2010 AMNRL season
| 2010 AMNRL Season | |
|---|---|
 AMNRL Logo | |
| League | AMNRL |
| Teams | 11 |
| Attendance | 13,000 |
| Broadcast partners |  America One
JAXEAXETV |
| 2010 Season | |
The 2010 American National Rugby League Season is the 13th season of the AMNRL. The Pittsburgh Vipers are the newest team to enter the competition and the Bucks County Sharks have withdrawn from the competition.
Teams
- Some teams will field a 2nd team due to large rosters. The 2nd team will play after the main game in order to give players more experience.[1]
- The Canada national rugby league team has been invited to play in the War at the Shore only and will not feature in the regular season competition with the game set to be re-launched in Canada after years of inactivity[2]
Season
The competition starts June 5 and finishes August 28. Below indicates the Rounds and the matches.[3]
Round 1
Week of June 5
- Aston Bulls 44 Philadelphia Fight 32
- Pittsburgh Vipers 20 v Washington DC Slayers 0(Washington forfeit)
- New York Knights 32 Boston 13s 14
- Jacksonville Axemen 66 Fairfax Eagles 16
- New Haven Warriors 48 Connecticut Wildcats 24
- Northern Raiders (bye)
Round 2
Week of June 12
- Aston Bulls 32 Washington DC Slayers 22
- Fairfax Eagles 80 Pittsburgh Vipers 4
- Jacksonville Axemen 34 Boston 13s 16
- Philadelphia Fight 76 Northern Raiders 0
- New Haven Warriors 34 New York Knights 25
- Connecticut Wildcats (bye)
Round 3
Week of June 19
- Philadelphia Fight 40 Washington DC Slayers 26
- New York Knights 34 vs Connecticut Wildcats 20
- Boston 13s 48 Pittsburgh Vipers 16
- Aston Bulls 96 Fairfax Eagles 22
- New Haven Warriors 74 Northern Raiders 5
- Jacksonville Axemen (bye)
Round 4
Week of June 26
- Jacksonville Axemen 26 Aston Bulls 6
- Connecticut Wildcats 50 Northern Raiders 10
- Washington DC Slayer 54 Pittsburgh Vipers 14
- New Haven Warriors 30 Boston 13s 18
- Philadelphia Fight (bye)
- Fairfax Eagles (bye)
- New York Knights (bye)
Weekend of July 4
- Open for holiday and potential makeup date
Round 5
Week of July 10
- Jacksonville Axemen 34 New York Knights 8
- Fairfax Eagles 80 Pittsburgh Vipers 18
- Connecticut Wildcats 48 Northern Raiders 8
- Philadelphia Fight vs Aston Bulls cancelled
- Washington DC Slayers (bye)
- Boston 13s (bye)
- New Haven Warriors (bye)
Round 6
Week of July 17
- Philadelphia Fight vs Jacksonville Axemen
- Pittsburgh Vipers vs New York Knights
- Connecticut Wildcats vs Boston 13s
- Washington DC Slayers vs Fairfax Eagles
- Northern Raiders vs New Haven Warriors
- Aston Bulls (bye)
Round 7
Week of July 24
- Fairfax Eagles vs Washington DC Slayers
- New Haven Warriors vs Connecticut Wildcats
- Boston 13s vs Philadelphia Fight
- Jacksonville Axemen vs Aston Bulls
- Northern Raiders vs New York Knights
- Pittsburgh Vipers (bye)
Round 8
Week of July 31
- WAR AT THE SHORE XIII
- AMNRL Challenge Cup
- Prizemoney & Tournament Bracket TBD
Open Round
Week of August 31
- Team Preparations for Playoffs
Play-Offs
Weeks of August 14, 21, 28
- 8 Teams Seeded according to points earned during regular season. Lowest seed always plays highest seed.
Round 1 (Play-Offs)
August 14
- 8 @ 1
- 7 @ 2
- 6 @ 3
- 5 @ 4
Round 2 (Play-Offs)
August 21
- LRS @ HRS
- 2LS @ 2HS
Final
August 28
- AA Garthwaite Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
Notable Moments
April
- 20th
- Former Parramatta Eels and St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL player Daniel Wagon will arrive in the United States in May to play for the Aston Bulls.[10]
June
- 12th
- Former NRL players Tony Duggan and Jye Mullane signed with the New Haven Warriors after finishing stints in France.[11]
- 26th
- Former New Zealand internationals Wairangi Koopu and Awen Guttenbeil signs with the AMNRL .[12]
Preseason
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A preseason match between the Philadelphia Fight and the Fairfax Eagles was played at the Wachovia Center (the first time a rugby league game was played there) in front of 10,100 fans in a bid to increase awareness of rugby league in the United States and to help raise spectator numbers for the Philadelphia Wings lacrosse team. The score was a nil all draw.[13] [14]
Television
America One are currently showing National Rugby League matches from Australia and New Zealand as well as Super League matches from Europe. There are plans to show the AMNRL Grand Final on the America One channel as well as US Tomahawks (the United States national rugby league team) matches. JAXAXE TV streams Jacksonville Axemen home games live on JAXAXE TV thru their website.
Standings (Unofficial as of July 10, 2010)
- Jacksonville Axemen (4-0) 20pts
- New Haven Warriors (4-0) 20pts
- Aston DSC Bulls (3-1) 15pts
- Connecticut Wildcats (2-2) 12pts
- Philadelphia Fight (2-1) 11pts
- Fairfax Eagles (2-2) 11pts
- New York Knights (2-2) 11pts
- Washington DC Slayers (1-3) 7pts
- Boston 13s (1-3) 5pts
- Pittsburgh Vipers (1-4) 5pts
- Northern Raiders (0-4) 0pts
References
- ^ http://www.newyorkknightsrugby.com/news_56.php
- ^ http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=35882
- ^ http://www.amnrl.com/schedule/index.html
- ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/New_AMNRL_Season.shtml
- ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/AMNRL_Week_Two_i.shtml
- ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/AMNRL_Warriors_Edge_Knights.shtml
- ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Warriors_and_Bulls_On_Top.shtml
- ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Axemen_Shut_Down_Bulls.shtml
- ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Axemen_Exact_Revenge.shtml
- ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Huge_Coup_for_Bulls.shtml
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/eales-hopes-stradbroke-triumph-can-beget-further-joy-for-maroons-20100611-y3h2.html
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/monday-meeting-for-tahu-joey-20100625-z9q1.html
- ^ http://www.fightrugby.com/n.php?n=276
- ^ http://www.fairfaxeagles.com/page.cfm?p=25EE35BB
- ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Axemen_Exact_Revenge.shtml