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22-622: The Vikings were founded in 2014. They completed their associate period, playing games against the Yorkshire Rams , East Kilbride Pirates and fellow associate team, the Leeds Bobcats . In the summer of 2014, they announced a partnership with the nearby Northumbria University's American Football team, the Mustangs, which saw a number of Viking coaches join the Mustang staff. They were accepted into

44-630: A high losing to the eventual Division 1 Champions; East Kilbride Pirates . Although the Yorkshire Rams were defeated in the Quarter Final of the playoffs their national ranking made them eligible for inclusion into the newly formed Northern Premiership. 2012 will see the Yorkshire Rams compete in the top flight of American Football in the UK along with the East Kilbride Pirates , Doncaster Mustangs ,

66-664: Is the A61 Wakefield-to-Barnsley road. Location grid Sandal was anciently a parish town in the Agbrigg Division of the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley in the liberty of Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire . Following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, Sandal Magna became one of the 17 constituent parishes of the Wakefield Poor Law Union formed in 1837. From 1894 to 1909 Sandal Magna

88-602: The Birmingham Bulls , Leicester Falcons and the Tamworth Phoenix Yorkshire Academy Rams After parting ways with HC David Pawson, the Rams underwent a merger with Leeds University to form The Yorkshire Academy of American Football. This ongoing alignment helps create a player pathway from grassroots to adult contact disciplines. As part of the merger The Rams with be sporting purple horns during

110-909: The Rugby union football club ground, in the Waterloo area. Shortly after they moved to the Fartown Rugby league ground. The club were then renamed to the Huddersfield Rams . In 1990 the club again moved home to the Leeds road Hockey pitch, in Huddersfield. This venue was short-lived, as 1991 saw a major reorganisation of the club, both to a new and more permanent home at the Dalton based Amateur rugby league football club ground in Moldgreen, also in Huddersfield. In view of

132-524: The 2019 season and have adopted the academy as part of the team name as well as a logo redesign. Sandal, Wakefield Sandal Magna or Sandal is a suburb of Wakefield , West Yorkshire , England with a population in 2001 of 5,432. An ancient settlement , it is the site of Sandal Castle and is mentioned in the Domesday Book . It is 2 mi (3.2 km) south from Wakefield, 8 mi (13 km) north of Barnsley . The Battle of Wakefield

154-676: The Division 1 playoffs, only to lose to Sussex Thunder . Had a lot of new recruits join the team, together the team compiled a 5–4–1 record. The team had their destiny in their own hands going into the final game of the season at Dundee, Knowing that a win would Guarantee them a place in the playoffs, however they eventually lost the game ending their season. The Rams tried to build on 2009's success and recorded an impressive 7–3–0 record. The Yorkshire Rams shut out Gateshead Senators and Merseyside Nighthawks in impressive displays, but ultimately an increasing amount of injuries would take their toll, as

176-586: The Rams narrowly lost to the Ipswich Cardinals in the Playoffs prematurely ending an outstanding season. The Yorkshire Rams drew their old rivals the East Kilbride Pirates in the Quarter Finals of the Division 1 Playoffs. Yorkshire had to travel up to Scotland and could have ended the game early on through default, as East Kilbride failed to have an ambulance present when the game kicked off which resulted in

198-453: The Rams played their home fixtures at South Leeds Stadium , where they enjoyed an unbeaten record before moving to Leeds Corinthians RUFC. In 2016, the Rams returned to South Leeds Stadium for the second time. The Yorkshire Rams currently play their home games at South Leeds Stadium . Saw the Rams improve on their 2007 record (6–4) to a 7–2–1 record while also reaching the Semi Final of

220-799: The Team Valley Cavaliers have all played at least one fixture internally and provided players for the Vikings BAFANL Youth team. Yorkshire Rams The Yorkshire Academy Rams (previously the Yorkshire Rams) are an English American football club, based in Leeds , West Yorkshire . They are currently playing in BAFANL NFC 1 North . The club was founded in 1986 as the Wakefield Wasps and moved to Huddersfield in 1987 to be based at

242-494: The Wakefield manor in the Domesday Book of 1086. In about 1150 the first church was replaced by a second church in the shape of a Latin cross by Earl Warenne of Sandal Castle. It was enlarged in about 1180 and almost completely rebuilt in the first half of the 14th century. The church was altered and extended after 1505 and the present church extensively restored and enlarged in 1872. The Sandal and Agbrigg railway station on

