They joined the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference in 2003; they won the RLC Shield in this inaugural year beating Torfaen Tigers in the final at Wilderspool, Warrington.
Bolton Le Moors moved to Darwen to become East Lancashire Lions.
In 2006 they played through their first season, won the North Premier beating Cottingham Phoenix in the Grand final and managed to get into the Harry Jepson Trophy Grand Final but eventually lost to South London Storm 30-0 at Ivor Preece Field, Binley Woods near Coventry, the home of Broadstreet RUFC.
In 2007, East Lancashire Lions joined the National Division winning 4 out of 16 matches, coming eighth in the league.
[1] East Lancashire Lions took a season’s sabbatical from the National Division in 2010 to secure a new home base but never returned to the league.