Anglian Vipers are an English amateur rugby league club based in Wymondham, Norfolk who compete in the East Rugby League Premier Division, in the fifth tier of the British rugby league system.[1]
The men's team was formed in 2022 and women's team in 2023, and are run by Wymondham Rugby Union Football Club.[2] The men's team finished as runners-up up in the 2023 season.[3]
The club made national news in 2024 after it was announced they were in talks with the Rugby Football League (RFL) about joining the professional structure beginning in RFL League 1 for 2025 in addition to making their women's team professional at a later date.[4] Later in the same year, they signed former South Africa internationals Dylan Venter and Mike Mavovana.[5] In July 2024 the club applied to join League 1 in the 2025 season,[6] but were unsuccessful as the RFL approved the application submitted by Goole Vikings instead.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Club Profile".
- ^ "Anglian Vipers at WRFC".
- ^ "Match Centre".
- ^ "Anglian Vipers rugby league club hopes to go professional". 31 May 2024.
- ^ "South African rugby league internationals join Norfolk club".
- ^ "Three clubs apply to join rugby league's third tier". BBC Sport. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Goole Vikings to join Betfred League One in the 2025 season". Rugby Football League. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.