By Daniel Andruczyk Despite a massive Hurricane (Hurricane Irene) hitting the East coast of the USA and Philadelphia getting a big brunt of it, it was not enough to cancel two of the penultimate events on the Rugby League Calendar in the United States. The Colonial Cup Between the USA Tomahawks and Canada Wolverines was brought forward a couple hours and the USARL Grand Final was brought forward by an hour. It...
By Daniel Andruczyk The other day I had comments on the Tomahawks team for the first game of the Colonial Cup. So I figured it was only right and proper that I do something similar for the Canadian Wolverines team who announced their squad last week. Canada Announce Colonial Cup Team The Canada Wolverines have made five changes to the team that defeated Jamaica in the Caribbean Cup. The changes see the return of...
By Daniel Andruczyk Todays release of the Tomahawks squad provides some interesting food for thought and I would say a very controversial selections. David Niu and the AMNRL selection committee have done a full sweep out of the Tomahawks team that saw them lose heavily to Ireland in March. Only 8 players survive from that team. Lets break down the squad announced today and see where things are: New York Knights – 8...
By Brian Lowe The American National Rugby League has named an extended 22-man squad for the opening game of the Colonial Cup series against Canada. The USA Tomahawks will host the Wolverines in Game 1 on Saturday, August 27 in Philadelphia. The 22-man squad will assemble this week and will be trimmed to a final 17-man game day roster to play against the Canadians. Selectors have opted for a squad comprised of...