Bedford Tigers
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Bedford Tigers RLFC |
| Website | http://www.bedfordtigers.com |
| Colours |
Black, Charcoal, Gold. Previously – Grey, light blue, navy blue and yellow (2004–2006); sky blue and navy blue (2007); all black (2008) |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Current details | |
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| Competition | 1st Grade – East RL Premier Division. |
Black, Charcoal, Gold.
Bedford Tigers RLFC is a rugby league club based in Bedford, England. The first team plays in the East RL Premier Division, with a second team in the East RL Entry League.
Rugby league was played in Bedford from 1997 until the summer of 2002 under the control of the Bedford Swifts rugby union club who operated a league team in the Rugby League Conference. However, the Swifts decided at the conclusion of the 2002 summer season to cease operations.
In 2004 Bedford Tigers RLFC was founded and competed in the London League. The Tigers only fielded one team but moved up into the Eastern Division of the Rugby League Conference in 2005.
In 2006 the Tigers first team were crowned champions of the Eastern Division after defeating St Ives Roosters in the regional grand final. A feat they replicated the following year too. The Tigers first team moved into the stronger Midlands Premier before trying the Rugby League Conference South Premier in 2009 and finished in 5th place.
2004 – Andy Buckley (Chairman) 2005 – Andy Buckley (Chairman) 2006 – Phil Walker (Chairman) Andy Buckley (Secretary) 2007 – Phil Walker (Chairman) Andy Buckley (Secretary) 2008 – Phil Walker (Chairman) Rob Ashton and Andy Buckley (Secretary) 2009 – Phil Walker (Chairman) Rob Ashton and Andy Buckley (Secretary) 2010 – Graham Brown (Chairman and father of former Tigers player Jack Brown) Andy Buckley (Secretary)
2004 – Abe Kerr 2005 – Ian Flash Walker 2006 – Christopher Potts 2007 – Christopher Potts 2008 – Christopher Potts (Coach for first 3 games before resigning – Sam Richbell took over as coach for the remainder of the season) 2009 – Christopher Potts 2010 – Sam Richbell 2011 – Sam Richbell & Andy Champ 2012–Present – Rob Ashton 2015 - Rob Ashton & Richy Sinclair
2004 – N/A 2005 – N/A 2006 and 2007 – Sam Richbell 2008 – Gary Flook 2009 – N/A 2010 – Rob Ashton 2011 – Rob Ashton 2012 - Rob Ashton 2013 - Paul Ryder 2014 - Sam Richbell 2015 - Karl Siudak
Abe Kerr (2004), Phil Walker (2004 & 2005), Ian Flash Walker (2006), Christopher Potts (2004–2008), Tony Pullen (2005), Dean Coleman (2005), Sam Richbell (2007–2009), Dave Rowling (2007), Jamie Goss (2008), Gary Flook (2009), Rob Ashton (2010–2012), Paul Ryder (2013), Sam Richbell (2014), Karl Siudak (2015), Lee Walker (2016)
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