Leeds Carnegie

( Officially known Leeds Carnegie Rugby Union Football Club until 2007 as the Leeds Tykes ) Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union team playing in the RFU Championship, the second English league. The home games are played at Headingley Stadium. Leeds Carnegie is part of the company's Leeds Rugby Limited, which also includes the rugby league team Leeds Rhinos heard. 51 percent of the shares are owned by the Leeds Metropolitan University.

History

The tradition- rich clubs from the suburbs of Headingley (founded in 1877) and Roundhay (founded 1924) merged in 1991 and formed the new club Leeds Rugby Union Football Club. During his first season at Leeds RUFC played in the National Division Three, the fourth- highest English league. In the 1997/98 season, the team's promotion to the second highest league, the former Premiership Two.

In July 1998 there was a further merger, as the Leeds RUFC with the rugby league club Leeds Rhinos merged. The team was now called Leeds Tykes (the term Tyke describes a typical inhabitants of the county of Yorkshire ). In 2001 she was promoted to the Premiership. Their first season in the top division ended the Tykes in last place, the descent them remained spared: The winner of the National Division One, the Rotherham RUFC was not included in the Premiership since its stadium well below the minimum capacity.

In December 2003, the Tykes were playing for the first time in the European Cup competition Heineken Cup, remained in the group stage but stand a chance. In 2005 she won the Powergen Cup; in the final they beat Bath Rugby surprising with 20:12. End of the season 2005/ 06, the Tykes were relegated to National Division One, a year later succeeded the immediate resurgence. On 14 May 2007, Leeds Metropolitan University took over the majority of shares in Leeds Rugby Limited. The team calls itself since Leeds Carnegie (after the Carnegie College, the sports department of the university). However, it lasted only one season in the top flight. In the following season the immediate back in the Bundesliga.

Achievements

  • Powergen Cup winner: 2005
  • National Division One champions: 2001, 2007, 2009
  • Semifinalist European Shield: 2005

Well-known former players

  • Diego Albanese (Argentina )
  • Iain Balshaw
  • Pablo Bouza (Argentina )
  • Gordon Bulloch (Scotland )
  • Danny Care
  • Dan Crowley ( Australia)
  • Phil Davies ( Wales)
  • Simon Easterby (Ireland )
  • Andy Gomarsall
  • Justin Marshall (New Zealand)
  • Aaron Persico (Italy )
  • Henry, Paul (New Zealand)
  • Alix Popham (Wales )
  • Mark Regan
  • Gordon Ross ( Scotland)
  • Wendell Sailor (Australia)
  • Martin Schusterman (Argentina )
  • Andre Snyman (South Africa)
  • Tim Stimpson
  • Andy Tuilagi (Samoa)
  • Apolosi Satala ( Fiji )
  • Fosi Pala'amo (Samoa)
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