2010 AMNRL season

The 2010 American National Rugby League season was 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 The Pittsburgh Vipers are the newest team to enter the competition and the Bucks County Sharks have withdrawn from the competition.

2010 AMNRL Season
LeagueAMNRL
Teams11
Attendance22,300
Broadcast partnersAmerica One JAXEAXETV
2010 Season champs
Jacksonville Axemen
Runners-upNew Haven Warriors
Man of SteelBrent Shorten

Teams
  • Some teams will also field a 2nd team which will be played 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
  • A Chicago-based team (The Chicago Stockyarders) will also play in the War at the Shore with future plans to enter into the AMNRL.[2]
AMNRL Teams
Team Stadium City/Area Foundation Year
Aston DSC Bulls Aston Community Field Delaware County, Pennsylvania 2007
Boston 13s RLFC Moakley Stadium Boston, Massachusetts 2009
Connecticut Wildcats Andrews Field Norwalk, Connecticut 2003
Fairfax Eagles Stratton Woods Park Falls Church, Virginia 2007
Jacksonville Axemen Hodges Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 2006
New Haven Warriors Ken Strong Stadium New Haven, Connecticut 2006
New York Knights Hudson River Park New York City, New York 1997
New York Raiders Walkill Airport Rugby Field Essex County, New York 2002
Philadelphia Fight A.A. Garthwaite Stadium Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 1998
Pittsburgh Vipers Founders Field Cheswick, Pennsylvania 2010
Washington D.C. Slayers Raoul Wallenberg Park Washington, D.C. 2003

Season

The competition starts June 5 and finishes August 28. Below indicates the Rounds and the matches.[3]

Round 1

Week of June 5

TeamScoreTeamScore
Aston Bulls44Philadelphia Fight32
Pittsburgh Vipers20Washington DC Slayers0 (Washington Forfeit)
New York Knights32Boston 13s14
Jacksonville Axemen66Fairfax Eagles16
New Haven Warriors48Connecticut Wildcats24
  • Northern Raiders (Bye)

[4]

Round 2

Week of June 12

TeamScoreTeamScore
Aston Bulls32Washington DC Slayers22
Fairfax Eagles80Pittsburgh Vipers4
Jacksonville Axemen34Boston 13s16
Philadelphia Fight76Northern Raiders0
New Haven Warriors34New York Knights25
  • Connecticut Wildcats (Bye)

[5]

Round 3

Week of June 19

TeamScoreTeamScore
Philadelphia Fight40Washington DC Slayers26
New York Knights34Connecticut Wildcats20
Boston 13s48Pittsburgh Vipers16
Aston Bulls96Fairfax Eagles22
New Haven Warriors74Northern Raiders5
  • Jacksonville Axemen (Bye)

[6]

Round 4

Week of June 26

TeamScoreTeamScore
Jacksonville Axemen26Aston Bulls6
Connecticut Wildcats50Northern Raiders10
Washington DC Slayer54Pittsburgh Vipers14
New Haven Warriors30Boston 13s18
  • Philadelphia Fight (Bye)
  • Fairfax Eagles (Bye)
  • New York Knights (Bye)

[7]

Weekend of July 4
  • Open for holiday and potential makeup date

Round 5

Week of July 10

TeamScoreTeamScore
Jacksonville Axemen34New York Knights8
Fairfax Eagles80Pittsburgh Vipers18
Connecticut Wildcats48Northern Raiders8
Aston Bulls28Philadelphia Fight16
  • Washington DC Slayers (Bye)
  • Boston 13s (Bye)
  • New Haven Warriors (Bye)

[8] [9]

Round 6

Week of July 17

TeamScoreTeamScore
Jacksonville Axemen30Philadelphia Fight10
Pittsburgh Vipers-New York Knights(Forfeit)
Boston 13s50Connecticut Wildcats30
Washington DC Slayers38Fairfax Eagles30
New Haven Warriors84Northern Raiders6
  • Aston Bulls (Bye)

[10]

Round 7

Week of July 24

TeamScoreTeamScore
Washington DC Slayers24Fairfax Eagles16
New Haven Warriors80Connecticut Wildcats14
Philadelphia Fight36Boston 13s24
Jacksonville Axemen42Aston Bulls26
New York Knights20Northern Raiders0 (Forfeit)
  • New York faced Bucks County Sharks in the Washington Crossing Challenge replacement game New York defeated Bucks County 46-12.
  • Pittsburgh Vipers (bye)

[11] [12]

War at the Shore

Week of July 31 Robert Preston Memorial Rugby League Challenge Cup The new look War at the Shore event has been won by the DC Internationals, a select side from Washington.

