Reading Renegades

American football club
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manager =Oliver Raffle
coach =Phil DeMonte
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*UK American Football Association
**Eastern Conference (1985)
*Budweiser League
**Central Division One (1986)
**Premier Division Central (1987)
*Combined Gridiron League
**First Division South (1989)
*British National Gridiron League
**First Division South (1990)
*British American Football League
**Division 2 South West (2006-)
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*Palmer Park Stadium, Reading (1985-1990)
*Royal Berkshire Sports & Social Club, Reading (2005-)
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The Reading Renegades are an American Football team currently competing in the South West Conference of British American Football League (BAFL) Division 2. They play their home games at the Royal Berkshire Sports & Social Club in Reading, Berkshire. First formed in 1985, they competed in the United Kingdom American Football Association, the Budweiser League, the Combined Gridiron League and the British National Gridron League before folding in 1990. They were reformed in 2005 and entered the BAFL the following year, where they still compete today. In addition to senior kitted football, the Renegades are affiliated with the Renegades Youth organisation who organise flag football for children aged 12 and above in the Berkshire area.

History

Original Reading Renegades : 1985 to 1990

After their formation, the Renegades were admitted into the United Kingdom American Football Association in 1985 where they competed in the Eastern Conference. They finished with a 3-5 record, narrowly missing out on a playoff spot to the Dunstable Cowboys. [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1985TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=1985 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=2008-02-12 | accessdate=2008-04-22]

The following year, the Renegades transferred over to the Budweiser League, where they competed in the Central conference of Division One. They soon got into their stride, recording a hard-fought win away to the Farnham Knights in their second game, and went on to have a consistent season which saw them win six out of their ten matches. They ultimately finished fourth out of eleven teams - however, due to the format of the league at that time, only the top placed team from each group in Division One qualified for the playoffs (which also included the top four teams from the Premier Division conferences along with the Plymouth Admirals, who finished as the top-performing team in Division Two) and so the Renegades were denied any post-season action. [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Results/1986results.xls | format=XLS | title=1986 League Results| publisher=Britball Now | date=2007-03-21 | accessdate=2008-04-22] [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1986TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=1986 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=2005-12-20 | accessdate=2008-04-22] 1987 was to prove a much worse season, with the team failing to register a single win and only a tie gained against Salford-based team the Huskies helping them to avoid a complete washout. [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1987TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=1987 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=2006-11-26 | accessdate=2008-04-22]

After sitting out the 1988 season, the Renegades returned to senior action in 1989 when they joined the Combined Gridiron League. Placed in the four-team Southern Conference, they had an indifferent season which saw them finish with a 3-3 record, once again missing out on the playoffs. [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1989TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=1989 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=2006-08-31 | accessdate=2008-04-22]

After just one season in the CGL, the Reading Renegades transferred over to the British National Gridiron League where they competed in the First Division Southern Conference. Unfortunately, this new competition brought no joy and the Renegades finished bottom of the table, recording just one win at home to the Wight Rhinos. The club folded shortly after the season ended. [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Results/1990results.xls | format=XLS | title=1990 League Results| publisher=Britball Now | date=2005-12-20 | accessdate=2008-04-22] [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Tables/1990TABLES.xls | format=XLS | title=1990 League Standings | publisher=Britball Now | date=2005-12-20 | accessdate=2008-04-22] cite web | url=http://www.renegadesafc.com/history.php | title=Reading Renegades: History | accessdate=2008-04-22]

Current Reading Renegades : 2006 to present

In 2004 the Renegades were restarted by former General Manager Oliver Raffle and a small group of American Football enthusiasts. This core group helped to build the team that is currently in place today after many hours work during 2005 and through the club's successful application to join the BAFL at the end of 2005.

The team entered the league in the Western Conference of Division Two, a conference which included three of the teams currently competing in the same conference as the Renegades. As an expansion team re-entering the league after 15 years away, they always found the going difficult and lost all ten of their matches, failing to score in four of them and conceding one game to the South Wales Warriors. [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Results/2006results.xls | format=XLS | title=2006 League Results| publisher=Britball Now | date=2006-12-20 | accessdate=2008-04-22]

The 2007 season started off positively for the Renegades, including a narrow 6–12 loss to a very strong South Wales Warriors side. The first victory came against the Plymouth Admirals, with the winning touchdown scored with only 15 seconds remaining to secure a 25–21 win. This was followed up with a narrow 13–12 victory over the Chiltern Cheetahs. Unfortunately after the promising 2-3 start to the season, the team finished a disappointing 2-8. [cite web | url=http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Results/2007results.xls | format=XLS | title=2007 League Results| publisher=Britball Now | date=2007-11-17 | accessdate=2008-04-22]

enior team season records

Roster

References

External links

* [http://www.renegadesafc.com Reading Renegades official website]