World Footy News

Wolverhampton has become the latest in a string of cities in the English Midlands to create an Aussie Rules club to join the ARUK's Central Division in time for the 2010 season.

The Wolverhampton Wolverines, as the club will be known, are looking to recruit early with training sessions being planned for the end of this summer. Added to this, regular friendly matches being played over the course of winter 09/10 should see the Wolverines in competitive shape come the season's start in April 2010.

The friendlies will be against established sides such as the 2009 Central Division ladder toppers Huddersfield Rams and second placed Birmingham Bears, as well as other newly-formed teams such as Cambridge Hippos.

The Wolverines' founding member Ian Mitchell has played the 2009 season for the Birmingham Bears. Mitchell tells us "I'm keen to see the sport expand across the Midlands and the UK as a whole, and I see The Wolverines being an excellent starting point for this in Wolverhampton."

The Wolverines are recruiting for players of any level of experience from experts to complete beginners, volunteers to help run the non-playing side of the club and also any potential sponsors or donors to fund the initial set-up of the club.

Anyone interested in playing footy in Wolverhampton can contact the club via their Facebook page.