we ▁and ▁N ant wich ▁Ste am ers ▁R L ▁started ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁col ts ▁team ▁with ▁some ▁senior ▁players . ▁Cre we ▁and ▁N ant wich ▁Ste am ers ▁and ▁Cre we ▁Wol ves ▁joined ▁to ▁create ▁one ▁senior ▁and ▁one ▁col ts ▁team ▁under ▁one ▁club , ▁this ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁Cre we ▁and ▁N ant wich ▁Ste am ers ▁left ▁to ▁create ▁senior ▁and ▁col ts ▁sides ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right . ▁Ste am ers ' ▁senior ▁side ' s ▁first ▁game ▁was ▁against ▁She ff ield ▁F org ers ▁where ▁the ▁steam ers ▁were ▁narrow ly ▁be aten . ▁ ▁The ▁Ste am ers ' ▁first ▁full ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁saw ▁them ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁R L ▁Mer it ▁League ▁playing ▁at ▁the ▁Leg ends ▁Gr ound ▁in ▁Cre we , ▁but ▁the ▁Ste am ers ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁knock - out ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Ste am ers ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁Cre we ▁to ▁Bar ony ▁Park , ▁N ant wich . ▁They ▁lost ▁the ▁first ▁Ch esh ire ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁final ▁to ▁Ch ester ▁Glad i ators . ▁ ▁Ste am ers ▁joined ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Rugby ▁League ▁Conference ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season , ▁they ▁also ▁started ▁an ▁A - team ▁which ▁joined ▁the