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Cleveland Rugby League
Club information
Full name	Cleveland Rugby League
Nickname(s)	Cleveland
Colours	Red, yellow and black
Founded	2018; 7 years ago
Current details
Ground(s)	Cleveland Rovers RFC (N/A);
Coach	Mark Subinsky
Captain	Monte Gaddis & Sterling Wynn

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The Cleveland Rugby League are an American amateur rugby league football club based in Cleveland, Ohio. They were a founding member of the new North American Rugby League that formed in 2021, but failed to launch. Currently the club runs as a USARL independent.

History

Founding, NARL and First match (2018 - 2021)

The Cleveland Rugby League team were first established in 2018 by Toronto Wolfpack trialist, Monte Gaddis. Initially they planned to start the Midwest Rugby League Conference where they would play a rugby league 9s game against the Chicago Stockyarders.^[1]

Cleveland's first match was against USA Rugby League club, the Northern Virginia Eagles.^[2]

On 31 March 2021 it was announced a new professional North American Rugby League competition with 14 teams taking part, including Cleveland Rugby League.^[3] Cleveland played one exhibition team against the Atlanta Rhinos before the competition folded.

On 19 April 2021 it was announced that experienced Australian coach Glenn Morrison had been appointed as Director of Rugby;^[4] Morrison has previously been head coach at Dewsbury Rams, in the RFL Championship and the Jamaican national team.

Post-NARL, Outlaws and present day (2022 - present)

In 2023, Cleveland introduced a women's team known as the Cleveland Outlaws. In April of that year, both teams would play a cross border club friendly versus ORL Champions, Toronto City Saints and Ontario Ospreys. The event was titled, "Battle of the Great Lakes" and played at Baldwin Wallace University's George Finnie Stadium. Cleveland scored early tries to lead 14–12 at the half time but Toronto would rally to a 34–22 victory.^[5]^[6] As for the Outlaws, they would be defeated by the Ospreys with a score of 64–0. The men's side would go on to participate in 2023 USARL Naples Nines, finishing 8th of 12 teams, afterwards they would also participate in the Cleveland Beach 5s, a beach rugby tournament hosted by Cleveland Crusaders RUFC. CRL Men's would finish 5th, repeating the result from 2022.

In 2024, Outlaws partnered with regional side Midwest Rouge Runners. The ladies would play a friendly against Ontario Ospreys at York University, falling 30–22 after being ahead for periods of the match.^[7]

Current Squad

The list of the Men's side are from matches including Battle of the Great Lakes versus Toronto City and Naples Nines.

Flags of Nationality are next to the players' names.

(as of May 20, 2023)


Position.	Player	Position	Player	Position	Player
Back	Sterling Wynn (C)	Utility	Peter Garlando	Forward	Jalen Peeples
Back	Monte Gaddis (C)	Utility	Tyrone Lyons	Forward	Dante Camboni
Back	Phen Johnson	Utility	Tyson Riggins	Forward	Garrett O'Connell
Back	Dayshawn Garr	Utility	Cameron Taylor
Back	Devon Range	Forward	Keith Harris
Back	Daejon Street	Forward	Cory Graham
Back	Dayne Karlovec	Forward	Elijah Tchilembe
Back	Brent Coles	Forward	Charles Wroten
Back	Damontae Gaither	Forward	Evan Bradshaw

References

^ Lowe, Brian (2 September 2020). "Rugby league to debut in Cleveland USA". Rugby League Planet.
^ Lowe, Brian (6 September 2020). "NOVA Eagles show class in Cleveland exhibition game". Rugby League Planet.
^ "Organizers announce formation of 14-team pro North American Rugby League". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 March 2021.
^ "Glenn Morrison becomes director of rugby at Cleveland". Love Rugby League. 19 Apr 2021. Retrieved 20 Apr 2021.
^ canadarugby (2023-04-02). "Toronto City Saints Head to Cleveland". Canada Rugby League Association. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

External links

Official website

[1] Lowe, Brian (2 September 2020). "Rugby league to debut in Cleveland USA". Rugby League Planet.

[2] Lowe, Brian (6 September 2020). "NOVA Eagles show class in Cleveland exhibition game". Rugby League Planet.

[3] "Organizers announce formation of 14-team pro North American Rugby League". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 March 2021.

