Moorends-Thorne Marauders RLFC
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Moorends-Thorne Marauders RLFC |
| Colours | Royal Blue and Prirose yellow |
| Founded | 1976 (2004) |
| Website | http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/moorendsthornemarauders/ |
| Current details | |
| Competition | Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier |
Moorends-Thorne Marauders RLFC is a rugby league club based in Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
They play in the Yorkshire Premier of the Rugby League Conference during the summer and in the Premier Division of the CMS Yorkshire league during the winter. They also have an A_team in the Yorkshire & Humber Merit League.
In 2003 the amateur game in the North East of Doncaster was dying slowly, a few ex-Moorends ARLFC players and committee men got together to form Thorne Moor Marauders to play in the RLC.
In preparation for the 2004 season, they targeted local soccer and rugby union players and soon had a squad of over 40 players training - including 7 Moorends and 2 Doncaster Toll Bar amateur players.
After the first season, fifteen summer players made rugby league their first sport and joined the winter team. This prompted the committee to hold talks with Moorends ARLFC to merge the two clubs and play all year.
The club brings together the two cultures of amateur rugby league, Moorends Marauders ARLFC (Winter) & Thorne Moor Marauders RLFC (Summer). Moorends started its life in the 1976/77 season playing in the West Yorkshire Sunday League, gaining promotion in its first season in the runners up spot. In its first season, Moorends also managed to reach the Doncaster Cup Final losing out to Rossington Hornets.
Moorends enjoyed league success over the next few seasons and gradually reached the West Yorkshire second division. During this time, the club gained one or two big cup scalps along the way (Bison Sports, Thornhill Lees & INL York), but were always the bridesmaid when it came to the local cups and top 4 play-offs.
The 1982/83 season saw a mass exodus of experienced players (including some of the founder members) to the newly formed Thorne Youth. This resulted in the club's first ever relegation back to the West Yorkshire third division.
The regrouped 1983/84 season saw the Moorends club move straight back into the Second division under their first ever out of town coach Bill Kenny. Then came the first league switch brought on because the club felt it was not being treated fairly at disciplinary meetings, so Moorends went to the Humberside League.
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