Easterhouse Panthers are a

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team based in

Easterhouse Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, east of the city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. The area is on high ground north of the River Clyde and south o ...

in the East End of

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. They played in the Scottish National League. They currently play at Barrachnie Park in Glasgow. Some of their former players and coaching staff came together after they became defunct to form Glasgow Rugby League late in 2018.

History

Easterhouse Panthers began as a group of youth teams for children in the

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under the name Easterhouse Panthers Cubs. A senior side was set up in 2005 by Mark Senter who went on to be both head coach and chairman, and joined the Scottish National League, finishing bottom with just one win. Progress was made the following two seasons as they won three games in each campaign. More seasons of struggle continued until 2013 when they finished top of the Central Conference losing just one game and after beating Edinburgh Eagles and Moray Titans in the play-offs they met Northern Conference winners Aberdeen Warriors in the final at

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. In the final they were beaten by a late score to lose 28-30. The U17s won the Scottish title in 2011, 2012, and 2013 and the U15s lifted the crown in 2012. In March 2014 fellow Glasgow club Victoria Knights, who were based in the south of Glasgow, moved under the banner of Easterhouse to create a bigger club base. In January 2015 the club undertook a major re-shuffle following on from this and a new coaching set up was implemented with former players Chad McGlame and Louis Senter being appointed coach and assistant. In 2011, two of their former players signed professional contracts with

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clubs

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and

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, those being Chad McGlame and

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. Scott would later move on to

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where he was capped by

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and was voted Scotland's Player of the Year in 2015, and in 2013 Louis Senter signed for Halifax. The club also runs a

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team called the Glasgow Panthers.

Grounds

During their existence the club has played at a few grounds including Renfrew RFC, Nethercraigs Sports Complex in

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and

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Internationals

In 2014 both Louis Senter and Gregor Ramsay' were called into the

squad for the 2014 European Cup and in 2015 Senter was named again for the

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. * Louis Senter - 2 apps 2014 v Wales, v Ireland During the

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in Glasgow a Rugby League U19S 9s tournament was held and two players were picked for the Scotland squad Jack Feeney and Keiran Wyber.

Honours

* Central Conference League (1): 2013

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