The Cleveland Rugby League are an American
amateur
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rugby league football club based in
Cleveland, Ohio
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. They are a founding member of the new
North American Rugby League that will begin in 2022.
History
The Cleveland Rugby League team were first established in 2018 by
Toronto Wolfpack trialist,
Monte Gaddis. Initially they planned to start the
Midwest Rugby League Conference where they would play a
rugby league 9s game against the
Chicago Stockyarders.
Cleveland's first match was against
USA Rugby League club, the
Northern Virginia Eagles.
On 31 March 2021 it was announced a new professional
North American Rugby League competition with 14 teams taking part, including Cleveland Rugby League.
On 19 April 2021 it was announced that experienced Australian coach
Glenn Morrison
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had been appointed as Director of Rugby;
Morrison has previously been head coach at
Dewsbury Rams
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, in the
RFL Championship
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and the
Jamaican national team.
Players
Current squad
2021 NARL season
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squad;
*Cory Graham
*Dayne Karlovec
*Brent Coles
*Zack Forro
*Ve'shaun Glover
*Daejon Street
*Monte Gaddis
*Jonathan Torres
*Lee Cundiff
*Jalen Peeples
*Devin Karlovec
*Justin Rutledge
References
External links
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American rugby league teams
Rugby clubs established in 2018
2018 establishments in Ohio
Sports teams in Cleveland
USA Rugby League teams
Proposed sports teams