New Zealand wins USARL 9s Tournament
The New Zealand Police Rugby League Team defended their USA Rugby League 9's title yesterday by defeating the Philadelphia Fight 22-4 in the Championship match held in Providence Rhode Island .
The NZ police were by far the better team taking out the USARL 2011 Champs “Philadelphia Fight” in the final. Despite a number of scoring opportunities, the Fight were held out by a fitter NZ Fencibles who had no trouble capitalizing on their position with the ball.
While the final proved too much for the Fight, the highlight of the day was a bruising semifinal encounter with new found rivals the Jacksonville Axemen.
Other results include:
Rhode Island Rebellion-18
New Zealand Police-18
Phila Fight-12
Boston 13s-0
Phila Fight-18
Rhode Island Rebellion-12
Boston 13s-10
Jacksonville Axemen-22
Phila Fight-4
Jacksonville Axemen-24
NZ Police-32
Boston 13s-0
Jacksonville Axemen-20
Rhode Island Rebellion-20
Phila Fight-8
NZ Police-20
Rhode Island Rebellion-6
Boston 13s-18
Jacksonville Axemen-18
NZ Police-22
Playoffs-#2 vs. #3
Jacksonville Axemen-6
Phila Fight-12
Playoffs-#4 vs. #5
Rhode Island Rebellion-6
Boston13s-18
Playoffs-3rd place game B
oston 13s-12
Jacksonville Axemen-0
USARL 9’s Championship Match
Phila Fight-4
NZ Police-22