Teams
Knights Raiders Bulls Sharks Wildcats Eagles Stockyarders Avalanche Storm CrashSix teams played in the 2011 season. Four of these teams, the Aston Bulls, the Connecticut Wildcats, the New York Knights, and the New York Raiders, played in the AMNRL the previous season. The Bucks County Sharks, who did not compete in the 2010 season, also rejoined the league in 2011. A sixth team, the Delaware Vipers, were announced in April 2011 and played during the season. Ostensibly based in Wilmington, Delaware, the AMNRL considered them successors to the Media Mantarays, who played in the competition from 2000–2006.
In 2011 the AMNRL launched a Hawaii-based competition in partnership with the Hawaii Rugby League. The AMNRL dubbed this the "Pacific Conference", while the East Coast-based competition was named the "Atlantic Conference". Teams listed in the Pacific Conference as of 16 July 2011 are the Hawaii Islanders, Honolulu Titans, Kalihi Raiders, Marist Marauders, Maui Voyagers, and Tama Suma Ie. However, as of that time, only the Marist, Maui, Tama Sulu, and Kalihi teams had played games, and had not played consistently.
In addition, other teams are scheduled to compete in AMNRL-sponsored tournaments, and the league has announced plans for prospective future expansion. The Chicago Stockyarders played two rugby league nines games in 2010. On 10 June 2011, the Utah Avalanche of Salt Lake City, Utah, announced they were joining the AMNRL as a developing team. The Avalanche were formed in early 2011 and were previously aligned with the USARL, playing in a USARL rugby league nines tournament in Philadelphia in May. In June 2011 they announced they were re-aligning with the AMNRL.
On 26 November 2011 the AMNRL announced that the Northern Virginia Eagles, formerly the Fairfax Eagles, would be reforming and joining the competition. On 7 December they announced a new team, the Atlanta Legion of Atlanta, Georgia, would be joining the league. In the new year the AMNRL released it's 2011 review and announced it's "Road to the 2013 Rugby League World Cup" which includes launching teams and competitions in the East, Midwest, West and Southwest. A further two teams were announced to be joining the league on 13 January – the Las Vegas Warriors and Colorado Blizzard were announced to be part of a Western Conference as well as new teams forming from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
| AMNRL teams | ||||
| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Foundation Year | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Bulls | Sun Valley High School | Aston Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania | 1998 | 6 (as Glen Mills Bulls) |
| Bucks County Sharks | Falls Township Community Park | Levittown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | 1997 | 0 |
| Connecticut Wildcats | Brien McMahon Stadium | Norwalk, Connecticut | 2003 | 3- 2003,2006,2007 |
| New York Knights | Hudson River Park | New York City, New York | 1997 | 2- 2002,2009 |
| New York Raiders | Rockland Lake State Park | Essex County, New York | 2002 | 0 |
| Northern Virginia Eagles | N/A | Manassas, Virginia | 2011 | 0 |
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