2006 AMNRL season

August 2023 March 2026 2006 American National Rugby League 150px Logo of the AMNRL 11 Connecticut 16 Connecticut Wildcats 2nd Aston DSC-Glen Mills 16 Glen Mills Bulls 6th 2007 AMNRL season 2007 The 2006 American National Rugby League season was the ninth annual American National Rugby League (AMNRL) season, and the 26th since the first season of semi-professional rugby league began in North America. The season began on May 17, 2006 with a match between defending premiers Glen Mills Bulls and the Philadelphia Fight, played at Jack Pearson Stadium. The same venue hosted the Grand Final between the Connecticut Wildcats and Glen Mills Bulls on August 19, 2006 in front of a crowd of 2,500.http://www.rugbyleaguereview.com/world.htm Rugby League Review - Rugby League World News Page 2007-04-26 2012-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121212055455/http://www.rugbyleaguereview.com/world.htm dead Three expansion teams, the Jacksonville Axemen, the New Haven Warriors, and the Boston Braves joined the AMNRL for the 2006 season. With these additions, there were eleven teams that participated throughout the ten rounds of the regular season. After the regular season concluded, six of these teams qualified for the first week of the playoff series, with the Connecticut Wildcats victors in the Grand Final, securing their second championship title. Pre-season Three new teams entered the competition for the 2006 season which took the number of teams in the American National Rugby League to eleven. These teams were the Jacksonville Axemen, Boston Braves (whom were originally called the Boston Wolfhounds), and the New Haven Warriors. It was originally believed that a team from Chicago would also enter the competition but the AMNRL turned down their application. Regular season results Ladder TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts1Glen Mills Bulls 16 Glen Mills Bulls35 2Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen343New Jersey 16 New Jersey Sharks32 4Connecticut 16 Connecticut Wildcats325Washington DC 16 Washington D.C. Slayers326New York 16 New York Knights327New Haven 16 New Haven Warriors308Northern Raiders 16 Northern Raiders289Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight2610Delaware Valley 16 Delaware Valley Mantarays2411Boston 16 Boston Braves24 Playoffs Week 1 #eeeeee August 5, 2006 Connecticut Wildcats Connecticut 16 20–0 Washington DC 16 Washington D.C. Slayers Jack Casagrande Stadium, Norwalk, Connecticut John Ryan #eeeeee August 5, 2006 New York Knights New York 16 26–22 New Haven 16 New Haven Warriors Pier 40, Hudson River Park, New York City Benjamin Kelly #eeeeee August 5, 2006 New Jersey Sharks new Jersey 16 50–24 Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen Phil Shipos (18), Steve Thompson (12), Zac Padgett (8), G. Mendez (4), Jim Sweeney (4), Justin Zadnick (4) Will Fletcher (8), Dan Van Dellen (8), Perry Vaught (8) Shark Park, Levittown, Pennsylvania Ryan McGough Week 2 #eeeeee August 12, 2006 Connecticut Wildcats Connecticut 16 54–6 (Report) New York 16 New York Knights Damien O’Malvaney (16), Steve Annunziato (12), Nathan Hollingsworth (10)Danny Bull (4), Brent Griffiths (4), Doug Griffiths (4), Mike McGeachy (4) Adam Nable (6) Jack Casagrande Stadium, Norwalk, Connecticut Ben Wards #eeeeee August 12, 2006 Glen Mills Bulls Glen Mills Bulls 16 54–18 (Report) New Jersey 16 New Jersey Sharks Jack Pearson Stadium, Pennsylvania Ryan McGough Championship Match The season culminated on August 19, 2006, with the 4th placed Connecticut Wildcats defeating the minor premiers Glen Mills Bulls 36-28 in the Grand Final Championship Match in front of 2,500 people at Jack Pearson Stadium in Concordville, Pennsylvania. The victory was Connecticut's second premiership in successive years. #eeeeee August 19, 2006 Glen Mills Bulls Glen Mills Bulls 16 28–36 (Report) Connecticut 16 Connecticut Wildcats Jack Pearson Stadium, Pennsylvania 2,500 Ryan McGough See also American National Rugby League Rugby league in 2006 Footnotes External links Official websites American National Rugby League Online Club profiles at Amnrl.com News sites AMNRL News AMNRL rugby league review World news https://web.archive.org/web/20121212055455/http://www.rugbyleaguereview.com/world.htm 2012-12-12 AMNRL League Unlimited AMNRL AMNRL Category:American National Rugby League seasons