Washington, D.C. Slayers
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Washington D.C. Slayers Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Slayers |
| Colours |
Primary: Red White Secondary: Blue |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Current details | |
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| CEO |
 Martin O'Donoghue |
| Coach |
 Danny Hanson |
| Captain |
Dave Parmiter |
| Competition | USA Rugby League |
| 2011 | 2nd |
Justin Barlogio
The Washington D.C. Slayers are a rugby league football team based in Washington, D.C. They currently play in the USA Rugby League. They play their home games at Duke Ellington Field near Georgetown Hospital.
The Slayers, along with the Connecticut Wildcats, were established in 2003 as expansion teams of the American National Rugby League (AMNRL). They played in the AMNRL for eight seasons, from 2003–2010, making it to the league playoffs six times and advancing to the semi-finals in their inaugural season. In 2011 they became one of seven teams to depart from the AMNRL to form the new USA Rugby League.
The team was founded in 2003 by B.J. Chetham whom sponsored the teams early foundation after learning that Rugby League was being played in Pennsylvania. Going to visit Pennsylvania to watch the New Zealand Kiwis play the US National Team the Tomahawks,B.J. through David Niu, President of the American National Rugby League, helped find keen players to organise a club in Washington D.C. On making contact with Martin O'Donoghue, who had played on the United States National team American National Rugby League, the first club meeting was held with fellow New Zealanders, Americans, Australians,and British players living in the D.C and surrounding areas. Martin was involved in the early development of the The Slayers, along with the Connecticut Wildcats of Norwalk, Connecticut, joined the league as expansion teams for the 2003 season. At this time most players were recruited from rugby union clubs from across the greater Washington area, and many of them were personal friends of O'Donoghue, who served as the team's first coach.
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