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Connecticut Wildcats
Connecticut Wildcats
Connecticut Wildcats Full name Emblem Colours Founded Sport League Ground Official website Connecticut Wildcats Rugby League Football Club Wildcat Orange, black and white 2003 Rugby league American National Rugby League Andrews Field www.wildcatsrugby.com
Records
• 2007, 2006, and 2003 AMNRL Premiers • Unbeaten Since Grand Final of 2005 • Mothers’ Day Sevens winners
Players
The squad for the 2008 season includes[1]: No. Position Player PR Isidoro Albino LK Mark Brandon HK CE FE WG Will Brazier Danny Bull Luke Collins Alfredo Fontana No.
Position Pla WG Gar Gib HK Nic Pris SR
The Connecticut Wildcats is an American amateur rugby league football team based in Norwalk, Connecticut. The team competes in the American National Rugby League (AMNRL).
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History
Founded in 2003, the Connecticut club won the AMNRL Championship in the inaugural season and have continued to be one of the most competitive in the League. The Wildcats have played in every Grand Final since entering the League. Each year they have played the Glen Mills Bulls, winning in 2003 and 2006. In 2006 they were coached by former National Rugby League (NRL) player Nathan Hollingsworth. The Connecticut Wildcats are heavily linked to the Australian NRL team, Wests Tigers and it’s two merger/feeder clubs Western Suburbs Magpies and Balmain Tigers. The NRL is the top rugby league competition in Australasia. The Magpies and Tigers are part of the second tier rugby league competition in Australia, the New South Wales Cup (formerly the NSWRL Premier League). In Norwalk the Wildcats’ home pitch is at Andrews Park near Norwalk High School on County Street near Westport Avenue (U.S. 1).
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See also
• • • • AMNRL Championship: 2003 2006 AMNRL season 2007 AMNRL season Connecticut Yankees RFC club team at Andrews Field
External links
• Google-Video • weststigers.com.au • nrl.com
References
[1] "Wild Cats - Official Homepage; Player Profiles". http://www.wildcatsrugby.com/ index.php?loc=profiles. Retrieved on 2008-07-23. Coordinates: 41°07′21″N 73°23′46″W / 41.1225°N 73.396°W / 41.1225; -73.396
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Connecticut Wildcats
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