Delaware Valley Mantarays

Delaware Valley Mantarays, formerly Media Mantarays
Club information
Full nameDelaware Valley Mantarays
Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Mantarays / Valley / Media Rugby
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Exited2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Former details
Ground(s)
CEOUnited States Merrick Wetzler
CompetitionAmerican National Rugby League
2006AMNRL, 10th

The Delaware Valley Mantarays were a semi-professional rugby league football team based in the Delaware Valley area of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The team played for seven seasons in the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) from 2000–2006. At the conclusion of the 2006 season they merged with another AMNRL team in the Philadelphia area, the Philadelphia Fight.

The team was organized in 2000 and joined the AMNRL the following season. Originally known as the Media Mantarays, they were initially based in the Philadelphia suburb of Media, Pennsylvania. In 2004 they relocated to nearby Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, adopting the name Delaware Valley Mantarays. After the 2006 season the Mantarays and the Philadelphia Fight announced the two clubs would merge in order to build a more competitive team for the future.[1]

  1. ^ "Fight and Mantarays Merge to Form a Formidable Combination in Philadelphia". American National Rugby League News. amnrl.com. March 24, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2011.