The club were one of the 12 teams in the new National Conference League when it was created in 1993. Success at youth and junior levels was the catalyst for setting up a youth and junior development programme, and 1987 saw the formation of a women's team, "Dudley Hill Thunderbirds", who were inaugural members of the first Women's League, although they were subsequently disbanded due to funding difficulties. A grant of £75,000 meant that, in 1993, the clubhouse was extended and refurbished, new dressing rooms built, and floodlights installed.