AMNRL midwest news

[Chicago Saints]

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A huge thank you to our major sponsor Piranha Guard too!

 

[yakstorm]

Impressive news getting both Elmurst College and Lewis University to take part in a Development series.

With there now being three teams in the Chicago region, surely you can't be far away from moving beyond just being a development/minor league competition, to being recognised as a proper conference?

 

[Chicago Saints]

Impressive news getting both Elmurst College and Lewis University to take part in a Development series.

With there now being three teams in the Chicago region, surely you can't be far away from moving beyond just being a development/minor league competition, to being recognised as a proper conference?

We have been at a similar stage before when we had four teams developing in 2012 and that didn't kick on so we don't want to get ahead of ourselves yet.

Elmhurst and Lewis are both college rugby teams so they are unavailable during the summer months to participate in a fully fledged conference. As a result this is only a spring development league concept for now.

What it does though is give us a chance to expose more guys to playing RL in Chicago and allow the Stockyarders some regular local opposition. We believe that in time we can grow a Chicago based conference to eventually feed into a national playoff scenario.

 

[Choo Choo]

Elmhurst and Lewis are both college rugby teams so they are unavailable during the summer months to participate in a fully fledged conference. As a result this is only a spring development league concept for now.

What it does though is give us a chance to expose more guys to playing RL in Chicago and allow the Stockyarders some regular local opposition. We believe that in time we can grow a Chicago based conference to eventually feed into a national playoff scenario.

Having regular competition is always good for growth, recruitment, and sponsorship. You guys should have a large talent pool in the Chicago area. I know you're probably doing it already but marketing these matches to potential fans, players, and sponsors will go a long way.

Glad to see you guys getting some momentum. If there is anything the USARL can do to help out, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[Chicago Saints]

Having regular competition is always good for growth, recruitment, and sponsorship. You guys should have a large talent pool in the Chicago area. I know you're probably doing it already but marketing these matches to potential fans, players, and sponsors will go a long way.

Glad to see you guys getting some momentum. If there is anything the USARL can do to help out, don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks for the offer mate, feel free to post details on your websites, etc....
Cheers - Mike


Competition title: AMNRL Midwest Piranha Guard development series

Major sponsor: Piranha Guard www.piranhaguard.co.uk
Minor sponsors: GS Promotions www.gspromotions.co.uk and 360 Conditioning www.360conditioning.co.uk

Competing teams: Chicago Stockyarders RLFC, Elmhurst College Bluejays, Lewis University Flyers

Schedule:
Saturday April 12th Stockyarders @ Bluejays
Saturday May 3rd Stockyarders @ Flyers

Game day updates and scores available on twitter @StockyardersRL and @MidwestRL and FB Chicago Stockyarders Rugby League Football Club and Midwest Rugby League.

Legacy: It is hoped this will become a three game series (round robin format) in 2015 and four game format for 2016 and beyond.

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