The American National Rugby League & PBR Philadelphia Fight Rugby League Club are proud to announce the 2010 AMNRL Grand Final XIII presented by Londonbury @ Millenium Apts on August 28th at the Fight's home pitch A.A. Garthwaite Stadium in Conshochoken PA. Grand Final match to start at 3pm. Gates open at 12pm.
The Beautiful Sea Isle City will once again be hosting 'WAR AT THE SHORE XIII'...an annual rugby league festival presented at Deely Field in Sea Isle City, NJ.
The Aston Bulls have wrapped up the American National Rugby League regular season on a winning note with a 28-16 bonus point win against the Philadelphia Fight Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
The win sees Aston snare third place in the standings.
New Haven and Jacksonville have wrapped up undefeated regular seasons and clinched the top two seeds for the playoffs with victories in the final round of the American National Rugby League competition.
Other Round 7 winners included Washington DC and Philadelphia.
The PBR Philadelphia Fight will square off in the "3rd Annual Battle to Strike Out ALS" (Lou Gehrig's Disease) against a very strong Boston Thirteens team on Saturday July 24th. The game will be played at 5pm at our home field, A.A. Garthwaite Stadium located at 11th Avenue and Harry Streets, in Conshohocken PA.
It's the final round of the regular season in the American National Rugby League and there are some very competitive match ups on tap this weekend as teams roll the dice.
Everything is on the line with the postseason looming and apart from qualifying for the playoffs; the most important prize of all will be home field advantage.
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The (2-2) PBR Philadelphia Fight traveled to Florida to take on the league leading (5-0) Jacksonville Axemen and put up a good Fight, but the Axemen were to strong in the end and came out winners 30-10.
To watch the PBR Fight vs. Axemen game FREE this Saturday July 17th 'live' on the internet, just go to www.iknowjax.com and click on the 'Axemen Pro Rugby" link at the top of the page.
Kickoff is scheduled for 5pm (EDT).
Round 6 of the American National Rugby League includes some very competitive match ups with the best looking to be Philadelphia at Jacksonville.
The Axemen have featured in our Game of the Week preview for the past few weeks, but that is for a very good reason-they are pretty good.
Jacksonville (4-0) has been unstoppable to date and the Fight (2-1) will really have to lift their game if they are to upset the apple cart.
Pregame & Halftime Video highlights from the Fight vs. Fairfax at the Wachovia Center on 4-3-10 before the Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse vs.
Toronto game. Footage compliments of the Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse
Team.
The Jacksonville Axemen brought Aston's unbeaten run to an abrupt halt with a stunning 26-6 victory over the Bulls Saturday in Week 4 action in the American National Rugby League.
The Axemen scored early through a Zac Matta try and never looked back.
The PBR Fight will have a social party on Friday night June 25th, 7:30pm at Kildare's Irish Pub in Manayunk. Please come out and party with the Fight and Vixens on our bye week. There will be drink and food specials on all night.
The (2-1) PBR Philadelphia Fight got by the (0-3) Washington DC Slayers 42-26. DC led 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, but couldn't hold off the Fight, who began to find their rhythm in the second period in front of a crowd of over 200.
The New Haven Warriors and Aston Bulls have moved into a two-way tie for first place after three rounds of the American National Rugby League competition.
Both teams posted huge wins Saturday with the Bulls tuning the Fairfax Eagles 96-22 and New Haven belting the Northern Raiders 74-5.
Despite the lop-sided score against them, the Eagles earned a bonus point for scoring four tries even though they were missing 15 A-graders for various reasons.
Week Two of the American National Rugby League season produced blowouts and some closer encounters.
Winners included Aston, Fairfax, Philadelphia and Jacksonville.
The Aston DSC Bulls made it two from two by beating the Washington DC Slayers 32-22.
The Slayers earned a bonus point for scoring four tries even though they came out on the wrong side of the ledger.
Fight Captain Brad Kielinski was chosen the Kildare's Irish Pub man of the match vs. the Northern Raiders. In his fourth year with the Fight he has steadily been improving his play and seems to be starting a breakout year in his first year as the team captain.
5/8th Phil Shipos was chosen the Kildare's Irish Pub man of the match vs. the Aston Bulls. Phil in his first year with the Fight since joining us from the Sharks was outstanding both in attack and defense.
The kickoff to the 2010 American National Rugby League season is now just 24 hours away with a full slate of games scheduled for opening day.
Straight away the match that stands out as the Game of the Week is the Aston Bulls at the Philadelphia Fight.
Philadelphia Phillie's Hall of Fame Third Basemen Mike Schmidt will make an appearance at the AMNRL Grand Final presented by O'Neill Properties in Conshohocken PA on August 28th! Mike will be on hand to meet fans, spend time in the VIP tent & enjoy his 1st look at an American National Rugby League match.
The co-founders and co-directors of the Philadelphia Fight Vixens Dance Team are seeking a coach to teach original choreography during weekly practices at Conshohocken Health and Fitness, and attend all Philadelphia Fight home games at the A.A. Garthwaite Stadium in Conshohocken. The position runs from June until August.
