2014 AMNRL season

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2014 AMNRL Season
League American National Rugby League
Teams5
 2013
Defunct 

The 2014 AMNRL season is the 17th season of the American National Rugby League. The league shrunk from six to five teams following the Northern Virginia Eagles movement to the USARL. [1] The season was eventually canceled.


Teams
TeamStadiumCity, areaSeasonFoundation
Aston DSC-Glen Mills colours.svg Aston BullsSun Valley High School Aston Township, Pennsylvania 16th season 1998
New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks Falls Township Community Park Levittown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 16th season 1997
Connecticut colors.svg Connecticut Wildcats Brian McMahon Stadium Norwalk, Connecticut 11th season 2003
Northern Raiders colors.svg New York Raiders Rockland Lake State Park Rockland County, New York 12th season 2002
Newcastle colours.svg New York Knights Hudson River Park New York City, New York 16th season 1997

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References

  1. "USARL | USA Rugby League | American Rugby League « Uncategorized « USARL welcomes the Northern Virginia Eagles RLFC". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.