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Brentwood Eels RLFC are a Rugby league club based in Brentwood, Essex in the South East of England. They compete in the 2016 East Premier League after winning the East Division One in 2015. They also have 5 junior age groups they run in the London Junior League.

History
In 2004, Phil Abbott and Tom Greenard formed the Brentwood Elvers to introduce the game of Rugby League to the local Primary Schools and Secondary School and soon began running a team at the Under 11 and Under 13 age groups. The team was formed as a junior breakaway from the Essex Eels open age team to produce a player pathway for the junior players. Not long after the formation of the Junior club, the Essex Eels folded in the 2006 season playing at Romford and Gidea Park Rugby Club; where also the Junior club played games at.

After the folding of Essex Eels, the club had to find a ground of its own to continue its own development, and so moved to play at Robert Clack School in Dagenham and on occasion in the 2006 and 2007 seasons played at Dagenham Rugby Union Club.

In the 2009 season Holly Trees Primary School in Brentwood, Essex became the Elvers home ground, using their facilities and a public field situated directly next door to the school. The council granted permission and the awarding of a grant for the erection of posts very quickly and the club were able to have a solid foundation for the next few years.

In 2012 the club relocated again to The Brentwood Centre on Doddinghurst Road. It is here that the club took the decision to link themselves to the former Essex Eels by formerly changing their name to Brentwood Eels. In 2014, the decision to form the Open Age team under the Brentwood name came into existence with Anthony Sherwood being the force behind its development. With an aging junior club, many players were leaving without having a team to move onto at the open age level. With Sherwood being a key figure at Brentwood Rugby Union Club in King George V Playing Fields, he was able to promote the newly formed team at his Union Club and use the facilities to train; with a view to link the two clubs under one ground in the future. That plan began to come into fruition with the Junior clubs playing at the King George V Playing Fields as a curtain raiser to the Open Age team on occasion.

In 2016, the club relocated to where it currently is today, at Old Brentwoods Sports Club on the outskirts of Brentwood with an Open Age team, Under 11's, Under 13's, Under 14's, Under 15's and Under 17's teams all in place.

Under 7s
Mighty Quins Runners-up 2010

Brentwood Festival Joint Winners 2010 (With the Medway Dragons)

Under 9s
Mighty Quins Champions 2006, 2009, 2011

Elmbridge Eagles Festival Winners 2011

Brentwood Festival Winners 2010, 2011

Under 11s
Brentwood Festival Runners-up 2010

London Broncos Primary Runners-up 2012

London Broncos Primary Champions 2013

Under 13s
London Junior league winners 2010

London Junior League winners 2015

London Junior League Cup winners 2015

Under 14s
London Junior League Grand Finalists 2010

Under 16s
London Junior League Runners-up 2008 (As Brentwood Elvers)

Under 17s
London Junior League Winners 2014

Open Age
East Division One Champions 2014, 2015

East Rugby League Challenge Shield Runners Up 2014

London Rugby League Awards
Brentwood RLFC London Youth & Junior Club of The Year 2014

Brentwood Elvers 'Mini League Team of the Year' 2011

Ben Smith 'Young Volunteer of the Year' 2011

Carl Horsman nominated for 'Mini Coach of the Year' 2011

Phil Abbott 'Volunteer Coordinator of the Year' 2010

WCAM London Junior league 'Club of the Year' 2010

Danny Lacano & Andy Preston 'Essex Volunteer of the Year' 2008

Player Achievements
Rian Horsman London Junior League U13's 'Player of the Year' 2014

Harrison Brough London Junior League U17's 'Player of the Year 2014 - Runner-up

Harrison Brough London Junior League U16's 'Player of the Year 2013

Rian Horsman London Junior League U12's 'Player of the Year 2013 - Runner-up

Jamie George London Junior League U13s 'Player of the Year' 2010

Joseph Keyes London Junior league U14s 'Player of the Year' 2010

Joseph Keyes London Junior League 'U13s Player of the Year' 2009

Joseph Keyes London and the South U13s Captain 2009

London Broncos Academy
Charlie Chambers 2007, 2008 (as Harlequins RL)

Joe Ettridge 2007, 2008 (as Harlequins RL)

Harrison Brough 2015

Callum Whitcombe 2015, 2016

London Broncos Scholarship
Cameron Gray 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (as Harlequins RL)

Caley Gray 2015, 2016

Max Clarke 2016

Rian Horsman 2016

Luca Valentini 2016

Under 12s
Cameron Gray 2005

Jamie George 2009

Jack Walker 2009

Max Johnson 2009

Jack Cowie 2009

Alex Burr 2009

Under 13s
Cameron Gray 2006

Adam Drane 2009

Dapo Owafulo 2009

Joseph Keyes (Captain) 2009

Alex Walker 2009

Under 14s
Cameron Gray 2007

John Lyme 2009

Under 15s
Cameron Gray 2008

Under 16s
Cameron Gray 2009

Under 13's
Cameron Gray 2006

Under 14's
Cameron Gray 2007

Under 15's
Cameron Gray 2008

Under 16's
Cameron Gray 2009

Under 14's
Cameron Gray 2007

International Squad Selections
Joseph Keyes England Youth 2011

Alex Walker - Scotland

Joseph Keyes - Ireland