Philadelphia Fight Beat Rhode Island Rebellion 40–12 in 2013
The 2013 USARL round-six result, Isaac Doe’s senior debut, and the contemporary account from Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Fight beat Rhode Island Rebellion 40–12 in a USARL round-six fixture in Philadelphia, according to an archived firsthand report by Daniel Andruczyk. The report was published on August 1, 2013, but it does not identify the date of play.
Result at a glance
The archived account records Philadelphia as the convincing winner over visiting Rhode Island, with a margin of 28 points. The score, city and competition round come from Andruczyk’s firsthand report rather than an official USARL result sheet.
| Record field | Reported detail |
|---|---|
| Teams | Philadelphia Fight vs Rhode Island Rebellion |
| Final score | Philadelphia Fight 40–12 Rhode Island Rebellion |
| Location | Philadelphia |
| Competition stage | USARL round six |
| Account published | August 1, 2013 |
Andruczyk wrote that he had attended the game in Philadelphia and that Rhode Island had travelled to face the Fight.
What the surviving report says about the match
Andruczyk characterized Philadelphia as a “well drilled” team that was likely to dominate. He later described the Fight as convincing winners. Those descriptions are the reporter’s observations, not findings based on published possession figures, completion rates, tackle counts or other performance data.
The account also says Rhode Island entered the fixture in third place after a good season. No corroborating official standings have been identified, so that position should remain attributed to the reporter rather than entered as a confirmed league-table record.
Isaac Doe made his Rhode Island senior debut
The principal player story was Isaac Doe’s senior-team debut for Rhode Island Rebellion. Andruczyk connected Doe’s appearance with the club’s youth development work, including a program involving young people in state penitentiaries.
At the post-match function, the reporter was told that Doe was the first youth participant from that program to reach the Rebellion team. That distinction was information relayed to Andruczyk; it is not independently established as a club, league or US rugby league first.
In his post-match comments, Doe described senior rugby league as more challenging than the youth game. He also said Philadelphia was a very good team and had outplayed Rhode Island. That was Doe’s assessment of the contest, consistent with the reported margin but not a substitute for objective match statistics.