New life has been breathed into St Albans Centurions - and they are starting to flourish again.
It has a been a tough few years for the rugby league club, with the loss of their Toulmin Drive facilities just the tip of the iceberg.
However, a switch to Boggymead, home of St Albans Rugby Club, is starting to pay dividends, with the rising fortunes of the club given sharp focus in their youth ranks.
From running only one junior side in 2024, they now regularly have sides turning out at U11, U12, U14 and U16 age groups.
Their most recent set of fixtures reflected this transformation beautifully with three teams in action.
The day kicked off with the high flying U14s taking on Elmbridge Eagles in a top of the table clash.
And the game lived up to the billing with Cents scoring in the last minute and kicking the conversion to take a 12-10 win and go clear at the summit.
The U16s followed this playing a very strong Brentwood Eels team and took a bit of lesson in the art of rugby league, going down 66-4.
The U12s rounded things off as they took on Coventry Bears in a friendly. with this being another tight game.
It ended in defeat, Cents beaten 36-24, but the encounter did see the St Albans side debuting their new kit courtesy of Harpenden-based company, Hertfordshire Air Conditioning.
Cents' Gary Tetlow said: "There was a great atmosphere at the club and the door remains open for any new players to join and find out a little more about rugby league.
"E-mail sacjuniors@outlook.com for more information."
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