Originally known as the New York Broncos, the team was founded in 1997 and joined the league eventually known as the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) for its inaugural 1998 season. They adopted their current name in 2001 after forming a team partnership with the Newcastle Knights of Australia's National Rugby League, who sent them jerseys. The Knights competed in the AMNRL until it folded in 2014, and joined the USARL the following year. In the AMNRL they won season championships in 2002, 2009, 2011, and 2012.
The team was founded in 1997. Originally known as the New York Broncos, they joined Super League America, the predecessor to the modern American National Rugby League, for its inaugural 1998 season. In 2001 the Knights and other teams in the competition departed to form the AMNRL. All teams formed a partnership with teams in Australia's National Rugby League. New York formed a partnership with the Newcastle Knights, who sent them Knights jerseys; the team subsequently changed their name to the New York Knights.[4][5]
The Knights advanced to the AMNRL Grand Final in 2002. A serious thunderstorm interrupted the game, and the Knights, who were leading perennial champions the Glen Mills Bulls 18-12, were declared winners.[5] This was the first time any team besides the Bulls had taken the Grand Final. The Knights made several other playoff appearances, and defeated the Jacksonville Axemen to win the 2009 AMNRL Grand Final. The Knights have provided a total of nine players to the United States national rugby league team to date, as well as one to Japan.[6]
The Knights remained in the AMNRL until it folded in 2014. The following year they joined the USA Rugby League, along with other surviving AMNRL clubs.[7]
Uniform and colorsEdit
Since 2001 the Knights have based their uniforms and team colors on those of the Newcastle Knights of the NRL, due to their team partnership. Following Newcastle their colors are white, red and blue, and the uniforms are predominantly blue.[8] For the 2006 and 2007 seasons the club's major jersey sponsor was Guinness.[9]
StadiumEdit
The Knights currently use the Pier 40, Hudson River Park Stadium in Hudson River Park as their home ground.[10] The stadium is sometimes referred to as The Castle because of the architecture and surrounding river, give the park a Castle like appearance.[11]
Current seasonEdit
The Knights finished the 2016 conference season with a record of 7-1. They will play the winners of Boston 13s v Brooklyn Kings in the Playoffs[12]
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External linksEdit
Official websites
New York Knights Website
News sites
USARL Website
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The New York Knights are a semi professional rugby league football team based in New York City The team currently plays in the USA Rugby League They play their home games at Pier 40 in Hudson River Park New York KnightsClub informationFull nameNew York KnightsRugby League Football ClubNickname s KnightFounded1997 26 years ago 1997 Current detailsGround s Pier 40 Hudson River Park 1 New York City 5 000 3 CEORobert BalachandranCoachGuillaume Cieutat 2 CompetitionUSA Rugby LeagueRecordsRunners up1 USARL 2017 Originally known as the New York Broncos the team was founded in 1997 and joined the league eventually known as the American National Rugby League AMNRL for its inaugural 1998 season They adopted their current name in 2001 after forming a team partnership with the Newcastle Knights of Australia s National Rugby League who sent them jerseys The Knights competed in the AMNRL until it folded in 2014 and joined the USARL the following year In the AMNRL they won season championships in 2002 2009 2011 and 2012 Contents 1 History 2 Uniform and colors 3 Stadium 4 Current season 5 Current 2019 roster 6 Notable players 7 Honors 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThe team was founded in 1997 Originally known as the New York Broncos they joined Super League America the predecessor to the modern American National Rugby League for its inaugural 1998 season In 2001 the Knights and other teams in the competition departed to form the AMNRL All teams formed a partnership with teams in Australia s National Rugby League New York formed a partnership with the Newcastle Knights who sent them Knights jerseys the team subsequently changed their name to the New York Knights 4 5 The Knights advanced to the AMNRL Grand Final in 2002 A serious thunderstorm interrupted the game and the Knights who were leading perennial champions the Glen Mills Bulls 18 12 were declared winners 5 This was the first time any team besides the Bulls had taken the Grand Final The Knights made several other playoff appearances and defeated the Jacksonville Axemen to win the 2009 AMNRL Grand Final The Knights have provided a total of nine players to the United States national rugby league team to date as well as one to Japan 6 The Knights remained in the AMNRL until it folded in 2014 The following year they joined the USA Rugby League along with other surviving AMNRL clubs 7 Uniform and colors EditSince 2001 the Knights have based their uniforms and team colors on those of the Newcastle Knights of the NRL due to their team partnership Following Newcastle their colors are white red and blue and the uniforms are predominantly blue 8 For the 2006 and 2007 seasons the club s major jersey sponsor was Guinness 9 Stadium EditThe Knights currently use the Pier 40 Hudson River Park Stadium in Hudson River Park as their home ground 10 The stadium is sometimes referred to as The Castle because of the architecture and surrounding river give the park a Castle like appearance 11 Current season EditThe Knights finished the 2016 conference season with a record of 7 1 They will play the winners of Boston 13s v Brooklyn Kings in the Playoffs 12 Current 2019 roster EditKarim Singleton Randy Porter Curtis Cunz Chad Sharp Kyle DePew Matt SharpNotable players EditRyan Mulligan Olivier Pramil Olivier Janzac Stephen Thompson Kruse robinson Troy Doyle Gareth BaxendaleHonors EditAMNRL Championship titles 42002 2009 2011 2012 dd Mother s Day Sevens 12001 dd North East Division 12016 dd See also EditRugby league in the United States List of defunct rugby league clubs in the United StatesReferences Edit Image 051205APhoto01 jpg ussoccerfoundation org Archived from the original on September 29 2015 Retrieved September 28 2015 New York Knights RLFC newyorkknightsrugby com Archived from the original on October 7 2015 Retrieved September 28 2015 Home Hudson River Park Trust hudsonriverpark org Retrieved September 28 2015 David Hundt May 4 2001 Who s in control 13world com rivals net Archived from the original on July 28 2002 Retrieved March 8 2011 a b Nick Walshaw September 4 2002 First Year Knights Win Yankee Comp Rugby League World rivals net Archived from the original on July 5 2008 Retrieved March 8 2011 New York Knights amnrl com Retrieved May 22 2011 USA Rugby League Season V announced with 14 teams www usarl com USA Rugby League January 23 2015 Archived from the original on February 2 2015 Retrieved February 2 2015 Image 717673666108 0 BG jpg newyorkknightsrugby com Archived from the original on October 7 2015 Retrieved September 28 2015 Image 364353666108 0 BG jpg newyorkknightsrugby com Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved September 28 2015 Image ACFPier40Field jpg ussoccerfoundation org Archived from the original on September 29 2015 Retrieved September 28 2015 New York Knights RLFC newyorkknightsrugby com Archived from the original on October 7 2015 Retrieved September 28 2015 USARL USA Rugby League American Rugby League Schedule Archived from the original on 2017 01 10 Retrieved 2017 01 12 External links EditOfficial websitesNew York Knights WebsiteNews sitesUSARL Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York Knights rugby league amp oldid 1173641424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
