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Corner of A45 and Tile Hill Lane Coventry West Midlands CV4 9DE UK Main Rugby Club Website Contact Person: Ty Watson Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 07768 271156 InformationThe club, having moved from Counden Road to Butts Park Arena, has a new home at Old Coventrians RFC and runs two open-age sides as well as a Ladies’ team and a selection of youth teams. 2006 saw the club compete in the Total RL Conference Premier Division, the TotalRL Conference South West Division, the London Ladies League, Under 13’s level, Under 11’s level and is developing a side to play merit league matches at Under 17’s level.History Coventry Bears were formed in 1998 by a group of University students led by Alan Robinson, Great Britain Student Rugby League captain and full Irish International. They made an approach to Keith Fairbrother, the Coventry Rugby Union club’s Chairman and one time League player, with a plan to form a team to play from Coundon Road Stadium.Coventry Bears were admitted into the RL Conference for the 2000 season and were unbeaten by any club within their division. The Bears then won their ‘quarter-final’ against Manchester before being narrowly defeated by only one point in the semi-finals at Superleague club Warrington Wolves’ Wilderspool Stadium.Further success followed in 2001 with the Bears reaching the Grand Final at Webb Ellis Road, Rugby, only to lose out by a very narrow margin in a pulsating match against the now defunct Teesside.This was topped when the team won the TotalRL.com Conference Grand Final in September 2002 when they beat Hemel at Cheltenham.Following on from this success the club applied for, and won, elevation to the newly-formed National League Three. This proved a trying time, but also proved that it was possible to run two sides, even though a good number of the successful 2002 side had left the club.The Bears went from strength to strength in 2004; not only reaching the National League Three Grand Final but winning comfortably in what proved to be a memorable match.Sadly, 2005 was equally as memorable – but for the wrong reasons. After a spell of very mixed fortunes, Coventry Bears RLFC made the difficult decision to resign from the National League to take time to rebuild and regroup. Since dropping out of the National Leagues the club has concentrated on building the club up from the bottom and 2006 sees the return of the Bears as a TotalRL Conference premiership side. Club Colours: White, Sky Blue and Navy |
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