[4] "Glenn Morrison becomes director of rugby at Cleveland". Love Rugby League. 19 Apr 2021. Retrieved 20 Apr 2021.

[5] rugby (2023-04-02). "Toronto City Saints Head to Cleveland". Canada Rugby League Association. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

[6] "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

[7] "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

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-| web        = {{URL|https://www.clevelandrugbyleague.com}}
 | ground     = Cleveland Rovers RFC
 | capacity   = N/A
-| coach      = [[Glenn Morrison]]
+| coach      = Mark Subinsky
-| captain    = Monte Gaddis
+| captain    = Monte Gaddis & Sterling Wynn
 | leagues     = [[North American Rugby League]]
 | season     =
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 }}
-The '''Cleveland Rugby League''' are an American [[amateur]] [[rugby league football]] club based in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. They are a founding member of the new [[North American Rugby League]] that will begin in 2022.
+The '''Cleveland Rugby League''' are an American [[amateur]] [[rugby league football]] club based in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. They were a founding member of the new [[North American Rugby League]] that formed in 2021, but failed to launch. Currently the club runs as a [[USA Rugby League|USARL]] independent.
 ==History==
-The Cleveland Rugby League team were first established in 2018 by [[Toronto Wolfpack]] trialist, [[Monte Gaddis]]. Initially they planned to start the [[Midwest Rugby League|Midwest Rugby League Conference]] where they would play a [[rugby league 9s]] game against the [[Chicago Stockyarders]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/2020/09/02/rugby-league-to-debut-in-cleveland-usa/ |title=Rugby league to debut in Cleveland USA |first=Brian |last=Lowe |publisher=Rugby League Planet |date=2 September 2020}}</ref>
+=== Founding, NARL and First match (2018 - 2021) ===
+The Cleveland Rugby League team were first established in 2018 by [[Toronto Wolfpack]] trialist, [[Monte Gaddis]]. Initially they planned to start the Midwest Rugby League Conference where they would play a [[rugby league 9s]] game against the [[Chicago Stockyarders]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/2020/09/02/rugby-league-to-debut-in-cleveland-usa/ |title=Rugby league to debut in Cleveland USA |first=Brian |last=Lowe |publisher=Rugby League Planet |date=2 September 2020}}</ref>
 Cleveland's first match was against [[USA Rugby League]] club, the [[Northern Virginia Eagles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/2020/09/06/nova-eagles-shows-class-in-cleveland-exhibition-game/ |title=NOVA Eagles show class in Cleveland exhibition game |first=Brian |last=Lowe |publisher=Rugby League Planet |date=6 September 2020}}</ref>
-On 31 March 2021 it was announced a new professional [[North American Rugby League]] competition with 14 teams taking part, including Cleveland Rugby League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby/orgainzers-14-team-pro-north-american-rugby-league-1.5971203|title=Organizers announce formation of 14-team pro North American Rugby League |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
+On 31 March 2021 it was announced a new professional [[North American Rugby League]] competition with 14 teams taking part, including Cleveland Rugby League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby/orgainzers-14-team-pro-north-american-rugby-league-1.5971203|title=Organizers announce formation of 14-team pro North American Rugby League |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=31 March 2021}}</ref> Cleveland played one exhibition team against the [[Atlanta Rhinos]] before the competition folded.
+On 19 April 2021 it was announced that experienced Australian coach [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Glenn Morrison]] had been appointed as Director of Rugby;<ref>{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=19 Apr 2021|access-date=20 Apr 2021|title=Glenn Morrison becomes director of rugby at Cleveland|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/glenn-morrison-becomes-director-of-rugby-at-cleveland/}}</ref> Morrison has previously been head coach at [[Dewsbury Rams]], in the [[RFL Championship]] and the [[Jamaica national rugby league team|Jamaican national team]].
+=== Post-NARL, Outlaws and present day (2022 - present) ===
