Wolverhampton Warlords

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Wolverhampton Warlords RLFC

Full name	Wolverhampton Warlords RLFC
Emblem	Initials WW
Colours	Primarily Black with Red
Founded	2006
Sport	Rugby league
League	RL Merit League
Ground	Hilton Road, Wolverhampton
Official website	http://www.wolverhamptonrugbyleague.co.uk

Wolverhampton Warlords RLFC are the only rugby league team to play in the city of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. They currently play in the RL Merit League.

1 History
2 2007 Season
3 2008 Season
4 External links

[edit] History

The club was founded in November 2006 by Richard Lord after many months of work on the project. His ideals were to set up a club with its own pitch in the Wolverhampton area. Also key to his ideals were the use of Rugby League players or players who played Rugby League as their first sport. This is unlike many clubs outside the Rugby League Heartlands who rely on Rugby Union players who play the game as a secondary sport or even an out of season gap filler.

On the 10th November Paul Yuen with many years experience in the game was recruited as Head coach. The first training and recruiting sessions began in January 2007 at West Park, Wolverhampton. Within the first three months a foundation of players were put together consisting of a mix of players from the north and more importantly the local area.

In April the Wolverhampton City Council granted the sole use of a pitch for a rugby league for the first time in its history.

[edit] 2007 Season

Wolverhampton Warlords entered into the RL Merit League.

Wolverhampton Warlords first game was played on the 12th of May 2007 against the Chesterfield Spires RLFC away. The Warlords were defeated 52 - 12 in a credible debut game. The clubs first try was scored by James Noble, the first conversion by Richard Noble. The first home game was played against the German Exiles. The season was finished off with a couple of games against local rivals Birmingham Bulldogs and Telford Raiders who were two leagues above the Warlords. This demonstrated how far the club had come in such a short space of time.