos, Kingston, North London Skolars, West London
- 1998: Bedford Swifts, Cambridge Eagles, Ipswich Rhinos, Northampton (failed to start season), South Norfolk Saints
- 1999: Bedford Swifts, Cambridge Eagles, Hemel Stags, Ipswich Rhinos, South Norfolk Saints
- 2000: Bedford Swifts, Cambridge Eagles, Hemel Stags, Ipswich Rhinos, South Norfolk Saints, St Albans Centurions
- 2001: Bedford Swifts, Cambridge Eagles, Ipswich Rhinos, South Norfolk Saints, St Albans Centurions
- 2002: Bedford Swifts, Cambridge Eagles, Ipswich Rhinos, Luton Vipers, St Albans Centurions
- 2003: Cambridge Eagles, Essex Eels, Ipswich Rhinos, Luton Vipers, South Norfolk Saints, St Ives Roosters
- 2004: Cambridge Eagles, Hemel Stags 'A', Ipswich Rhinos, Luton Vipers, Middlesex Lions, North London Skolars 'A', South Norfolk Saints, St Ives Roosters
- 2005: Bedford Tigers, Cambridge Eagles, Luton Vipers 'A', South Norfolk Saints, St Albans Centurions 'A', St Ives Roosters
- 2006: Bedford Tigers, Cambridge Eagles, Colchester Romans, Northampton, South Norfolk Saints, St Ives Roosters
- 2007: Bedford Tigers, Cambridge Eagles, Colchester Romans, Greenwich Admirals, St Ives Roosters, Thetford Titans
- 2008: Cambridge Eagles, Colchester Romans, Greenwich Admirals, Hainault Bulldogs, Northampton Casuals, St Ives Roosters, Thetford Titans
East Division [edit]
- 2009: Bury Titans, Cambridge Eagles, Colchester Romans, Hainault Bulldogs A, St Ives Roosters, Northampton Casuals, Norwich City Saxons
- 2010: Bedford Tigers, Bury Titans, Northampton Casuals, Norwich City Saxons, St Albans Centurions A, St Ives Roosters
- 2011: Bedford Tigers, Bury Titans, Northampton Demons A, Norwich City Saxons, St Ives Roosters, Sudbury Gladiators
- 2012: Bedford Tigers, Bury Titans, Kings Lynn Black Knights, Milton Keynes Wolves, North Herts Crusaders, St Ives Roosters
Winners [edit]
Rugby League Conference Eastern Division [edit]
- 1997 North London Skolars (now London Skolars)
- 1998 South Norfolk Saints (now Bury Titans)
- 1999 Ipswich Rhinos (now Eastern Rhinos)
- 2000 Hemel Stags
- 2001 Ipswich Rhinos (now Eastern Rhinos)
- 2002 Luton Vipers
- 2003 South Norfolk Saints (now Bury Titans)
- 2004 Ipswich Rhinos (now Eastern Rhinos)
- 2005 St Albans Centurions 'A'
- 2006 Bedford Tigers
- 2007 Bedford Tigers
- 2008 Hainault Bulldogs
Rugby League Conference East Division [edit]
- 2009 Northampton Casuals (now Northampton Demons)
- 2010 Northampton Demons
- 2011 Sudbury Gladiators
East Men's League [edit]
- 2012 North Herts Crusaders
External links [edit]
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