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Reading Knights |
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| Entered BCAFL/BUAFL | 1987-1988 | ||
| Team Colors | Black, White & Purple | ||
| Universities | University of Reading | ||
| Home Field | Bulmershe Court, Reading | ||
| Division | Southern Conference-Southern Division | ||
| Regular Season Record | 32-124-8 | ||
| Playoff Record | 0-1 | ||
| Playoff Appearances (1) 2008 |
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| Division Championships (0) n/a |
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| Conference Championships (0) n/a |
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| BCAFL/BUAFL Championships (0) n/a |
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The Reading Knights are a member of the British Universities American Football League (BUAFL)'s Southern Conference-Southern Division. The Knights are a founding member of the BCAFL's Southern Conference and are one of the oldest, but least successful BCAFL teams. Before the 2007/08 season, they had suffered through twenty straight losing seasons and had never made it to the BCAFL playoffs (although they did play in the Southern Plate competition in 1999-2000). Some of the Knights proudest moments of the past include the outstanding play of 'old-boy' Jihad Jaafar who represented the team for the Great Britain Bulldogs in both 1993 & 1994, as well as their previous best record teams of 99/00 & 02/03. Other notable moments in Knights history include sending current HC Drew Cameron to the GB Bulldogs team of 2004, while several players have also represented the Knights for the BCAFL Southern All-Star team, known as the Wildcats. Kicker Eddy Loughton was chosen to represent Team South in the inaugural BUAFL MVP game, the league's new equivalent to the former Southern Wildcats side.
The Knights celebrated their twentieth season anniversary in 2007/08 by recording their best ever record, 5-3, which was their first ever winning record, as well as the first time the team surpassed the .500 mark. The team also achieved its inaugural playoff berth but were beaten away from home by the Hertfordshire Hurricanes.
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Match report will be posted after our first game
Away games in Italics
Head Coach: Drew Cameron
Offensive Co-ordinator: Ally Reid
Running-Backs Coach: Scott Goddard
Offensive-Line Coach: Jason Wills
Wide-Receivers Coach: Stealy Wills
Defensive Co-ordinator: Rich Levy
Defensive-Line Coach: Chris Beech
Linebackers Coach: Chris Oram
Official Statistician: Andy Marsh
| Award | Winner |
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| Team MVP | Chris Oram |
| Offensive MVP | Lee Kazeem |
| Defensive MVP | Dale Morris |
| Special Teams MVP | Eddy Loughton |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Josh Smith |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Will Jarvis |
| Special Teams Rookie of the Year | Chris Jackson |
| Most Improved Offensive Player | Aaron Fereday |
| Most Improved Defensive Player | Rich Atherton |
| Head Coach's Player of the Year | Dan Webb |
| Coaches' Player of the Year | Ben Neighbour |
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Reading Knights Roster 2008-2009
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