Carluke Tigers are an amateur
rugby league
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team. They play in the
Scotland Division of the
Rugby League Conference
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. The team is the only premier rugby league side in
Lanarkshire
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. The club plays their home games at Hamilton Palace,
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, while training takes place at The Moor Park in
Carluke
Carluke (; ) is a town that lies in the heart of the Lanarkshire countryside in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, northwest of Lanark and southeast of Wishaw.
Carluke is largely a commuter town, with a variety of small stores and supermarkets a ...
.
2009 season
League
2008 season
The 2008 season was the clubs first and they have managed to finish second in the Scottish Rugby League Conference, partly due to outstanding performances by Craig "Chubbs" Lewis, who holds the record number of tries in a rugby league season (17) due to his breathtaking sidestep and deceptive speed. Another player to mention is their Zimbabwean born prop
Nico Nyemba, who along with Nick "Vinny" McAuley and player/coach Morgan Martin battered holes in every defence. This qualified them for the play-offs. However, they suffered defeats in both games which meant they would play in the Shield Final against Paisley Hurricanes.
League
Final League Table
RLC Playoffs
12 July 2008 - Edinburgh Eagles 42–18 Carluke Tigers
19 July 2008 - Carluke Tigers 20–28 Fife Lions
SRL Shield Final
2 August 2008 - Carluke Tigers 24–0 Paisley Hurricanes (Walkover)
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Club honours
* RLC Scottish Shield: 2008
* RLC Scottish Division: 2010
See also
*Rugby league in Scotland
Rugby league is a minor sport in Scotland, dwarfed by the popularity of football in Scotland, association football and rugby union in Scotland, rugby union, and to a lesser extent curling, ice hockey in Scotland, ice hockey and shinty.
History
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*List of rugby league clubs in Britain
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League System
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References
External links
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{{Rugby League Scotland links
Rugby League Conference teams
Sport in South Lanarkshire
Carluke
Rugby clubs established in 2008
2008 establishments in Scotland
Rugby league teams in Scotland