Semi-Finals - Cats go Wild on New York
The Connecticut Wildcats took one giant step closer to a story book season Saturday, as they defeated last year’s Champions, the New York Knights 58-26, in an incredibly physical and bruising Rugby League match-up in Norwalk, Connecticut.

The Cats advanced to the AMNRL Championship versus the Glen Mills Bulls and are seeking to be crowned both the regular season and Playoff Champions, in this, their first year as a club.

The Knights came out of the gates like gangbusters, and it was evident that they had set their sights on defending their well-earned title of reigning AMNRL Champions. The tempo was fast and furious as both teams attempted to establish physical dominance, and the dust-ups were too many to be counted.

Both teams touched down three times in the first half, but the perfect foot of the Knights Yasukasu Seto, to the tune of 3 conversions and one penalty goal, gave the Knights a four point halftime lead. Scoring for the Knights were Rocco "Triple-H" Forgione , Craig Wells and Ma’, the Kiwi man-model.

For the Cats were Dave Grey, "Texas" John Sturman and Danny Bull. Knights 20 – Cats 16.
The second half saw both sides equally as angry, but it was the Cats’ composure and grace under the pressure that opened things up. In the end, the Cats outscored the Knights 42-6 over the last 40 minutes and the final was 58-26; Cats. Danny Bull touched down four times for the Cats and was also joined by "Sir" Lawrence Raleigh, Mike Mulvihill, Ben Kelly, and Greg Stelluti. Mulvihill was nearly perfect on the day kicking, slotting 9 from ten conversions.

Rumor has it that "The Mole" has been approached by several marketing companies to develop his own line of kicking tees; given the 91% kicking accuracy he has sustained throughout the 2003 AMNRL season.

The Cats will be traveling Friday afternoon to Philadelphia to prepare for the Championship at Glen Mills this Saturday 6pm.

Final Score: Connecticut Wildcats 58 defeated New York Knights 32
Wildcats Scorers: Craig Wells; Rocco Forgione; Ma’; Seto; Etu.
Wildcats Conversions: Seto (5/5)
Penalty Goals: Seto (1/1)
Knights Scorers: Danny Bull (4); Mike Mulvihill; Greg Stelluti; Lawrence Raleigh; Ben Kelly; Dave Grey; John Sturman
Knights Conversions: Mulvhill (9/10)

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