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Knights Blank Raiders 70-0
July 11, 2008


Several Knights legends returned to the pitch to host the Raiders in a 70-0 shutout.

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Knights suffer second loss to Wildcats 30-46
June 28, 2008


Despite scoring 4 tries in the second half, the New York Knights were unable to catch up to the sizable first half lead that they gave up to the Connecticut Wildcats in a 30-46 loss on Saturday.

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Knights show heart in first loss
June 20, 2008


The New York Knights dropped their first loss of the season to the New Haven 38-4. The wide score margin did not represent the close competition of the match as the Knights were only down 6-4 at the break.

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Knights Survive "The Great Flood" defeating the Axemen 44-32
June 14, 2008


With the famed Knight's home ground "The Castle" almost underwater due to severe thunderstorms that pelted the New York City region, the Knights were able to hold on to their undefeated season with a 44-32 victory over the visiting Jacksonville Axemen!

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Knight Shutout Raiders in Season Opener
June 7, 2008


The New York Knights traveled up to Newburgh, New York to face the Northern Raiders in their AMNRL season opener. Facing a much improved Raiders side, the Knights prevailed 48-0 under sweltering heat and less than ideal field conditions. After a slow start, the Knights game plan slowly took shape as the Knights shook off early season errors. As the New Yorkers settled in, the match quickly became one sided.

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Knights gearing up for a great 2008 season!
March 6, 2008


With the 2007 rugby league season having come and gone, the boys in blue are looking ahead to this Summer's competition!

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Knights hold on in a Nail-Biter 22 to 22 against Warriors!
August 3, 2007


The New York Knights assured themselves a first round home game in the playoffs after a 22 to 22 tie this past Friday night at the Castle! While it will not go down in the record books as one of the Knights best performances, the game put the Knights in 4th place in the league table, just ahead of the Warriors. This means that the two will face off again next Friday night at the Castle in the 1st round of the single elimination play-offs.

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Knights best Jacksonville 24-26
July 28, 2007


It was a 4am start for the 6am flight to Jacksonville via Atlanta. Boys all arrived safe and sound at the airport which was a little surprising given the hour. We arrived at the hotel in Jacksonville in time for a quick team meeting, a bite of lunch and a well earned nap before heading to the University of North Florida for the big game.

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Bulls Edge out Knights in a Thriller 54-44
July 20, 2007


The Aston Bulls defeated the New York Knights 54 - 44 before a huge crowd at The Castle. The game was a see-saw match, with both teams holding the lead. Eventually it was the Bulls who were able to pull away and hold on for victory.

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Knights Narrowly Defeat Slayers 36-34 in a War at the Shore Thriller
July 14, 2007 Sea Isle, NJ


The New York Knights traveled to the 10th Annual War at the Shore feeling confident that they would have an easy go against the DC Slayers. Why not, they had beaten them every time the faced them before, why should this game be any different right? As soon as the Slayers took the field, the Knights could sense that something was different; and after the opening kick off they knew it was!

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Knights Dust Raiders in Upstate Barnstormer
June 30, 2007


The New York Knights Rugby League Football Club throttled The Northern Raiders this past Saturday 38 - 4 in a scene that was reminiscent of a World War I battle. The Raider's pitch, located right next to Wallkill airport, had both planes landing and taking off as the two clubs duked it out. This combined with a turf that was mostly made up of a coarse hay like grass and a series of hills and gullies that mimicked trenches, made for an injurious and, at times, comical game.

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Knights lose to Wildcats in a Thriller 38-30
June 23, 2007


Update: Photos added to galleries page

The Connecticut Wildcats have once again retained the Deserter Cup by downing the New York Knights 38 - 30 at The Castle in New York City this past weekend. The Wildcats survived a late rally by the Knights to clinch victory and retain bragging rights in one of the AMNRL's more intense rivalries.

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Knights win big against Fight 62-30
June 16, 2007


The New York Knights recorded their second victory of the season in a tough battle against the courageous Philadelphia Fight. The Fight lived up to their name and fought till the very end even though they had limited replacement options that day.

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Knights fall Short against Warriors 32-22
June 9, 2007


Update: Photos added to galleries page

The New York Knights suffered their first loss of the season this weekend to the New Haven Warriors. Despite several great individual defensive and offensive plays, the Knights were not able to convert in clutch situations.

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Knights Cruise to Victory against Raiders 56-4
June 2, 2007


The New York Knights opened their 2007 season with a big win against the New Paltz Raiders this past weekend at the Castle in New York! With the exception of a brief defensive lapse in the second half which allowed the Raiders their only score, the Knights dominated the game both offensively and defensively.

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Knights Send 6 Players to Tomahawks Elite Player Camp
May 18, 2007


On May 19th and 20th as part of the USA Tomahawks Elite Player Camp, six New York Knights will assemble in Philadelphia to take part in a physical and skills assessment in preparation for the final stages of the Rugby League World Cup Qualification

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Knights appoint Jeremy Kosbob as new Player Development Officer
May 8, 2007


Yesterday New York Knights CEO Robert Balachandran announced that Jeremy Kosbob had been selected to serve as the Knights' Player Development Officer.

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Practice Starts for Knights 2007 Season
April 23, 2007


Pre-Season practice has begun at the Knights outdoor training facility at Pier 40 "The Castle". The Knights look to better their third place finish in last year's competition with the addition of some key players.

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Knights Name Guillaume "Gill" Cieutat as New Head Coach
April 16, 2007


Former French Student National Team player Guillaume "Gill" Cieutat has been named as the Head Coach of the New York Knights for the 2007 Season!

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Knights Welcome Carney and "Reg Reagan" to the Big Apple!
March 17, 2007


The New York Knights were recently treated to a visit from two former Newcastle Knights stars, former winger Brian Carney and former 5/8 and media personality "Reg Regan" Matt Johns.

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New York Beat Warriors Again!
August 4, 2006


In a highly physical and bruising playoff game at The Castle the New York Knights downed the New Haven Warroirs 28-24.

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Knights Suffer First Loss Of The Season
July 22, 2006


The New York Knights went down to Connecticut 32 - 20 at the Castle, recording the first loss of the season.

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Gutsy Knights beat Warriors 25-12
July 15, 2006


In a real war down at The Castle on Saturday night the New York Knights showed their true character and class with a hard fought 25-15 win over the New Haven Warriors.

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Knights Fight Back to Tie Wildcats 28-28
June 17, 2006


After a Herculean second half effort, the New York Knights almost pulled off the biggest come from behind victory in the history of the AMNRL by scoring an amazing 4 trys in the second half to tie the Connecticut Wildcats at their home pitch in Conne

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Knights win their first game of the season
May 28, 2006


The New York Knights opened their year with a convincing win over their conference rivals, the Northern Raiders yesterday in Wallkill New York.

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Matt Astill shares his thoughts on the upcoming 2006 Season...
April 5, 2006


To all players, former players, supporters and friends.

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Yankey Doodle Joey Shows New Yorkers The Ropes
January 29, 2003


Australian captian Andrew Johns donned the stars and stripes yesterday when members of the New York Knights joined their Novacastrian counterparts at traning.

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First-Year knights win comp
September 4, 2002


New Yorkers everywhere are desperately trying to book their next flight to Australia on the now defunct airline after the city's hometown league team, the New York Knights, won the American National Rugby League premiership in their debut season.

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Knight after Knight
July 17, 2002


The biggest rumour of the 2002 league season has finally been confirmed...

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American Bewdy
June 19, 2002


A motley crew of Aussies and other assorted ex-pats are carving out a niche for rugby leauge in the

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