The British Australian Rules Football League is a body for Australian rules football in the United Kingdom, including four separate competitions - the London Premiership, London Conference, Regional Premiership and the Scottish Australian Rules Football League. Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. ... The BARFL Premiership is an Australian Rules Football competition in England and the main league of the British Australian Rules Football League. ... The BARFL Conference is an Australian Rules Football competition in England run by the British Australian Rules Football League. ... The BARFL Regional is an Australian Rules Football competition in England run by the British Australian Rules Football League. ... The SARFL is an Australian Rules Football competition and governing body based in Scotland. ...

History

See Also Australian Rules Football in England

The league in its current incarnation was formed in 1989, with efforts from John Jelley and others seeing the formation of eight clubs for an inaugral season in 1990. The founding clubs were the London Hawks, West London Wildcats, North London Lions, Earls Court Kangaroos, Lea Valley Saints, Thames Valley Magpies and Wandsworth Demons in and around London and a club based in Leicester, the East Midland Eagles. Of the foundation teams, four still survive in West London, North London, Wimbledon (former London Hawks) and Wandsworth. Australian rules football is a sport played in England as well as Australia. ... Australian rules football club in Wimbledon, a suburb of London, England. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Australian rules football club based in the northern suburbs of London, England. ... Australian rules football team in London, England. ... Former Australian rules football club in the Lower Lea Valley region of London, England. ... Now-defunct Australian rules football club based in Wokingham, England. ... The Wandsworth Demons is an Australian rules football club based in the southern suburbs of London, England based at Clapham Common. ... Now-defunct Australian rules football club based in Leicester, England. ...

Between 1990 and 2001, the league existed as one competition for all clubs, ranging from a high of 10 clubs in 1991 to a low of only 6 in 1998.

Divisional Structure 2001-present

In an environment where large numbers of Australians could be both a blessing (in terms of experience and teaching ability) and a curse (in terms of new clubs outside London finding it difficult to compete against the Australian expat-based London clubs), the league in 2001 divided teams into two leagues. The first league was the London Premiership, where the powerful London clubs would continue under the same local-content regulations as previously (ie quotas of British players who must be on the field at any time).

Beneath the London Premiership would be a London Conference, where the teams could field their 'reserve' sides, including the Clapham and Ealing teams which had been previously entered by Wandsworth and West London repectively. The London Conference has greatly relaxed 'local content' rules, meaning that backpackers and other Australians can compete at a social level.

In 2003, with new clubs being formed outside the capital and regional clubs still struggling against the larger numbers of Australians playing for the London sides, it was decided that clubs outside London would compete in a Regional Premiership. This included the Bristol Dockers, St Helens Miners and the two new sides in the Doncaster Saints and Reading Kangaroos. Australian rules football club based in Bristol, England History The Bristol Bears were the first aussie rules club in Englands west country, formed in 1991 in the British Australian Rules Football League. ... Australian rules football club based in St Helens, Merseyside, England. ... Australian rules football team, based in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. ... Australian rules football club in Reading, Berkshire, England. ...

In 2004, a fourth division of the BARFL appeared, with the Scottish Australian Rules Football League forming. In the inaugural season, three clubs played each other for the premiership, the Edinburgh Old Town Bloods, the Edinburgh Uni Body Snatchers and the Glasgow Sharks. The SARFL is an Australian Rules Football competition and governing body based in Scotland. ... Australian rules football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Australian rules football club in Edinburgh, Scotland, based around Edinburgh University students. ... The Glasgow Sharks is Australian rules football club in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Clubs

London Premiership

See BARFL Premiership

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Current Teams

• North London Lions 1990-
• Putney Magpies 1999- (known as the London Gryphons from 1999-2003)
• Sussex Swans 1991-
• Wandsworth Demons 1990-
• West London Wildcats 1990-
• Wimbledon Hawks 1990- (known as London Hawks 1990-94)

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Past / Defunct Teams

• Earls Court Kangaroos 1990-97 (known as Esher Kangaroos 1992 and Firkin Roos 1996-97)
• Lea Valley Saints 1990-96
• Thames Valley Magpies 1990-91

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London Conference

See BARFL Conference

• City Swans
• Clapham Demons (affiliated with Wandsworth)
• Ealing Emus (West London)
• Fulham Hawks (Wimbledon)
• Regents Park Lions (North London)
• Shepherds Bush Raiders (West London)
• Hammersmith Magpies (Putney)

The BARFL Conference is an Australian Rules Football competition in England run by the British Australian Rules Football League. ...

Past / Defunct Teams

• Covent Garden Gryphons
• London Stingrays

Regional England

See BARFL Regional

The BARFL Regional is an Australian Rules Football competition in England run by the British Australian Rules Football League. ...

Current Teams

• Bristol Dockers 1991-present, known as the Bristol Bears from 1991-96
• Durham 2006-
• Manchester Mosquitos 2006- Official Site
• Nottingham Scorpions 2004- Official Site
• Reading Kangaroos 2003-
• Swindon Devils 2004- Official Site
• Thanet Bombardiers 2006-

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Past / Defunct Teams

• Birmingham Crows 1993-94
• Doncaster Saints 2003-04
• East Midland Eagles 1990-96
• Liverpool Blues 1993-94
• St Helens Miners 2002-04, known as the Northwestern Miners for the 2004 season.

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Scotland

See also Scottish Australian Rules Football League The SARFL is an Australian Rules Football competition and governing body based in Scotland. ...

• Edinburgh Old Town Bloods 2003-
• Edinburgh University Body Snatchers 2004-
• Glasgow Sharks 2004-
• Glasgow Redbacks 2006-
• Middlesborough Hawks 2006-

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Grand Final Results

Pre-Divisional Structure

• 1990 Wandsworth 10.10.70 d Earls Court 9.14.68
• 1991 Earls Court 18.15.123 d Wandsworth 12.15.87
• 1992 Wandsworth 12.5.77 d West London 11.9.75
• 1993 London Hawks 12.13.85 d Lea Valley 6.5.41
• 1994 London Hawks 15.8.98 d West London 8.11.59
• 1995 Wandsworth d West London
• 1996 Wimbledon d West London
• 1997 Wandsworth 7.11.53 d Wimbledon 7.10.52
• 1998 Wimbledon 11.8.74 d Wandsworth 7.2.44
• 1999 Wandsworth 14.10.94 d West London 14.5.89
• 2000 West London d Wandsworth

Divisional Structure

National team

The BARFL co-ordinates a representative team, the British Bulldogs, who have competed at the Australian Football International Cup, in the Atlantic Alliance Cup and against other national sides in European test matches. The Bulldogs are Britains national Australian Rules football team. ... The Australian Football International Cup is an international Australian rules football competition hosted by the Australian Football League. ... The Atlantic Alliance Cup is an international Australian rules football tournament run every 3 years. ...

See also

• BARFL Premiership
• BARFL Conference
• BARFL Regional
• Australian Rules Football in England

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External links

• BARFL Official Site
• Full Points Footy Story of the BARFL