New Look in 2007 AMNRL

[Tomahawk]

[FONT=Geneva,][SIZE=+2]NEW LOOK AMNRL NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY [/SIZE][/FONT]

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[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]JACKSONVILLE HAS SECURED THE
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[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]The AMNRL National Club Competition will feature a couple of exciting changes for the 2007 season with the National Championship Final X to be held in Jacksonville, at the University of North Florida on Saturday, September 1. With the AMNRL celebrating it's tenth year, the opportunity to host the Championship Final in Florida is a testament to how much has been achieved in the development of the sport of Rugby League in the USA from it's humble beginnings in 1998.[/SIZE][/FONT]

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[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]With Championship Final I being played at Deely Field in Sea Isle City, New Jersey between the Bulls and Fight it will be an interesting battle to see who will contest Championship Final X in the southeastern seaside city of Jacksonville. The 2007 competition will be contested by ten teams with the two conference format being altered to one total league format with great matchups throughout the season.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Reigning National Champions, the Connecticut Wildcats will be looking to repeat and will kickoff the 2007 as firm title favorites. With the changes at the Bulls it will be interesting to see whether they are able to extend their Championship presence to ten years running. The New York Knights and New Haven Warriors appear to have strong claims for the new season along with the Jacksonville Axemen after a fantastic debut year in 2006. The perennial playoff contenders, the Sharks will be desperate to get another crack at Championship glory whilst the DC Slayers will be looking to extend their playoff run beyond week one for the first time. The new look Fight could be an interesting challenge for all teams as they have improved depth and experience with the merger with the Mantarays. The young Northern Raiders and the debutant Fairfax Eagles will be looking to knock over some of the more established names in American Rugby League which should make for an exciting season to come.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[spinnerhowland]

GRAND FINAL IS ON AUG 25th (not sept 1st)

 

[deluded pom?]

Check your own website Spinner. You have it down as the 24th August. How come you only play seven different opponents? You also play the Sharks and the Slayers twice. I thought the idea was that every team played all of the others once?

 

[spinnerhowland]

Change has been made. A typo.
As for the schedule, we did not write it nor influence it in any way.
I would have prefered to play some of the other teams. The way I see it we have the toughest draw of any team. We play all the top teams from last year.
We play the Widlcats (Champions) Aston (which are the GM Bulls) Warriors (who are always hard and tough) New York (finalist last year) Sharks TWICE (playoffs last year) Slayers TWICE (Playoff last year) and the new VA team that rumor has it is STACKED with Green Card Holders.
Again, I nor the Axemen had ANY say on the 2007 schedule other than the Grand Final Date and the months we can rent our home facility.

 

[skrabsta]

What happened to the Boston team?

 

[tcc_dc]

Boston is still around, just not playing a full schedule. From what i hear, they are trying to secure sponsorship to ensure travel to all games and what not.

tcc

 

[KiwiStorm]

Here's the full schedule from the AMNRL:

http://www.amnrl.com/schedule/index.html