+In 2023, Cleveland introduced a women's team known as the Cleveland Outlaws. In April of that year, both teams would play a cross border club friendly versus [[Ontario Rugby League|ORL]] Champions, Toronto City Saints and Ontario Ospreys. The event was titled, "Battle of the Great Lakes" and played at [[Baldwin Wallace University]]'s George Finnie Stadium. Cleveland scored early tries to lead 14–12 at the half time but Toronto would rally to a 34–22 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=canadarugby |date=2023-04-02 |title=Toronto City Saints Head to Cleveland |url=https://www.canadarugbyleague.com/toronto-city-saints-head-cleveland/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Canada Rugby League Association |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/ontariorugbyleague/posts/pfbid032b2exzVm3StEfMZ4eAbDQvFnRniGLT2UXFtSX8VUagWy5oaTfpvJdKWiBKvkEpYil |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> As for the Outlaws, they would be defeated by the Ospreys with a score of 64–0. The men's side would go on to participate in 2023 USARL Naples Nines, finishing 8th of 12 teams, afterwards they would also participate in the Cleveland Beach 5s, a beach rugby tournament hosted by Cleveland Crusaders RUFC. CRL Men's would finish 5th, repeating the result from 2022.
+In 2024, Outlaws partnered with regional side Midwest Rouge Runners. The ladies would play a friendly against Ontario Ospreys at York University, falling 30–22 after being ahead for periods of the match.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5_32D2AqOk/?locale=bz-hans&hl=am-et |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
+== Current Squad ==
-On 19 April 2021 it was announced that experienced Australian coach [[Glenn Morrison]] had been appointed as Director of Rugby;<ref>{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=19 Apr 2021|accessdate=20 Apr 2021|title=Glenn Morrison becomes director of rugby at Cleveland|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/glenn-morrison-becomes-director-of-rugby-at-cleveland/}}</ref> Morrison has previously been head coach at [[Dewsbury Rams]], in the [[RFL Championship]] and the [[Jamaica national rugby league team|Jamaican national team]].
+The list of the Men's side are from matches including Battle of the Great Lakes versus Toronto City and Naples Nines.
+Flags of Nationality are next to the players' names.
-==Players==
+('''''as of May 20, 2023''''')
-===Current squad===
+{| class="wikitable"
-[[2021 NARL season]] squad;
+|+
-*Cory Graham
+!Position.
-*Dayne Karlovec
+!Player
-*Brent Coles
+!Position
-*Zack Forro
+!Player
-*Ve'shaun Glover
+!Position
-*Daejon Street
+!Player
-*Monte Gaddis
+|-
-*Jonathan Torres
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
-*Lee Cundiff
+|Sterling Wynn '''(C)''' {{Flagicon|USA}}
-*Jalen Peeples
+|[[Rugby league positions#Utility|Utility]]
-*Devin Karlovec
+|Peter Garlando {{Flagicon|Australia}} {{Flagicon|USA}}
-*Justin Rutledge
+|[[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]]
+|Jalen Peeples {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|-
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
+|Monte Gaddis '''(C) {{Flagicon|USA}}'''
+|[[Rugby league positions#Utility|Utility]]
+|Tyrone Lyons {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]]
+|Dante Camboni {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|-
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
+|Phen Johnson {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Utility|Utility]]
+|Tyson Riggins {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]]
+|Garrett O'Connell {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|-
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
+|Dayshawn Garr {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Utility|Utility]]
+|Cameron Taylor {{Flagicon|USA}}
+! colspan="2" rowspan="6" |
+|-
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
+|Devon Range {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]]
+|Keith Harris {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|-
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
+|Daejon Street {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]]
+|Cory Graham {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|-
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
+|Dayne Karlovec {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]]
+|Elijah Tchilembe {{Flagicon|USA}} {{Flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
+|-
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
+|Brent Coles {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]]
+|Charles Wroten {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|-
+|[[Rugby league positions#Backs|Back]]
+|Damontae Gaither {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|[[Rugby league positions#Forwards|Forward]]
+|Evan Bradshaw {{Flagicon|USA}}
+|}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* {{official|https://www.clevelandrugbyleague.com/}}
+* {{official website|https://www.clevelandrugbyleague.com/}}
 {{Ohio Sports}}
+[[Category:Cleveland Rugby League| ]]
 [[Category:Rugby league teams in the United States]]
 [[Category:Rugby clubs established in 2018]]
 [[Category:2018 establishments in Ohio]]
-[[Category:Sports teams in Cleveland]]
+[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Cleveland]]
 [[Category:USA Rugby League teams]]
 [[Category:Proposed sports clubs and teams]]

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