The club was founded as the Pittsburgh Vipers, and joined the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) as an expansion team for the 2010 season. In 2011 they were one of seven teams to depart the AMNRL to form the USA Rugby League, adopting their current name shortly thereafter. On February 18, 2011 it was announced they would serve as a "developmental" team in the new league. In June 2015, it was announced the Sledgehammers would be coming out of hiatus and participate in the USARL in the 2016 season under new management.
The team, originally known as the Pittsburgh Vipers, was founded in 2010. They joined the American National Rugby League as an expansion team for the 2010 season, replacing the Bucks County Sharks, who had suspended operations for the year. Their first scheduled match was against the Washington, D.C. Slayers, but the Slayers were unable to travel to Pittsburgh as scheduled, which meant their first game was postponed.[1][2] They played their first game in round 2 of the 2010 AMNRL season, where they lost 80–4 against the Fairfax Eagles.[3]
In 2011 the team was one of seven teams to leave the AMNRL to form the new USA Rugby League.[4][5][6] They changed their name to the Pittsburgh Sledgehammers shortly after.[6] In February 2011 it was announced the Sledgehammers would be participating as a "developmental" team in the new league.[7][8]
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pittsburgh, sledgehammers, rugby, league, football, team, based, pittsburgh, area, they, currently, confirmed, affiliated, with, rugby, league, they, play, their, games, founders, field, cheswick, pennsylvania, club, informationfull, namerugby, league, footbal. The Pittsburgh Sledgehammers are a rugby league football team based in the Pittsburgh area They are currently confirmed to be affiliated with the new USA Rugby League They play their games at Founders Field in Cheswick Pennsylvania Pittsburgh SledgehammersClub informationFull namePittsburgh SledgehammersRugby League Football ClubNickname s Sledgehammers HammersColours Black GoldFounded2010 13 years ago 2010 Current detailsGround s Founders FieldCheswick Pennsylvania 2 500 CoachKen DeLuciaCaptainKen DeLuciaCompetitionUSA Rugby League201010thThe club was founded as the Pittsburgh Vipers and joined the American National Rugby League AMNRL as an expansion team for the 2010 season In 2011 they were one of seven teams to depart the AMNRL to form the USA Rugby League adopting their current name shortly thereafter On February 18 2011 it was announced they would serve as a developmental team in the new league In June 2015 it was announced the Sledgehammers would be coming out of hiatus and participate in the USARL in the 2016 season under new management Contents 1 History 2 Logo and colors 3 2018 squad 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe team originally known as the Pittsburgh Vipers was founded in 2010 They joined the American National Rugby League as an expansion team for the 2010 season replacing the Bucks County Sharks who had suspended operations for the year Their first scheduled match was against the Washington D C Slayers but the Slayers were unable to travel to Pittsburgh as scheduled which meant their first game was postponed 1 2 They played their first game in round 2 of the 2010 AMNRL season where they lost 80 4 against the Fairfax Eagles 3 In 2011 the team was one of seven teams to leave the AMNRL to form the new USA Rugby League 4 5 6 They changed their name to the Pittsburgh Sledgehammers shortly after 6 In February 2011 it was announced the Sledgehammers would be participating as a developmental team in the new league 7 8 Logo and colors EditTheir jerseys are black and gold the traditional colors of Pittsburgh sports Black and gold are the colors of the city s flag as well as the Pittsburgh Pirates the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pittsburgh Penguins 2018 squad EditPittsburgh Vipers 2018 AMNRL squad Coaching staffKen DeLucia c Sione Tapu David Banta Steve Sikon Brian Frank Ron Holloway Colin Williams Dan Hudock Mike Wilk Travis Gatewood Brandon Cavalieri Rich Trotter Harry Wright Shawn Gillespie Ben Kowatch Alex Gray Pierre De Oliveiera Tim Bagatti Robert McKinley Daniel Craig Brett Albrecht Steven Karlovec Josh Hall Tom Martinez James Musico Head coach Ken DeLucia Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s gk Goal kicker InjuredUpdated N ASource s Pittsburgh Vipers 2010 teamSee also EditSports in PittsburghReferences Edit AmericanRugbyNews com New AMNRL Season Archived from the original on 2010 06 11 Retrieved 2010 06 06 American Rugby News www americanrugbynews com American Rugby News www americanrugbynews com Mascord Steve January 12 2011 Discord 2011 Edition 2 rleague com Archived from the original on February 22 2011 Retrieved January 14 2011 New Rugby League Competition Announced rugbymag com Rugby Magazine January 12 2011 Archived from the original on January 22 2011 Retrieved January 14 2011 a b Breakaway league launched in the US code13rugbyleague com January 12 2011 Archived from the original on January 16 2011 Retrieved January 14 2011 USARL Constitution Teams Entry Qualifications Announced fightrugby com February 18 2011 Retrieved February 21 2011 Developing Regions usarugbyleague com USA Rugby League 2011 Archived from the original on May 25 2011 Retrieved March 22 2011 External links EditPittsburgh Sledgehammers website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pittsburgh Sledgehammers amp oldid 1139519990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
