Founded at the end of 2008 by local Australian expats to provide players of all nationalities, backgrounds and abilities the chance to play competitive rugby league in and around London, while also expanding their social networks in the process.

[1] The club also played Royal Navy, RAF and Metropolitan Police sides – the latter at the Twickenham Stoop as a curtain raiser for a Harlequins Super League game in front of 12,982 fans.

However, ill discipline and poor ball handling cost the home team, with repeat sets for the opposition stymieing the Hoists for the rest of the half, the Sharks running in several tries to go in to the break leading 24–4.

A different looking Hammersmith side came out in the second stanza, buoyed by an inspirational half time speech from coach Paul Farah and led by halfback Wayde Kelly, who began controlling the forwards in the middle of the park.

[2] Michael Lieberum 19 Joe Reisterer 10 Wayde Kelly 7 Tom Grigson 7 Dujon Jorgenson 5 Wayne Baker 5 Jamie Fraser 5 2011 saw the Hoists go through the Rugby League Conference South Premier season undefeated, finishing with a 12–0 record while amassing 444 points on their way to the minor premiership.

Hammersmith were never going to take this game lightly and after an initial arm wrestle, got out to a 16-0 half time lead through tries from a trio of the team's European contingent in Albin Malguy, Lewis Jones and Judd Greenhalgh.

The second half saw the Hoists consolidate the lead built in the first through more tries from James Sharpe, Joe Reisterer and Brenton Winnell to run out 32-0 winners, booking a place in the Grand Final.

A late season falter in the East Division Playoffs due to injury and player availability sent the Hoists off to Wales, where they fought a close encounter with the Torfaen Tigers, eventually running out 24-22 victors.

This meant for the third year running Hammersmith would face off against Wests Warriors in the semi-finals, renewing their rivalry for a qualification into the inaugural Southern Conference League Grand Final.

A huge team defensive effort and a dominant two-try performance from dummy half Matthew Romano, saw the Hoists run out resounding victors 32–6, booking a place against London Chargers in the finale for a third straight year.