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The '''Washington D.C. Slayers''' are a [[rugby league football]] team based in [[Washington, D.C.]]. They are currently committed to play in the new [[USA Rugby League]]. They play their home games at Duke Ellington Field near Georgetown hospital.
The '''Washington D.C. Slayers''' are a [[rugby league football]] team based in [[Washington, D.C.]] They are currently committed to play in the new [[USA Rugby League]]. They play their home games at Duke Ellington Field near Georgetown hospital.<br>


The Slayers, along with the [[Connecticut Wildcats]], were established in 2003 as [[expansion team]]s of the [[American National Rugby League]] (AMNRL). They played in the AMNRL for eight seasons, from 2003–2010, making it to the league playoffs six times and advancing to the semi-finals in their inaugural season. In 2011 they became one of seven teams to depart from the AMNRL to form the new USA Rugby League.
The Slayers, along with the [[Connecticut Wildcats]], were established in 2003 as [[expansion team]]s of the [[American National Rugby League]] (AMNRL). They played in the AMNRL for eight seasons, from 2003–2010, making it to the league playoffs six times and advancing to the semi-finals in their inaugural season. In 2011 they became one of seven teams to depart from the AMNRL to form the new USA Rugby League.

Revision as of 18:19, 8 March 2011

Washington D.C. Slayers
File:Slayersamnrl2010.png
Club information
Full nameWashington D.C. Slayers
Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Slayers
Founded2003
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOUnited States Martin O'Donoghue
CoachesUnited States Danny Hanson(Head)
CompetitionUSA Rugby League
2011USARL, TBD

The Washington D.C. Slayers are a rugby league football team based in Washington, D.C. They are currently committed to play in the new USA Rugby League. They play their home games at Duke Ellington Field near Georgetown hospital.

The Slayers, along with the Connecticut Wildcats, were established in 2003 as expansion teams of the American National Rugby League (AMNRL). They played in the AMNRL for eight seasons, from 2003–2010, making it to the league playoffs six times and advancing to the semi-finals in their inaugural season. In 2011 they became one of seven teams to depart from the AMNRL to form the new USA Rugby League.

History

The team was founded in 2003 by Martin O'Donoghue, who had played on the United States national team and was involved in the early development of the American National Rugby League. The Slayers, along with the Connecticut Wildcats of Norwalk, Connecticut, joined the league as expansion teams for the 2003 season. At this time most players were recruited from rugby union clubs from across the greater Washington, D.C. area, and many of them were personal friends of O'Donoghue, who served as the team's first coach.[1]

The Slayers went to the league playoffs in their inaugural year, advancing to the semi-finals before being defeated by the Connecticut Wildcats. They went to the playoffs again in 2004, but in the beginning of a trend that would follow the team through the 2000s, were knocked out in the first round by the team that would go on to win the Grand Final. After the season founder O'Donoghue left the United States. The team nearly collapsed, as only eight players committed to play for 2005, less than the thirteen needed on the field. Nevertheless these eight completed every game of the season. The team was able to rebuild the following year, and advanced to the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010, though never making it past the first round.[1]

On January 12, 2011, the Slayers became one of seven teams to leave the AMNRL to form the new USA Rugby League.[2][3][4] They are expected to begin play in the new league in Summer 2011.[4]

Uniform and colors

For their inaugural American National Rugby League season the club adopted the colors of red, white and blue but the home uniforms are predominatly red, while the away uniforms are predominantly white.[5] They have a team partnership with the St George Illawarra Dragons of Australia's National Rugby League (NRL).[6]

Home and Practice fields

Washington DC Slayers Home Ground

The Slayers' home field is Duke Ellington Field near Georgetown hospital.
The Slayers' practice field is Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park in downtown Washington.[7]

2011 squad

[8] [9]

DC Slayers team of 2006

Statistics and records

Biggest winning margin

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
38 54 - 16 Philadelphia Fight Wallenberg Field June 10, 2006 (Rd 4)

Biggest losing margin

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
50 64 - 14 Glen Mills Bulls Jack Pearson Stadium July 1, 2006 (Rd 7)

Most points for the club

Player Points Years M
Tonga Fanueli 46 (5 tries, 13 goals) 2006 8 *

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "History of the Slayers". dc-slayers.com. 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Mascord, Steve (January 12, 2011). "Discord 2011: Edition 2". rleague.com. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "New Rugby League Competition Announced". rugbymag.com. Rugby Magazine. January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Breakaway league launched in the US". code13rugbyleague.com. January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.amnrl.com/graphx/teamphoto_slayers.jpg
  6. ^ "Washington D.C. Slayers". amnrl.com. 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  7. ^ "Practice and Game Pitch". dc-slayers.com. 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  8. ^ http://www.dc-slayers.com/TheSlayers.html
  9. ^ http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Warriors_and_Bulls_On_Top.shtml

External links

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