New Haven Warriors
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| Full name | New Haven Warriors Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Warriors |
| Founded | 2006 |
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| Ground(s) | Edgewood Park New Haven, Connecticut (2,500) |
| CEO(s) |  Adam Hamon, Ed Reed, Tony Feasey |
| Coach | Matt Doeg |
| Competition | American National Rugby League |
| 2007 | AMNRL, 5th |
The New Haven Warriors (also often known as simply The Warriors) are a semi-professional rugby league club located in New Haven, Connecticut in the United States. The team plays in the American National Rugby League competition but are yet to win a championship title in this competition with their highest honor occurring when they qualified for the 2006 AMNRL playoffs and have an affiliate partnership agreement with New Zealand professional club the New Zealand Warriors[1] who currently compete in the National Rugby League competition.
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[edit] History
The club was founded for the 2006 AMNRL season by Adam Hamon, Blair Wards, Chris Willey and Tony Feasey. The Warriors management now consists of Adam Hamon (chairman), Ed Reed (vice chairman and secretary), and executive committee members Tony Feasey, Siose Muliumu, and Christian Rahui. In their debut AMNRL season the Warriors side had an impressive inaugural year finishing 5th and within the top tier bracket of the competition and qualifying for the playoff series; however they would eventually be knocked out by the New York Knights in a close encounter that finished 26 - 22.
In 2007 the club again finished 5th and again faced the New York Knights in the playoffs to the the final. This time they won 34 - 8 but were eliminated by their interstate rivals and eventual champions the Connecticut Wildcats in the semi finals 42 - 18. The Warriors has already earnt the reputation as the most physical side in the AMNRL, and includes several Maori and Polynesian players from New Zealand.
[edit] Uniform & Colours
For their inaugural American National Rugby League season the club adopted the colors of navy blue, green and white stripe design charateristic of the old style vintage rugby league jerseys. the warriors now sport the reverse colors of their affiliate club the vodaphone warriors (grey and black).[2]. For the 2006 season the clubs major jersey sponsor was Data Guard Corporation[3][4] Air Tahiti Nui, Miller Lite, and K5 Arms exchange.
[edit] Stadium
The Warriors home ground is the Boulevard park located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Stadium is also used for soccer and rugby union teams.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Statistics and records
Biggest Winning Margin
| Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
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| 56 | 56 - 0 | Northern Raiders | Andrews Field | June 23, 2007 (Rd 4) |
Biggest Losing Margin
| Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
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| 16 | 40 - 24 | Connecticut Wildcats | Jonathan Law Stadium | June 30, 2007 (Rd 5) |
Most Points for the club
| Player | Points | Years | M |
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| Siose Muliumu | 28 (6 tries) | 2006 | 5 * |
Most Points in a Match
| Points | Player | Opponent | Venue | Date | Score |
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| 8 (2 tries) | Siose Muliumu | Connecticut Wildcats | Depew Park | Round 4, 2006 | 22 - 42 |
| 8 (2 tries) | Siose Muliumu | Boston Braves | Saunders Stadium | Round 7, 2006 | 32 - 18 |
| 8 (2 tries) | Siose Muliumu | Connecticut Wildcats | Dealy Field | Round 9, 2006 | 26 - 32 |
| 8 (2 tries) | Blair Wards | Boston Braves | Saunders Stadium | Round 7, 2006 | 32 - 18 |
| 8 (4 goals) | Steve Scanlan | Boston Braves | Saunders Stadium | Round 7, 2006 | 32 - 18 |
[edit] Honours
2006 - 1/4 finalists
2007 - semi finalists'
[edit] See also
Rugby league in the United States
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ AMNRL - American National Rugby League
- ^ New Haven Warriors Rugby League - New Haven CT Rugby
- ^ http://www.newhavenwarriors.net/pics/3.jpg
- ^ New Haven Warriors Rugby League - New Haven CT Rugby
- ^ New Haven Warriors Rugby League - New Haven CT Rugby
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20060519185740/http://www.newhavenwarriors.net/
[edit] External links
- Official websites
- News sites
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