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264-820: The club again moved home to the Westgate Redoubt ARLFC, in Wakefield After a good season and some sponsorship, in 2004, the Rams found themselves moving to the Rams Stadium , home of the Dewsbury Rams in Kirklees . The club ground was renamed in 2005 to the Tetley Stadium . Again the following year, 2006, saw another move of club venue to the Milnthorpe Green home of Sandal RUFC in Wakefield. For two years

286-567: The club would be known as the "Northumberland Vikings" from the start of the 2018 season. In 2023, the Vikings ran an undefeated regular season earning a bye-week in the first round of the playoffs. After a decisive victory at home against the Chester Romans they hosted the Nottingham Caesars at home for the Division 1 North Final. Down narrowly at the half, the Vikings were able to overcome

308-542: The deficit and claim victory and promotion into the Northern Premiership for the 2024 season. Their logo is a stylised Norseman , inspired by that of their namesakes, the Minnesota Vikings . The Vikings home jersey is primarily black with white numbers and trim. Their game pants are black, and their socks are black. 100 New Shirts </ref> The Vikings play their home games at Druid Park, known for being

330-472: The game being stopped early in the first quarter. Yorkshire however waited 45 minutes for the ambulance to arrive in the name of sportsmanship. Throughout the game both teams led however it was Yorkshire who had edged ahead going into the last quarter by 14–12. East Kilbride, as they did twice in the season, found an extra gear and pulled ahead of the Yorkshire side by 14–26. The Yorkshire Rams ended their season on

352-400: The home of Gosforth RFC . The multi-purpose stadium has a modern synthetic pitch , and a capacity of 2,500. In 2014, the Vikings launched a schools programme which has attracted over 250 cadet level players, while five youth teams were either formed or joined the Vikings' satellite programme this year. The North Durham Knights, Darlington Steam, Cramlington Phoenix, Washington Predators and

374-606: The increase of the size of the club's recruiting area this reorganisation also saw the change of the club's name to the Yorkshire Rams . In 1996 the club moved to more luxurious conditions at the Lawrence Batley Sports Centre at Salendine Nook in Huddersfield. The following year, they moved both venue and home town to the Walton Sports & Social club in Wakefield , The following year due to Health and safety rules

396-533: The league in 2015, and were placed in the newly formed BAFANL Division Two NFC North. The Vikings played divisional rivals the Glasgow Tigers in their first competitive match, coming away with a comprehensive 46-8 win. Following the 2017 season in which the Vikings were beaten in the Division 1 play-offs, they announced that the club had merged with Division 2 side the Northumberland Lightning and that

418-548: Was an urban district . The district contained the civil parish of Sandal Magna. In 1921 the parish had a population of 9280. On 1 April 1925 the parish was abolished and merged with Wakefield. Sandal Magna's church is dedicated to St. Helen , the mother of Constantine the Great . At the time of the Norman Conquest Sandal Church was a possession of the crown. The Saxon church was recorded as one of two churches in

440-781: Was arrested on 6 March 1684 at the Three Houses Inn and tried for the murder of Darcy Fletcher, a constable who had tried to arrest him near Howley Hall at Soothill in Batley . Sandal, situated on the south side of the River Calder on the road from Wakefield to Barnsley, covers 1,700 acres (688 ha). It is 2 mi (3.2 km) from Wakefield, 8 mi (13 km) from Barnsley, 9 mi (14 km) from Pontefract, 15 mi (24 km) from Leeds, 19 mi (31 km) from Bradford, 25 mi (40 km) from Sheffield, and 30 mi (48 km) from York. The main road through Sandal

462-685: Was fought here in the 15th century during the Wars of the Roses . The name Sandal derives from the Early Scandinavian sandr meaning sand or gravel and healh , a meadow. In the Domesday Book of 1086 Sandal is recorded as a berewic (a village where barley was grown) in Wachefeld (Wakefield) where there was a church with a priest. The church was on the site of the present church of St Helen. William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (1081–1138)

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484-621: Was granted the Sandal estates in 1107 and began the building of Sandal Castle which became the baronial seat of the lords of the manor of Wakefield. During the Wars of the Roses, the Duke of York was killed on 30 December 1460 in the Battle of Wakefield fought between Sandal Castle and St Helen's Church. There are records of mining for coal and quarrying for stone in the 14th century. The highwayman John Nevison

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