Northampton Rebels
| Club information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Northampton Rebels Rugby League Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Rebels | ||
| Short name | Northampton | ||
| Website | www.ntfc.co.uk | ||
| Colours | Claret & White | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Departed | 2012[1] | ||
Northampton Rebels RLFC was a semi professional rugby league team that was to enter the Rugby Football League's Championship One from 2013[1][2]
History
Northampton were first announced along with seven other potential teams to compete in the expanded Championship One from 2013. In December 2011, it was announced that Northampton were the first club to be added to the new look competition. The rugby league club were to be owned and run by the football club and were to form links with local club, Northampton Demons as well as Super League club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[3] The club considered itself a fans club, after taking the name and badge voting to the fans, giving them the opportunity to make the decision.
In August 2012, the club announced that it had decided to withdraw its entry to the 2013 Championship 1. The decision was made after Northampton Town football club expressed concern that the rugby league team would impact on the football team and did not want to launch a rugby league team if it did not have any chance of success.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Northampton Rebels team withdraw from Championship One". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ "A dream dies....". RL Fans. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ "Northampton Town FC to run rugby league team from 2013". BBC Sport. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.