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STOP PRESS: Venue Change for this Sunday’s training

Sorry for the late notice, but the venue for our training tomorrow (8th Nov) has changed.
Due to a Remembrance Service at New Park, the usual field is not available.
Instead, we’ll be training on the playing fields on Florence Road in Chichester. It’s not far from New Park, just a couple of minutes drive.
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Sharks join Get Active Sports Festival in Chichester

As the first step in our player recruitment for the 2010 season, the Chichester Sharks took part in the Get Active Sports Festival on Sunday 12th September.
Run by Chichester Council and hosted in Oaklands Park, the event saw numerous local clubs demonstrating their sports to the several thousand people who attended during the 4 hour [...]

Sharks #2 team in England, #4 in Britain

The Sharks travelled north on Saturday to take on the cream of British flag football in their first appearance at the BAFL Flag Finals Day.
Having finished second in the English conference during the regular season, the Sharks were drawn to meet defending British champions and Scottish conference winners Kirkcaldy Bulls in the semi finals, held [...]

Sharks Qualify for Finals Day in Doncaster

A great season by the Sharks was rewarded with a place in the Semi-Finals yesterday, as the Rebels lost their final game against the Eagles and fell out of contention.
London’s lost meant that both they and the Sharks finished with 11-3 records on the season. However, with the head-to-head tiebreaker even at 1-1, the Sharks [...]

Sharks dethrone Kings

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Well done everyone that played day – it was a great way to end the season.
For those not there, Sharks beat Kings 60-12 in a very good natured game. Thanks to St. Albans for making the trip and being good opponents.
The regular season is now complete, and the Sharks finished with a 11-3 record. This [...]

Final Regular Season Games This Sunday

This Sunday (23rd) the Chichester Sharks will host the St. Albans Kings and Kent Exiles in their final games of the 2009 BAFL Flag Regular Season.
The games will be played in Oaklands Park, Chichester, beside Chichester Festival Theatre. There will be changing facilities available.
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There will be three games for the Sharks on [...]

Sharks Win Two To Keep In Hunt

Needing to win both games to stay in the playoff hunt, the Sharks answered the bell last Sunday with victories over the Hampshire Thrashers and Coventry Jets.
Due to the loss to the London Rebels the previous weekend, it was essential Chichester win out all their remaining games to have a chance to compete in Doncaster [...]

Sharks down Jets, fall to Rebels

Well done to everyone that played in our first Saturday games of the season this past weekend. It was the third weekend in a row on the road, so it was good we were able to field the 10 players that we did.
The results were a bit mixed on the day, with a pleasing win [...]

Sharks Sweep Warriors

Just 7 days after a very wet encounter with the Warriors on their home field, the Sharks swept the series against the Welsh with an emphatic 46-13 victory in Winchester this past Sunday.
Having quickly fallen behind by 2 scores last week, we were again on our heels early on as the Warriors used their speed [...]

It rained a bit in Wales…

Well done to everyone that played in our two league matches this weekend in Wales.
To say that the conditions were not ideal would be an understatement. Despite frequent heavy rain throughout both matches, everyone played hard and focused. I think I speak for everyone when I say we were disappointed with the result against Leicester, [...]