South London Storm


South London Storm was a rugby league club who played and trained at Archbishop Lanfranc School in the London Borough of Croydon. They competed in the London and South East Merit League.
Founded in 1997, Storm were voted Rugby League Conference "Club of the Year" three times, in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
In 2013, South London Storm merged with West London Sharks to form South West London Chargers.

Club Details & Personnel

Club honours

  • Harry Jepson Trophy : Winners 2006
  • RLC Club Of The Year: 2002, 2005, 2006
  • RLC Shield: Winners 2002
  • Active Sports Club Of The Year Award: 2004
  • BBC London Amateur Sports Club of the Year: 2006
  • RLC Premier South Division Winners: 2005, 2006, 2009
  • RLC Premier South Division Runners Up: 2007, 2008
  • RLC Premier South Grand Final Winners: 2005, 2006
  • RLC Premier South Grand Final Runners Up: 2007, 2008, 2009
  • London Academy Final: Winners 2009
  • London Amateur Rugby League : Winners 2006
  • Gordon Anderton Memorial Trophy: Runners Up 1997–98, 1998–99
  • London League Cup: Runners Up 2000
  • Rugby League Challenge Cup: 2nd Round 2005

    Player Records

  • Most Tries in a match: 6 Mark Nesbitt vs Aberavon Fighting Irish - 2003
  • Most Goals in a match: 17 Tom Bold vs Bedford Tigers - 2009
  • Most Points in a match: 38 Darren Bartley vs Kent Ravens - 2007
  • Most Tries in a season: 28 Louis Neethling - 2005
  • Most Goals in a season: 102 Louis Neethling - 2005
  • Most Points in a season: 316 Louis Neethling - 2005
  • Most First Grade Appearances: 102 Carl Zacharow -

    Club Records

  • Most Points Scored: 102 vs Bedford Tigers - 2009
  • Most Points Conceded: 100 vs Crawley Jets - 2000 & West London Sharks - 2002
  • Biggest Home Win: 94–4 vs London Skolars - 2005 & 102–12 vs Bedford Tigers - 2009
  • Biggest Away Win: 76–4 vs Sunderland Nissan - 2005 & Greenwich Admirals - 2005
  • Biggest Home Defeat: 0–90 vs London Skolars - 2001
  • Biggest Away Defeat: 2–100 vs Crawley Jets - 2000
  • Highest Scoring Game: 114 points vs Bedford Tigers - 2009
  • Lowest Scoring Game: 22 vs Ipswich Rhinos - 2007
  • Longest Undefeated Run: 14 games - 24 June 2006 to 30 June 2007
  • Longest Run Without a Win: 9 games - 6 May 2000 to 1 July 2000

    Coaches

  • Julian Critchley - 1997–98
  • Ian Curzon - 1998–99
  • Julian Critchley & Graeme Harker - 2000
  • Paul Johnstone - 2001
  • Andy Fleming - 2001
  • Julian Critchley & Graeme Harker - 2001
  • Anthony Lipscombe - 2002
  • Darryl Pitt - 2003 & 2004
  • Rob Powell - 2005 & 2006
  • Andy Gilvary & Dave Wilson - 2007
  • Marcus Tobin - 2008
  • James Massara - 2009
  • Paul Brown - 2011
  • Ben Cramant & Mick Gray - 2012

    Former Players Now At Pro Clubs

  • Will Sharp - Harlequins RL
  • Lamont Bryan - Harlequins RL
  • Corey Simms - London Skolars
  • Adam Janowski - Harlequins RL
  • Rob Powell - Harlequins RL
  • Alex Ingarfield - Harlequins RL
  • Jack Kendall - England under 18 England deaf London Irish RFU - Dewsbury Rams RL.

    First Grade Playing Record - 2000 to 2011

Up to and including 2 July 2011.
CompetitionYearsPldWDLFA
Rugby League Conference2000–20023460285211757
Rugby League Conference Play Offs2002660017966
Rugby League Conference Cup20038413229143
National League 32003–20043314118764862
Rugby League Conference Premier2005–2011805412532341854
Rugby League Conference Premier Play Offs2005–200912804400188
Challenge Cup2004, 2005, 2007410370164
Total2000 - 20111779338153874934

OpponentsPldWDLFA
Aberavon Fighting Irish11004410
Bedford Swifts32018646
Bedford Tigers110010212
Birmingham Bulldogs22005646
Bradford Dudley Hill21011857
Bramley Buffaloes21014452
Bridgend Blue Bulls21015046
Carlisle Centurions11003616
Castleford Lock Lane10012450
Coventry Bears6303142162
Crawley Jets600648456
Crewe Wolves32016666
East Lancashire Lions1100300
Elmbridge Eagles 141103612262
Essex Eels330017638
Gateshead Storm11003220
Greenwich Admirals440020030
Hainault Bulldogs430118494
Haringey Hornets22006858
Hammersmith Hillhoists300356118
Hemel Stags420266116
Huddersfield Underbank Rangers21104840
Ipswich Rhinos/Eastern Rhinos161006526307
Kent Ravens22001402
Luton Vipers1100684
Manchester Knights22007014
London Skolars2110110665670
Oxford Cavaliers6204112248
Portsmouth Navy Seahawks5401278118
St Albans Centurions174013324546
Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks410390119
Sunderland Nissan220014810
Teesside Steelers10013236
Thornhill Trojans10011858
Woolston Rovers 20021876
West Bowling1001436
West London Sharks2812115712903

Second Grade Playing Record - 2003 to 2011

Up to and including 2 July 2011.
CompetitionYearsPldWDLFA
Rugby League Conference2003–2005, 20102610253421401
London League2006–2009, 2011351611811311167
London League Play Offs2006–20095203154142
Total2003–2009631814415092618

OpponentsPldWDLFA
Bedford Tigers32018646
Crawley Jets20026176
Elmbridge Eagles 700772429
Farnborough Falcons10012840
Feltham YOI11006452
Gosport Vikings400450172
Greenwich Admirals610562270
Guildford Giants320280104
Hammersmith Hills Hoists300340178
Haringey Hornets20023098
Hemel Stags5203146128
Kent Ravens4301188112
Kentish Tigers11003324
London Griffins10012238
London Skolars200224138
Luton Vipers21015874
Met Police10012634
Mudchute Uncles1001028
Oxford Cavaliers11004024
Phantoms RL1100704
Smallford Saints21018058
Southampton Spitfires320110876
Southend Seaxes11004014
Southgate Skolars310248113
Swindon St George1100980
St Albans Centurions410310088
Sussex Merlins4202156146
West London Sharks142111348670