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South Wales Scorpions

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The South Wales Scorpions, known as the South Wales Ironmen in 2017, were a semi-professional rugby league club based in South Wales. They played in the third tier of the British rugby league system between 2010 and 2017 (known during this period as either the Championship 1 or League 1). The team initially played at The Gnoll in Neath, before spells at Caerphilly, Mountain Ash, Maesteg, and Merthyr Tydfil.

South Wales
Club information
Full nameSouth Wales Scorpions
Colours Pink and black
Founded2009; 17 years ago (2009)
Exited2017; 9 years ago (2017)
Former details
CompetitionLeague 1
2017 season15th
Records
Premierships0
Runners-up0
Minor premierships0
Wooden spoons2 (2014, 2015)
Most capped111 – Ashley Bateman[1]
Highest points scorer282 – Paul Emanuelli[1]

Under new ownership, the club relocated to Llanelli effective immediately in July 2017. The following season, they began competing as West Wales Raiders.[2]

History

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In December 2009, South Wales RLFC was admitted into Championship One for the 2010 season. This followed the relocation of Super League club Crusaders RL from Bridgend to Wrexham.[3][4] The Scorpions moniker was announced on 22 December.[5]

In 2012, a feeder club for the Scorpions, South Wales Hornets, competed in the National Conference League.[6] The team was disbanded after one season.[7]

Wales Rugby League agreed to take over the running of the Scorpions for the 2014 season after club owner Phil Davies decided to step down.

In 2014, the Scorpions played at Llynfi Road in Maesteg.[8] The club relocated the following year, to Parc Dyffryn Pennar in Mountain Ash, which also served as a training ground.[9] In 2016, the team played at Virginia Park in Caerphilly.[10]

The club was renamed South Wales Ironmen for the 2017 season, coinciding with their move to The Wern, Merthyr Tydfil.[11]

In July 2017, the club was bought by Andrew Thorne, owner of amateur club West Wales Raiders. The Ironmen began using Llanelli's Stebonheath Park as their home ground for the remainder of the season after which the South Wales name was discontinued with the West Wales Raiders replacing them in League 1 in 2018.[2][12]

Seasons

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Season League Challenge Cup Other competitions Refs
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosPlay-offs
2010 Championship 1 20901157646834 6th Lost in Elimination play-offs N/a N/a [13]
2011 Championship 1 20601453667422 8th Did not qualify R3 N/a [14][15]
2012 Championship 1 18401436568016 9th Did not qualify R4 Championship CupGS [16][17][18]
2013 Championship 1 16501136850419 8th Did not qualify R3 Championship CupGS [19][20][21]
2014 Championship 1 20201830482810 9th Did not qualify R3 N/a [22][23]
2015 Championship 1 22102127411222 14th Did not qualify R3 League 1 CupR1 [24][25][26]
2016 League 1 1410131765822 13th Did not qualify R3 League 1 CupR1 [27][28][29]
2017 League 1 1510142126542 15th Did not qualify R3 League 1 CupR1 [30][31][32]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "South Wales Scorpions". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "New owners for South Wales Ironmen". Wales Rugby League. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "South Wales club to join Championship One". Rugby Football League. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009. [dead link]
  4. ↑ "New rugby league club South Wales gets the green light". BBC. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "South Wales Scorpions are named". Love Rugby League. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Centurions just lose out to South Wales Hornets". Herts Advertiser. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "South Wales Hornets Unable To Continue". Wales Rugby League. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "South Wales Scorpions Relocate to Maesteg". Wales Online. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Golden, Ian (1 October 2014). "Scorpions move to Mountain Ash". scorpionsrl.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "South Wales Scorpions move to Caerphilly". Wales Online. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Rugby League: Scorpions to rebrand as South Wales Ironmen and move to Merthyr Tydfil". Caerphilly Observer. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Elite Clubs". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "2010 Co-operative Championship 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "2011 Co-operative Championship 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "2011 Carnegie Challenge Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "2012 Co-operative Championship 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "2012 Carnegie Challenge Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "2012 Northern Rail National League Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "2013 Kingstone Press Championship 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "2013 Tetley's Challenge Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "2013 Northern Rail National League Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "2014 Kingstone Press Championship 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "2014 Tetley's Challenge Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "2015 Kingstone Press League 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "2015 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "2015 iPRO Sport League 1 Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "2016 Kingstone Press League 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "2016 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "2016 iPRO Sport League 1 Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "2017 Kingstone Press League 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "2017 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  32. ↑ "2017 iPRO Sport League 1 Cup". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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