2007 AMNRL season

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2007 American National Rugby League
Teams10
PremiersConnecticut Wildcats
Minor premiersConnecticut Wildcats

The 2007 American National Rugby League season was the tenth annual American National Rugby League season of semi-professional rugby league football in North America. The season began on June 2, 2007 with a match between the Northern Raiders and the New York Knights, played at Pier 40 Stadium located on the Hudson River.[1]

The 2007 competition sees ten teams participating throughout nine round of the regular season, followed by the top six teams qualifying for the AMNRL playoff series.

The championship was won by the Connecticut Wildcats, who defeated the Aston DSC Bulls 20-18 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, North Florida.[2]

Pre Season[]

  • A new team has been allowed to join the American National Rugby League for the 2007 season the Fairfax Eagles[3] while one team was not granted re-admittance following on from the 2006 season being the Boston Braves.
  • The Delaware Valley Mantarays club decided to merge with the Philadelphia Fight in order to form a stronger club and franchise.[4]
  • The Glen Mills Bulls club relocated to Delaware County, Pennsylvania and changed the club name to the Aston Delco Sports Club Bulls or Aston DSC Bulls, however the club staff, management and playing roster will remain the same.[5]
  • The AMNRL decided to change its format from a two conference pool system to a singular league format.[6]

Regular Season Results[]

Ladder[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Connecticut colors.svg Connecticut Wildcats 9 9 0 0 396 135 +261 18
2 Aston DSC-Glen Mills colours.svg Aston DSC Bulls 9 7 0 2 342 252 +90 14
3 New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 9 6 0 3 288 218 +70 12
4 New York colors.svg New York Knights 9 5 1 3 336 242 +94 11
5 New Haven colours.svg New Haven Warriors 9 4 1 4 260 192 +68 9
6 Washington DC colours.svg Washington D.C. Slayers 9 4 0 5 276 202 +74 8
7 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 9 3 0 6 166 370 -204 6
8 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 9 3 0 6 166 254 -88 6
9 Northern Raiders colors.svg Northern Raiders 9 1 0 8 129 274 -145 2
10 Fairfax Eagles colors.svg Fairfax Eagles 9 0 0 9 100 240 -140 0

Championship Match[]

The 2007 Championship Grand Final match was played for the first time at a set location, being Hodges Stadium located in Jacksonville, Florida.

August 25, 2007
Connecticut Wildcats 20-18 Aston DSC Bulls
(Report)
Hodges Stadium, Florida
Attendance: 2000

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