ABOUT THE TITANS

Club History:

Thetford Titans was formed during February 07 after meetings between RFL officials Carl Harrison and Ian Reynolds. It was the brain child of Carl and after confirming local interest, gathered the support of two good friends Ian (aka Burt) and Aarron Waters to all become founding members of the Titans.

Thetford has had a strong Rugby League history with its previous club South Norfolk Saints being a real success both on and off the field. Winning the local league on more than one occasion and having the honour of having one of its players selected for England Lionharts, Dave Horne. Due to the success of the club its driving force coach John Evans gained a strong reputation within the game and was awarded a full time position at Cambridge University. He balanced the two for a number of years before becoming to much as Rugby League at Varsity level was becoming a real big deal.
On John Evans making the tough decision to leave, the club had nobody step up to take the reigns and it looked as though Rugby Leagu in this part of Norfolk was to be no more.

Having played under John Evans and assistant Dave Arnold a few years before Carl Harrison knew the potential the club had and after meetings with the Thetford RUFC Commitee knew it would work. Rather than re-form the old Club the new Commitee decided out of respect for South Norfolk Saints and all the great people who put their time into the club it would be better to start a fresh.

The Titans were named down to the strong links with the town and the Rugby Club of Thetford and because Burt had always dreamed of being a Titan lol!

The first Season as expected was a little tricky, especially the first few games. With very little funding the first few games were played in kit on loan from a local RAF station.

The team itself was prodominantley made up of three groups Thetford Union Players, Bury St Edmunds Union Players and RAF Personnel. At first this made it a difficult task to knit the team together and the first result showed this with a loss to St Ivves away from home. Head Coach Carl knew something needed to change and the appointment of Captain Keith Rix was a real turning point. Not affiliated to any of the three groups and with a barbaric presence on and off the field the team soon began to bond and results followed.

The first season proved a real success getting some great results on the field with a notable victory in a friendly over the RAF Regiment Corps Team along with some big wins in the league over Greenwich, St Ivves and Colchester. Along with this there were in total over 40 players pull on a Titans Jersy summer 2007 and a far greater number attend training.