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Tomahawks get help from big name coaches
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Sep 21, 2007 - 6:20:42 AM
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The USA Tomahawks squad is expected to be announced in early October in the lead up to the Rugby League World Cup qualifying match against the Pacific island nation of Samoa.
In an exciting development, Matt Elliott, head coach of the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League will be co-head coach of the Tomahawks along with Terry Matterson, who is the current head coach of the Castleford Tigers in England. Long-time Tomahawks coaches Shane Millard and Bill Hansbury will be the assistants.
Elliott won a number of titles as head coach of the Bradford Bulls in Super League Europe before returning to Australia to coach the Canberra Raiders, and again will link up with Matterson who was his assistant at the Bulls and Raiders. Along with a super coaching staff, a number of exciting foreign based professionals are set to join the Tomahawks and will present the strongest ever USA lineup as the American National Rugby League strives to qualify for the Rugby League World Cup in Australia in October 2008.
Players from the local AMNRL competition will be evaluated in a final selection process over the course of the next few weeks, after which the final tour squad will be announced.
Available players based outside of the US are:
Matt Petersen - Gold Coast Titans (Australian NRL)
Shane Millard - Wigan Warriors (Super League Europe)
Clint Newton - Melbourne Storm (Australian NRL)
Mark O'Halloran - Penrith Panthers (Australian NRL)
Brandon Costin - Souths Logan (Brisbane, Australia)
Mark Cantoni - Easts Tigers (Brisbane, Australia)
Tyrone Coppedge - Souths Logan (Brisbane, Australia)
Jon Wells - London Harlequins (Super League Europe)
David Myles - Gold Coast Titans (Australian NRL)
Nathan De Bartolo - Sydney Bulls (Australia)
Ryan McGoldrick - Castleford Tigers (England)
Ashley Lanfranchi - Byron Bay (Australia)
From AmericanRugbyNews.com
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Sep 21, 2007 - 6:20:42 AM
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The USA Tomahawks squad is expected to be announced in early October in the lead up to the Rugby League World Cup qualifying match against the Pacific island nation of Samoa.
In an exciting development, Matt Elliott, head coach of the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League will be co-head coach of the Tomahawks along with Terry Matterson, who is the current head coach of the Castleford Tigers in England. Long-time Tomahawks coaches Shane Millard and Bill Hansbury will be the assistants.
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Elliott won a number of titles as head coach of the Bradford Bulls in Super League Europe before returning to Australia to coach the Canberra Raiders, and again will link up with Matterson who was his assistant at the Bulls and Raiders. Along with a super coaching staff, a number of exciting foreign based professionals are set to join the Tomahawks and will present the strongest ever USA lineup as the American National Rugby League strives to qualify for the Rugby League World Cup in Australia in October 2008.
Players from the local AMNRL competition will be evaluated in a final selection process over the course of the next few weeks, after which the final tour squad will be announced.
Available players based outside of the US are:
Matt Petersen - Gold Coast Titans (Australian NRL)
Shane Millard - Wigan Warriors (Super League Europe)
Clint Newton - Melbourne Storm (Australian NRL)
Mark O'Halloran - Penrith Panthers (Australian NRL)
Brandon Costin - Souths Logan (Brisbane, Australia)
Mark Cantoni - Easts Tigers (Brisbane, Australia)
Tyrone Coppedge - Souths Logan (Brisbane, Australia)
Jon Wells - London Harlequins (Super League Europe)
David Myles - Gold Coast Titans (Australian NRL)
Nathan De Bartolo - Sydney Bulls (Australia)
Ryan McGoldrick - Castleford Tigers (England)
Ashley Lanfranchi - Byron Bay (Australia)
From AmericanRugbyNews.com