 So successful were the games that several players, led by former Cheetahs linebacker Richard Ward, returned and he brought a few Hurricanes players with him to play for the Cheetahs in the 2011 season.The club also announced that they would form a Youth Kitted team with help from the local youth and community authority.Before the season kicked off proper in April, the Cheetahs were transferred back to the Eastern Conference of BAFA's Community League to be reunited with their old rivals from Kent, Norwich, Bedfordhire, Essex and Milton Keynes, who themselves spent a season with the Cheetahs in the West Conference joined them back in the East.