Philadelphia Fight

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Philadelphia Fight
Image:Philadelphia Fight.jpg
Club Information
Full name Philadelphia Fight
Rugby League Football Club LLC
Nickname(s) The Fight
Founded 1998
Current Details
Ground(s) West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania (5,000)
CEO(s) Flag of the United States Ryan McGough
Coach Flag of Australia Peter Illfield
Competition American National Rugby League
2008 AMNRL, 11th

The Philadelphia Fight (also known as The Fight) are a semi-professional rugby league club located in West Chester, Pennsylvania in the United States. The team plays in the American National Rugby League competition. They have competed in the leagues Grand final twice, in 1998 and 2000. The side is one of only a few select teams that are a remaining foundation club of the AMNRL after being formed for the inaugural season in 1998.

The club was founded for the 1998 AMNRL season by Brad Zipper and former American international Jeff Preston.

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[edit] Uniform & Colours

For the 2008 American National Rugby League season the club adopted a similar uniform to that of the Australian National Rugby League team the Gold Coast Titans; that being the colors of gold and blue hoops[1] this was because of the affiliate partnership the Fight have with the Gold Coast Titans[2].

[edit] Stadium

West Chester University-Farrell Stadium

[edit] Current squad

The current top 24 squad for the 2006 season[3]:
No. Position Player
Flag of the United States PR Jason Beltzner
Flag of the United States SR Ryan McGough
Flag of the United States HB Ryan Coleman
Flag of the United States CE Brennan Conway
Flag of the United States WG Andrew Fusco
Flag of the United States CE Chad Goebel
Flag of the United States PR Charlie Haley
Flag of the United States PR Stephane Helleringer
Flag of the United States HK Sean Heron
Flag of the United States SR Dan Kateusz
Flag of the United States SR Patrick Kelly
Flag of the United States CE Mark Laderman
No. Position Player
Flag of the United States PR Keith McLean
Flag of New Zealand SR Fred Gruhler
Flag of the United States SR Joe McIlhinney
Flag of the United States HK John McIlhinney
Flag of the United States SR Mike McKenzie
Flag of the United States WG Frank Rio
Flag of the United States CE John Shultz
Flag of the United States SR Marlon Steele
Flag of the United States LK Keith Cassidy
Flag of the United States PR Rob Walls
Flag of the United States HK Andrew Weetencamp
Flag of the United States FE Blake Wetzel


[edit] Honours

1998, 2000 Grand Finalists

[edit] See also

Rugby league in the United States

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.amnrl.com/graphx/fight1.jpg
  2. ^ AMNRL - American National Rugby League
  3. ^ AMNRL - American National Rugby League

[edit] External links

Official websites


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