2010 Atlantic Cup

2010 (2010) Atlantic Cup  ()
Number of teams	3
Host country	United States
Winner	United States
Matches played	3
Attendance	4,100 (1,367 per match)
Tries scored	32 (10.67 per match)
Top try scorers	Kenny Britt (4) Greg Johnson (3) Ashley Johnson (3)
Tournaments  < 2009 2011 >

The 2010 Atlantic Cup (known as the Hotels of Jacksonville Atlantic Cup for sponsorship purposes) was an international rugby league tournament played in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. ^[1] The competing teams were the United States, Jamaica and Canada. ^{[2] [3]}

The 2010 tournament is the second staging of the Atlantic Cup. The inaugural fixture was won by the United States, who defeated Jamaica 37–22. ^[4] With the addition of Canada, the format of the tournament was changed from a single match to a round robin with no final. The United States retained the trophy by winning both of their games. Super League referee Phil Bentham was in charge of refereeing all three matches. ^[5] Like the previous year's tournament, the 2010 match was held at Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida.

USA's Australian-raised halfback Damien O’Malveney was named player of the tournament. ^[6]

Squads

Jamaica

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Club Team	Players
Birmingham Bulldogs	Ashley Johnson
Bramley Buffaloes	Junior Henderson
Duhaney Park Sharks	Andre Reid, Damon Gayle, Jermaine Pinnock, Roy Calvert, Romaen Campbell, Ryan Grant
Gateshead Thunder	Joseph Brown
Huddersfield Giants	Alexander Brown, Greg Johnson
Hunslet Hawks	Waine Pryce
Keighley Cougars	Jamaine Wray
Halifax	Paul White
Harlequins RL	Lamont Bryan
Olympic Angels	Robert Rodney
Vauxhall Vultures	Andrew Fong, Claude Yen, Carlye Burger, Jahdeek Clarke, Omar Jones, Sandino Hastings, Tyronie Rowe
York City Knights	Wayne Reittie

United States

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Club Team	Players
Jacksonville Axemen	Apple Pope, Taco Pope, Bob Knoepfel, Brent Shorten, Kenny Britt, Matt Clark, Akarika Dawn, Matt Thornton,
Philadelphia Fight	Jared Frymoyer, Larry Madden
Aston Bulls	Mike Brazill, Luke Collins, Andrew Kneisly, Conway Maraki, Nate Smith, Kevin Wiggins
Maui	Vaka Manupuna, Sione Taufa
Connecticut Wildcats	Curtis Cunz, Will Garcia
New Haven Warriors	Keiki Misipeka, Siose Muliumu, Ewan Robinson, Derrick Roma, Damien O'Malveney
New York Knights RLFC	Kirk Miller, Sean Taylor, Gareth Baxendale

Canada

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Players
Tyler Allen, David Burton, Geoffrey Bylund, Stephen Conlon, Shane Ferrell, Antonio Felix, Dale Fitzgerald, Cameron Grace, Marc Hanke, Joshua In, Rafal Kacimarek, Thomas Kimball, Steve Lamb, Robin Legault, Jamie Lester, Timothy Mason, Henry Miers, Adam Moody, Ben White, Mathew Wyles, Chris Fleming

Round 1

United States vs Jamaica

Tuesday, 16 November 18:30

United States	36–26	Jamaica
Tries: Conway Maraki (3), Kenny Britt (2), Sean Taylor, Matt Thornton, Nate Smith Goals: Nate Smith (4)	Report Report 2	Tries: Greg Johnson (2), Jamaine Wray, Alex Brown, Paul White Goals: Junior Brandford (3)

Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, USA Attendance: 500 Referee: Phil Bentham (England) Player of the Match: Jamaine Wray

Round 2

Canada vs Jamaica

Thursday, 18 November 18:30

Canada	12–32	Jamaica
Tries: Geoff Byland, Adam Moody, Matt Wyles	Report	Tries: Ashley Johnson (3), Greg Johnson (1), Paul White, Alex Brown Goals: Paul White (4)

Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, USA Attendance: 800 Referee: Phil Bentham (England) Player of the Match: Romaen Campbell

Round 3

United States vs Canada

Saturday, 20 November 15:00

United States	46–12	Canada
Tries: Damien O'Malveney (3), Kenny Britt (2), Nate Smith (2), Sione Taufa, Mike Cartwright Goals: Nate Smith (5)	Report	Tries: Robin Legault (2) Goals: Adam Moddy (1), Robin Legault (1)

Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, USA Attendance: 2800 [10] Referee: Phil Bentham (England) Player of the Match: Apple Pope

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References

1. Rugby League Europe Federation Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine . Rlef.eu.com (2009-10-26). Retrieved on 2010-12-07.
2. Jamaicans confirm squad for Atlantic Cup Archived 2009-11-10 at the Wayback Machine . NRL.com (2009-11-07). Retrieved on 2010-12-07.
3. "Canada Rugby League:". Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
4. "Report". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
5. Top UK Ref Coming to US ^{[ permanent dead link ]}. Americanrugbynews.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-07.
6. Mascord, Steve (21 November 2010). "Fish-seller becomes try-monger". sportsnewsfirst.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
7. Jamaica Names Atlantic Cup Squad. We Are Rugby (2010-10-13). Retrieved on 2010-12-07.
8. USA Names Final Squad Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine . We Are Rugby (2010-10-22). Retrieved on 2010-12-07.
9. Canada Names Squad. We Are Rugby. Retrieved on 2010-12-07.
10. "USA win Atlantic Cup". lasttackle.com. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
11. Atlantic Cup Signs Red Hook Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine . Americanrugbynews.com (2010-10-08). Retrieved on 2010-12-07.