Bristol Packers
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The Bristol Packers was a
Clifton Rugby Football Club, and also played some home games at Whitchurch Sports Stadium, St Bernadette's Rugby Club and Keynsham Rugby Club. The team folded
at the end of the 1991 season after failing to record a single win that year, and suffered the death of a player on the field.
History
The team were formed after the
retired by all American football teams in Bristol in his honour.[1]
The team's overall record in league and
playoff
games was 26-27-1.
This period of the late 1980s and early 1990s was the peak of popularity of American football in the
BUAFL
in 2007-2008 season.
There was a Bristol Packers club shop in the St Pauls area of Bristol, which sold club merchandise.
Colours
The team played in green and gold uniforms, the same colours as their namesakes the Green Bay Packers.
League record
| Season | Division | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Budweiser League Division 1, South-Western Conference | 10-0 |
| 1988 | Budweiser League Premier Division, South-Western Conference | 8-2 |
| 1989 | Budweiser League South-Western Conference | 2-8 |
| 1990 | NDMA Southern Conference | 4-6 |
| 1991 | NDMA First Division, Southern Conference | 0-9-1 |
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Bristol Bullets. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
- ^ "The Complete List of Britball Teams". Britball Now. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- "Bristol Packers". Britball Now. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.