The Internationals beat the New York Knights 10-0 in the championship final Saturday evening in Sea Isle City, NJ.

The American National Rugby League's showpiece event had a vastly different look about it this year with teams playing abbreviated games as part of a festival-like set up.

The New York Knights, Aston Bulls, Philadelphia Fight, Boston 13s and Connecticut Wildcats of the AMNRL were joined by select sides from Washington DC and New England, as well as a Canadian representative team.

The DC Internationals were a combination of the Washington DC Slayers and Fairfax Eagles, while the New England Immortals were composed of players from the 13s, Wildcats and New Haven Warriors. The Canadian Mounties represented teams north of the border.

Matches in the championship bracket consisted of two 15-minutes halves and games in the elimination bracket were 10-minute halves.

In excess of 2000 people were attracted to the event. There were fan activities all day long, plus music, prizes and giveaways to keep spectators entertained.

In the championship final, the Internationals scored two tries and kept their own line intact in a decider that was very much a back and forth contest.

The Knights opened the match in solid fashion by controlling the ball, but they couldn't crack the opposition's line. After absorbing the early pressure, the Internationals got the opening score when Tom O'Connor (DC Slayers) kicked ahead on the last tackle, regathered the ball and went in for the try.

The teams went to the interval with the Internationals leading 4-0. The second frame was much the same with both sides threatening to score, both putting up goal line stands and both being held up over the line.

As time was about to expire, Michael Chapman (DC Slayers) sealed the deal with a try for the Internationals. It was converted by Reece Blayney (Fairfax Eagles) and the 'Robert Preston Memorial Rugby League Challenge Cup' was won for the very first time.

John Young (Fairfax Eagles) was named War at the Shore MVP. Young scored several tries and had a stellar day.

"It was the Australians who helped us win. They played their brand of rugby from back home," Internationals manager Rich Nolte told ARN.

"For the most part, the Americans on the team were in the forwards and they put in some excellent work, especially on defense."

From New York's standpoint mistakes at inopportune times proved costly.

"All in all it was an exciting game," said Knights CEO Rob Ballachandran.

"It was really good for us because we were able to get a lot of our young reserve guys into the mix and with the playoffs starting in a couple of weeks, the team bonding was important."

In the Rugby League Sevens Exhibition game, the Northern Raiders beat the Chicago Stockyarders select side 18-10. [13]

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

TeamScoreTeamScore
New Haven Warriors80Fairfax Eagles26
Jacksonville Axemen-Connecticut Wildcats(Forfeit)
Aston Bulls46Philadelphia Fight30
New York Knights28Washington DC Slayers22

[14] [15]

Round 2 (Play-Offs)
TeamScoreTeamScore
New Haven Warriors42New York Knights18
Jacksonville Axemen46Aston Bulls4

[16]

Grand final

Pre game matches:

28 August 2010[17]
Jacksonville Axemen 34 – 14 New Haven Warriors
Tries: Kenny Britt
Zach Matta
Brent Shorten (3)
Darryl Howland
Goals: Brent Shorten (4)
Darryl Howland		 (Report) Tries: Siose Muliumu (2)
Damien O'Malveney
Goals: Roy Leoni
AA Garthwaite Stadium, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania[18]
Attendance: 1,300[19]
Referee: Chris Sutton[20]
Man of the Match: Brent Shorten[21]

Notable Moments

April

June

Preseason
Wachovia Center

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.[24] [25]

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 through their website.

Standings

Final standings (unofficial):

TeamWinsLossPoints
New Haven Warriors6030 pts
Jacksonville Axemen6030 pts
Aston Bulls4221 pts
New York Knights4221 pts
Washington DC Slayers3317 pts
Philadelphia Fight3316 pts
Connecticut Wildcats2413 pts
Fairfax Eagles2412 pts
Boston 13s2411 pts
Pittsburgh Vipers155 pts
Northern Raiders060 pts
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