The Bucks County Sharks are a rugby league football team based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The team played in the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) from 1998–2009 and rejoined the league for the 2011 season.
Originally known as the New Jersey Sharks, the team was founded in 1997 and joined the league now known as the AMNRL for its inaugural 1998 season. Despite the name, the team was based not in New Jersey but in nearby Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. They adopted their current name for the 2007 season. In 2010 the Sharks suspended operations and did not compete during the 2010 season. The following year they announced their plans to return for the 2011 season.
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