Washington D.C. Slayers

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Washington D.C. Slayers
Club Information
Full name Washington D.C. Slayers
Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s) Slayers
Founded 2003
Current Details
Ground(s) Raoul Wallenberg Park
Washington, D.C. (3,000)
CEO(s) Flag of the United States Martin O'Donoghue
Coach Flag of the United States
Competition American National Rugby League
2006 AMNRL, 7th

The Washington D.C. Slayers (also known as The Slayers) are a semi-professional rugby league club located in the capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C. The team was founded for the beginning of 2003 where they entered (along with the Connecticut Wildcats) and currently play in the American National Rugby League competition but are yet to win a championship title although they have qualified for the AMNRL playoffs on several occasions. The side often provides several players to the USA national side each year.

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[edit] Uniform & colors

For their inaugural American National Rugby League season the club adopted the colors of red, red and blue but the home uniforms are predominatly red, while the away uniforms are predominantly white[1]. For the 2006 and 2007 seasons the clubs major jersey sponsors are Steamroller Rugby, Fitness Corps, Hotel Madera and The Pug[2].

[edit] Home field

The Slayers currently use the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park in Washington, D.C. as their home ground as they have for their four seasons in existence.

The park is also used for soccer and rugby union.

[edit] 2006 squad

The top 34 squad for the 2006 season:[3]
No. Position Player
Flag of the United States PR Mike Byrd
Flag of the United States PR Tom Collins
Flag of the United States CE Joe DiCandeloro
Flag of Ireland SR Rory Doyle
Flag of New Zealand SR Dave Faimanifo
Flag of the United States SR Ronnie Abbo
Flag of Samoa LK Faasuaga Finueli
Flag of Samoa CE Toga Finueli
Flag of the United States WG Jim Floyd
Flag of the United States SR Dan Giacomangeli
Flag of the United States PR Nick Hildebidle
Flag of England HB Phil Hill
Flag of the United States CE Robert Hilliard
Flag of the United States PR Dewayne Jenkins
Flag of Samoa CE Maoa Laumoli
Flag of the United States WG Jesse Lujan
No. Position Player
Flag of the United States FB Matt McBay
Flag of the United States WG Matt McFadden
Flag of the United States CE Greg McGlocklin
Flag of the United States CE Jaron McLaurin
Flag of Kenya WG Kaki Muniafu
Flag of New Zealand FE Tony Munnings
Flag of the United States HB Dave Parmiter
Flag of the United States SR Joey Purcell
Flag of the United States SR JC Rocha
Flag of the United States SR Matt Smith
Flag of Argentina FE Luis Tambussi
Flag of Fiji CE Tai Vakatale
Flag of the United States SR Dumont Walker
Flag of the United States SR Frank Walsh
Flag of the United States FE Bill Weeks

[edit] Statistics and records

Biggest Winning Margin

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
38 54 - 16 Philadelphia Fight Wallenberg Field June 10, 2006 (Rd 4)

Biggest Losing Margin

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
50 64 - 14 Glen Mills Bulls Jack Pearson Stadium July 1, 2006 (Rd 7)

Most Points for the club

Player Points Years M
Toga Fanueli 46 (5 tries, 13 goals) 2006 8 *

[edit] Honors

[edit] See also

Rugby league in the United States

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.amnrl.com/graphx/teamphoto_slayers.jpg
  2. ^ http://www.dcslayers.com/sponsors.htm
  3. ^ http://www.dcslayers.com/playerroster.htm

[edit] External links

Official websites
News sites