London Skolars
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | London Skolars Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Skolars |
| Website | skolarsrl.com |
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| Founded | 1995 (as Student Rugby League Old Boys) |
| Current details | |
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| Chairman | Terry Browne |
| Coach | Jermaine Coleman |
| Manager | Jac Davies |
| Captain | David Williams |
| Competition | Kingstone Press League 1 |
| 2014 Championship 1 | 7th |
| Records | |
| London League | 3 (2000, 2001, 2004) |
| RLC Challenge Cup | 1 (2004) |
| RLC Southern Division | 1 (2000) |
| RLC London & South Division | 1 (2002) |
| Middlesex 9s | 1 (2003) |
London Skolars R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in north London. They were founded in 1995 and have been professional since 2003, operating in the Kingstone Press League 1 in the 2015 season. They also run an A-team (formerly known as Haringey Hornets) that play in the South Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference.
Student Rugby League Old Boys were founded in 1995 by Ian "Hector" McNeil. They were initially created for post-university graduates in London, with a number of ex-student international rugby league players. The team originally played at Hackney RFC. The club quickly went "open"; relying on players from the student game and London-based antipodeans as well as local players.
The club name was changed to London Skolars two years later as they nearly got a big sponsorship from Skol. After initial success in the London League, in 1997 the club became a founder member of the Southern Conference League (the forerunner to the Rugby League Conference), under the name North London Skolars, and won the inaugural competition. They also moved to New River Stadium. Later in 1997, they entered the National Conference League and were the only club south of Sheffield in the competition for four consecutive seasons.
In 1998 Skolars hosted Strella XIII, the first time a team from Tatarstan had toured Great Britain. During the 1999 season, the Skolars toured Russia, the first time that an amateur club had toured the former Soviet Union.
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