New England Immortals RLFC
Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | Immortals | |||||
Governing body | USARL (2011 - ) | |||||
Region | New England | |||||
Head coach | Robin Peers | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First game | ||||||
Immortals 12-8 Canada (New Jersey, United States; 31 July 2010) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Immortals 12-8 Canada (New Jersey, United States; 31 July 2010) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
Royal Marines 68-12 Immortals (Rhode Island, United States; 27 April 2012) |
The New England Immortals was the first All-Star representative Rugby League Football team made up of the top American players from all Rugby League teams in the six New England states, and those US athletes who come from the region.
Club Motto: "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
History
AMNRL Years (2010)
The New England Immortals were founded in 2010 and consisted of the top players from the New England–based teams of the
They played their inaugural match against the Canadian National Team at the 2010 AMNRL "War at the Shore", on July 31, 2010, defeating the Canadians 12-8 in a tightly contested match.[1]
USARL Years (2011–2012)
After the AMNRL/
In April 2012, Head Coach Robin Peers named the 23-man roster that would make up the New England Immortal side that would represent their region against the British Royal Marines at Tucker Field in Cumberland, Rhode Island, at the end of the month.[2] Despite the loss of the Connecticut, the expanded player pool from newly formed Oneida FC and the Rhode Island Rebellion saw a new breed Immortals, with only three returning veterans. The Immortals took to the field for their second match since their inception, and despite putting up a hard fight, they were out classed by the more experienced Marines, losing by a score of 68–12.[3]
As of 2014, due to budgetary cuts and restructuring of the USARL competition, the Immortals have not played a match since their loss to the Royal Marines.
Former member teams
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Connecticut Wildcats, Greenwich, Connecticut
- New Haven Warriors, New Haven, Connecticut
- Oneida FC, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Rhode Island Rebellion. Providence, Rhode Island
Former squads and match summaries
31 July 2010: Immortals vs. Canada | ||||||||
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Result: W 12 - 8[1] Coach: Mikhael Shammas | ||||||||
No. | Player name | Position | Club | Tries | Con | Pen | DK | Points |
1 | Lance Gaines | Fullback | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | Tyler Scullen | Right wing | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | Jonathan Mixon | Right center | Boston Thirteens | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
4 | Joe Roucken | Left center | New Haven Warriors | - | - | - | - | - |
5 | Brian Lee | Left wing | New Haven Warriors | - | - | - | - | - |
6 | Nathan Debartolo | Five-Eight | Connecticut Wildcats |
- | 2 | - | - | 4 |
7 | Benjamin McHugh | Half-back | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
8 | Justin Xenelis | Prop | New Haven Warriors | - | - | - | - | - |
9 | Jeffrey Perkins | Hooker | Boston Thirteens | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
10 | Mike Schachter | Prop | Connecticut Wildcats |
- | - | - | - | - |
11 | Matt Troila-Kelliher | Second row | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
12 | Curtis Cunz | Second row | Connecticut Wildcats |
- | - | - | - | - |
13 | Michael Bozza | Lock | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
14 | Sean Donahoe | Reserve | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
15 | Kenneth Stern |
Reserve | Connecticut Wildcats |
- | - | - | - | - |
16 | Nate Bangura | Reserve | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
17 | Chris Carter | Reserve | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
18 | Nick Rutberg | Reserve | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
19 | Kyle Winter | Reserve | Boston Thirteens | - | - | - | - | - |
Notable players
The following is a list of New England Immortals who have played representative rugby (league or union) at the National level.
- USA Tomahawkswith over ten test matches
- Tomahawk
- USA Tomahawks roster for the 2009 Atlantic Cup Test match against Jamaica
- USA Tomahawks including three Colonial Cuptournaments
- Kenneth Stern — Represented the Philippines in both rugby union 7s and XVs, including the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
- HSBC Asian Five Nations
- Shain Singleton — Former member of the USARL Hawks
References
- ^ a b "Official Site of the Canada Rugby League: War at the Shore match reports". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27., July 2010.
- ^ "Official Site of the USA Rugby League (USARL): New England select ready for action"., April 26, 2012
- ^ a b "Rugby League International Scores: Immortals Show Guts Against the Marines"., April 29, 2012
External links
- Official websites