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| Full name | New Haven Warriors Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Warriors |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Current Details | |
| Ground(s) | Edgewood Park New Haven, Connecticut (2,500) |
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| 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 American National Rugby League (sometimes referred to as the AMNRL) is the major Rugby league tournament for semi-professional clubs in the United States The 2007 American National Rugby League season is the tenth annual American National Rugby League season of semi-professional rugby league in North America History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games A football team or a football club, in football (soccer is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a Football game be it Association The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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. The American National Rugby League (sometimes referred to as the AMNRL) is the major Rugby league tournament for semi-professional clubs in the United States The 2006 American National Rugby League season was the ninth annual American National Rugby League season and the 26th since the first season of semi-professional rugby league New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand
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The club was founded for the 2006 AMNRL season by Adam Hamon, Blair Wards, Chris Willey and Tony Feasey. The 2006 American National Rugby League season was the ninth annual American National Rugby League season and the 26th since the first season of semi-professional rugby league 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. This page is about the Arena Football League team For the team that played in the World League of American Football (now NFL Europa) see New York/New
In 2007 the club again finished 5th and again faced the New York Knights in the playoffs to the the final. The 2007 American National Rugby League season is the tenth annual American National Rugby League season of semi-professional rugby league in North America 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 Connecticut Wildcats is an American Semi-professional Rugby league football team based in Norwalk, Connecticut. 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.
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 American National Rugby League (sometimes referred to as the AMNRL) is the major Rugby league tournament for semi-professional clubs in the United States 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. Air Tahiti is a Regional airline based in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Miller Lite is a popular Pilsner -style Beer sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States with a 4
The Warriors home ground is the Boulevard park located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Stadium is also used for soccer and rugby union teams. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short
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Biggest Winning Margin
| Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 56 - 0 | Northern Raiders | Andrews Field | June 23, 2007 (Rd 4) |
Biggest Losing Margin
| Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 - 24 | Connecticut Wildcats | Jonathan Law Stadium | June 30, 2007 (Rd 5) |
Most Points for the club
| Player | Points | Years | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siose Muliumu | 28 (6 tries) | 2006 | 5 * |
Most Points in a Match
| Points | Player | Opponent | Venue | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2006 - 1/4 finalists
2007 - semi finalists'
Rugby league in the United States