CaRu Entertainment, owned and directed by professional dancer and choreographer Cassie Russo, is a premiere entertainment company based in New York City. A privately held company, CaRu Entertainment is the umbrella entity for a variety of ventures in the entertainment industry.
The PBR Philadelphia Fight are very pleased to announce that O'Neill Properties and their newest property: Londonbury @ Millenium located on the waterfront in downtown Conshohocken, have come on board with the team in a big way. They have agreed to not only become a Platinum sponsor with us, but also are backing our hosting of the National Championship match on August 28th, the AMNRL Grand Final as the Title Sponsor.
The PBR Philadelphia Fight Rugby League Club are proud to announce the Fight Player pool for our 2010 season. Thanks to all the guys for the hard work they are putting in now, we hope it pays off for a big playoff run in August.
The Philadelphia Fight are proud to announce continuing our relationship with our title sponsor; Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. Pabst will remain the Title and Naming rights sponsor of the Philadelphia Fight Rugby League Team.
The PBR Philadelphia Fight are excited about having many new local faces joining the club along with securing the services of another group of Australian players for the 2010 season.
Halfback Rich Henson was chosen the Kildare's Irish Pub man of the match vs. the Fairfax Eagles. Rich Henson was best-on-ground as the 'little general' directed the team around the field. He had a great game picking up 2 tries and 1 goal during an exciting performance at half-back.
The PBR Philadelphia Fight had a strong start to their 2010 season with a 42-0 rout of the Fairfax Eagles at the inaugural PBR Cup held in Accokeek, MD, on Saturday.
Kildare's Irish Pub in Manayunk and GM Dane Gray have graciously agreed to return this season as the official sponsor of the Fight Man of the Match award.
We are proud to announce the Official Hotel partner of Fight Rugby, the Doubletree Suites Philadelphia West in Plymouth Meeting PA. The Hotel is located at 640 W. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.
On Monday and Wednesday nights we will be practicing at the Conshohocken B field at 13th and Hallowell Streets, Conshohocken PA, from 6:30pm-8pm starting April 19th.
Saturday April 3 2010, Rugby League, namely the PBR Philadelphia Fight, went indoors for the first time in the USA at the Wachovia Center, Philadelphia. In conjunction with the Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse franchise, the exhibition match against the Fairfax Eagles from Virginia was held to help raise spectator numbers for the Wings and arouse awareness of Rugby League in Philadelphia.
The PBR Philadelphia Fight Rugby League Club is proud to announce our creation of a club hall of fame, and our very first inductee is the club founder and former player Jeff Preston.
The PBR Philadelphia Fight Rugby League Club advise all club personnel, interested players, trainers, conditioners and those who wish to assist, that preparations for the 2010 season commence with practice 6:30pm Monday April 19, 2010 and every Monday and Wednesday thereafter at the Conshohocken 'B'-Field, on the corner of E.13th Ave and Hallowell St, Conshohocken, PA.
The 2010 AMNRL league schedule has been released and the PBR Fight's part of that schedule is listed below. We hope you will come out and support the PBR Fight and if you can't we hope you will follow us with our Live Webstream of each Fight Home game and also the AMNRL Grand Final hosted by the Fight on August 28th.
March 14, 2010 - Hopefuls from all over the Philadelphia area attended the 2010 Vixens Dance Team Open Call auditions presented by CaRu Entertainment. Vixens co-director, owner of CaRu Entertainment and NYC choreographer, Cassie Russo, taught the routine that was performed in front of a panel of judges that included Fight representatives and sponsors.
The PBR Philadelphia Fight are looking for a game announcer to do our live web stream broadcasts this year. We will have a pre game show and then the game. Total of about 3 hours per game. You can also have a co host as our set up allows for it.
Kildare's Irish Pub at 4417 Main Street in Manayunk (The official clubhouse of Fight Rugby) will be the place to be following our historic game at the Wachovia Center on Saturday night April 3rd. The party starts around 10pm.
Make sure to join the Fight, the Fairfax Eagles and the Fight Vixens Dance team for the big party following a huge night for Rugby League in America!
National League Lacrosse team The Philadelphia Wings will host a Rugby League exhibition for the Philadelphia Fight Rugby League Club before their game on Saturday, April 3 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. This will be the first time the Fight, or any Rugby team, has participated in an event on the turf at the arena.
The rescheduled Conshohocken borough St. Patty's Day parade is today at 2pm. The PBR Fight players and CaRu Entertainment Vixens Dance team will be on hand marching down Fayette Street with local residents and merchants.
Open Call Auditions for the Philadelphia Fight Vixens Dance Team presented by CaRu Entertainment.
Day: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Time: 12 p.m. -- 5 p.m.
Location: Conshohocken Health and Fitness, 1100 East Hector Street,
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Clint Eastwood brings rugby to the big screen in his new movie Invictus. It will be released on Friday December 11th and stars Matt Damon, and Morgan Freeman. It was filmed entirely in South Africa and the film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country.
AMNRL Competition Points
4 pts for a Win
2 pts for a Draw or Tie
0 pts for a Loss
1 pt for losing team with a difference in score of 6 or less
1 pt for each team that scores 4 tries in a game