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| Full name | Rhode Island Rebellion Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Rebellion |
| Founded | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) |
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| CEO | Lawrence Almagno |
| Competition | USA Rugby League |
TheRhode Island Rebellion were anAmericansemi-professionalrugby league football team based inProvidence, Rhode Island. The Rebellion compete in theUSA Rugby League (USARL), which they joined as a charter franchise in the2011 season.
The club was established in 2011 by Lawrence Almagno, Alex DeCiccio, and Anthony Nardolillo, as a charter member of theUSA Rugby League.[1][2][3] Together withOneida FC and theNew Jersey Turnpike Titans, they were one of three new teams to join the USARL, which was formed by clubs that had broken with the establishedAmerican National Rugby League (AMNRL). The USARL had originally intended to establish a team inNew York City, sponsored by Kodiak Capital Group, and named Kodiak Rugby.[4][5] Almagno, a Kodiak employee, was one of the planners charged with setting up the team, but the group was unable to find a suitable venue in New York. Thereafter Almagano just having moved back to Rhode Island contacted DeCiccio in order to determine if Rhode Island had a large enough player pool to form a new team. After the first team meeting, Nardolillio joined Almagno and DeCiccio to assist in the task of bringing the team toProvidence, Rhode Island.[1][6][7] The move gave the USARL four teams inNew England.[6]
Almagno, who had experience playing bothrugby league andrugby union, got together with former teammates DeCiccio and Nardolillo to recruit players. After initial difficulty finding players, they were able to recruit a full roster in time for the inaugural2011 USARL season. They achieved their first win of the season in game four against the New Jersey Turnpike Titans.[1] During their inaugural season the Rebellion attracted around 300 fans a game and was able to cover its expenses.[4]
In 2014, with the growth of the USARL, the club was moved into the North East Division.[8][9]
The club run the American Youth Rugby League Association’s Providence High School Rugby League Competition in Rhode Island that involves 1,000 middle school students.[10]
Alongside theBoston 13s, a four team U23 competition is also run in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island regions.[11]
In 2015Shain Singleton represented theUnited States national rugby league teamUSA Hawks in a match againstCanada rugby league during game 2 of theColonial Cup where 2 tries were scored directly off of his attacking kicks. In 2015Jonathan St. John represented theUnited States Pioneers in a match against theLeeds Rhinos.[12]
| Competition | Games Played | Games Won | Games Drawn | Games Lost | Ladder Position | C | R | F | P | L | Division | Notes |
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| 2011 USARL season | 8 (0) | 3 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 5/8 | N/A | club foundation season | |||||
| 2012 USARL season | 8 (0) | 4 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 5/8 | |||||||
| 2013 USARL season | 8 (0) | 5 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 3/8 | |||||||
| 2014 USARL season | 8 (1) | 4 | 2 | 3 (1) | 1/3 | X | X | North East | ||||
| 2015 USARL season | 10 (2) | 6 (1) | 0 | 4 (1) | 2/5 | X | ||||||
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