Jamaica
Rugby league has been played in Jamaica since 2005 and has so far grown rapidly over 5 years with the game now being played in universities, when the Jamaica Rugby League Association, a five team competition was formed. The national team had debuted in 2004.
During 2005 the first local rugby league competition in the Caribbean took place in Jamaica, which is being hailed as a huge success for the WIRLF. The competition comprises the Vauxhall Vultures, Duhaney Park Sharks, Olympic Angels and the Jamaica Defence Force Warriors.
The JRLA National Premiership currently (2006) is co-ordinated by the Jamaica Rugby League Association and consists of five teams:
- The Duhaney Park Sharks
- The Vaxhaull Vultures
- The Olympic Garden Angels
- The Army (Jamaica Defence Force) Warriors
- The Jamaica Constabulary Knights
Each team currently has a team playing in the Open Division competition.
All the teams (Sharks, Angels, Warriors, Knights and Vultures) are based within the nation’s capital of Kingston. There are many players who are from adjoining parishes such as St Catherine and St Andrew.
- 2005 Grand Final - Vauxhall Vultures defeated the Duhaney Park Sharks 32 - 20
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