Dogs of War run with the Bulls

The Glen Mills Bulls have welcomed the arrival of three rising stars of the 2003 Champion Canterbury Bulldogs Jersey Flegg Squad. The Bulldogs are the Bulls Australian NRL partner club and the link between the two clubs is an exciting partnership as Rugby League continues to develop in the USA.

All three players; Ben Shaw, Michael Tesoriero, and Chris McGuirk are 18 years old and will be living and working on campus at the Glen Mills Schools. The first match in the Bulls uniform for the Bulldogs trio will be the replay of the 2002 Ferrainola Cup Final against the New York Knights this weekend at Jack Pearson Field at Glen Mills.

The Bulls are currently second in the Lincoln Conference with a record of 3-1 having been soundly beaten by the competition's in form Connecticut Wildcats, and will be looking to strike form as they confront some tough competition in the run to the playoffs. In the coming weeks the Bulls face the Knights twice, the Wildcats at home and perrenial foe, the New Jersey Sharks at Sea Isle in "War at the Shore VI".

With the addition of Ben Shaw who can handle the role of lock or flyhalf, Michael Tesoriero at hooker or halfback, and Chris McGuirk at second row or hooker, the Bulls will now have a number of choices as to rotating key personnel.

The exchange between the Bulldogs Jersey Flegg players and the Glen Mills Bulls is expected to be the first phase in the movement of young players between other clubs in the AMNRL and their partner NRL organizations both this season and in the future.

Bulldogs management see the opportunity for young players in their club being able to travel to America and experience a different culture, and assist in the development of Rugby League as a positive and exciting opportunity for all concerned.

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