2006 AMNRL season

Pre-season

• Three new teams entered the competition for the 2006 season which took the number of teams in the American National Rugby League to eleven. These teams were the Jacksonville Axemen, Boston Braves (whom were originally called the Boston Wolfhounds), and the New Haven Warriors. It was originally believed that a team from Chicago would also enter the competition but the AMNRL turned down their application.

Regular season results

Ladder

Playoffs

Week 1

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Week 2

bg = #eeeeee | date = August 12, 2006 | team1 = Connecticut Wildcats | score = 54–6 | report = (Report) | team2 = New York Knights | points1 = Damien O’Malvaney (16), Steve Annunziato (12), Nathan Hollingsworth (10)Danny Bull (4), Brent Griffiths (4), Doug Griffiths (4), Mike McGeachy (4) | points2 = Adam Nable (6) | stadium = Jack Casagrande Stadium, Norwalk, Connecticut | attendance = | referee= Ben Wards }} bg = #eeeeee | date = August 12, 2006 | team1 = Glen Mills Bulls | score = 54–18 | report = (Report) | team2 = New Jersey Sharks | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Jack Pearson Stadium, Pennsylvania | attendance = | referee= Ryan McGough }}

Championship Match

The season culminated on August 19, 2006, with the 4th placed Connecticut Wildcats defeating the minor premiers Glen Mills Bulls 36-28 in the Grand Final Championship Match in front of 2,500 people at Jack Pearson Stadium in Concordville, Pennsylvania. The victory was Connecticut's second premiership in successive years.

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Footnotes

References

1. "Rugby League Review - Rugby League World News Page".