2016 USARL season

The 2016 USA Rugby League season was the sixth season of the USA Rugby League National Premiership competition, and its second as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Fourteen teams competed for the National Championship. The season began on Saturday, June 4, and concluded with the Championship Final on Saturday, August 27, in Boston. The Philadelphia Fight won their fourth USARL Championship, defeating the Jacksonville Axemen 42-20.

2016 USARL Season
LeagueUSA Rugby League
Duration8 rounds (followed by 4 rounds of playoffs)
Teams14
2016 season
ChampionsPhiladelphia Fight

Teams

The Connecticut Wildcats folded after the 2015 season, and were replaced by the White Plains Wombats

North Conference
Northeast Division
Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation Joined
 Boston Thirteens Boston  Massachusetts Nickerson Field 2009 2011
 Brooklyn Kings Brooklyn  New York Midwood Athletic Complex 2014 2014
 New York Knights New York City  New York The Castle Pier 40 2001 2015
 Rhode Island Rebellion Providence  Rhode Island Classical High School 2011 2011
White Plains Wombats White Plains  New York SUNY Purchase College 2016 2016
Mid-Atlantic Division
Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation Joined
 Bucks County Sharks Levittown  Pennsylvania Falls Township Community Park 1998 2015
 D.C. Slayers Washington  Washington Duke Ellington Field 2003 2011
 Delaware Black Foxes Wilmington  Delaware Eden Park Stadium 2015 2015
 Northern Virginia Eagles Manassas  Virginia Grizzly Sports Complex 2007 2014
 Philadelphia Fight Conshohocken  Pennsylvania A. A. Garthwaite Stadium 1998 2011
South Conference
Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation Joined
 Atlanta Rhinos Atlanta  Georgia Atlanta Silverbacks Park 2014 2014
 Central Florida Warriors DeLand  Florida Spec Martin Stadium 2014 2014
 Jacksonville Axemen Jacksonville  Florida Hodges Stadium 2006 2011
 Tampa Mayhem Tampa Bay  Florida Larry Sanders Field 2014 2014

Regular season

Teams in the South Conference played 6 games on a double round-robin schedule. Teams in the North Conference played 8 games, primarily within their own division. A win was worth 2 points, a draw worth 1 point, and a loss worth 0 points. There were no bonus points for number of tries or close losses.[1]

Legend
Qualified to Playoffs Round 2
Qualified to Playoffs Round 1

Final regular-season standings.

Week 1
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue
Bucks County Sharks 6-66 White Plains Wombats 4 Jun 2016, 1:00PM Falls Township Park
D.C. Slayers 0-72 Philadelphia Fight 4 Jun 2016, 2:00PM Duke Ellington Field
Northern Virginia Eagles 34-22 Delaware Black Foxes 4 Jun 2016, 4:00PM Grizzly Sports Complex
Central Florida Warriors 28-28 Atlanta Rhinos 4 Jun 2016, 6:00PM Spec Mart Stadium
Boston Thirteens 58-20 Rhode Island Rebellion 4 Jun 2016, 7:00PM Nickerson Field
Brooklyn Kings 24-26 New York Knights 5 Jun 2016, 6:00PM Bushwick Inlet Park

Week 2
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue
Bucks County Sharks 6-96 Delaware Black Foxes 11 Jun 2016, 1:00PM Falls Township Park
D.C. Slayers 12-34 Brooklyn Kings 11 Jun 2016, 3:30PM Duke Ellington Field
Northern Virginia Eagles 42-24 Boston Thirteens 11 Jun 2016, 4:00PM Grizzly Sports Complex
Philadelphia Fight 60-6 White Plains Wombats 11 Jun 2016, 5:00PM A.A. Garthwaite Stadium
Rhode Island Rebellion 10-46 New York Knights 11 Jun 2016, 5:00PM Brown University
Atlanta Rhinos 22-32 Jacksonville Axemen 11 Jun 2016, 5:00PM Silverback Stadium
Tampa Mayhem 24-16 Central Florida Warriors 11 Jun 2016, 5:00PM Tampa Catholic High School

Week 3
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue
White Plains Wombats 90-20 D.C. Slayers 18 Jun 2016, 1:00PM SUNY Purchase College
Rhode Island Rebellion 32-0 Bucks County Sharks 18 Jun 2016, 5:00PM Brown University
Jacksonville Axemen 32-0 Tampa Mayhem 18 Jun 2016, 5:00PM Hodges Stadium
New York Knights 42-6 Boston Thirteens 18 Jun 2016, 6:00PM Randalls Island
Delaware Black Foxes 18-68 Philadelphia Fight 18 Jun 2016, 8:00PM Nickerson Field
Brooklyn Kings 48-20 Northern Virginia Eagles 19 Jun 2016, 6:00PM Bushwick Inlet Park

Week 4
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue
Bucks County Sharks 48-52 D.C. Slayers 25 Jun 2016, 1:00PM Falls Township Park
Philadelphia Fight 68-0 Northern Virginia Eagles 25 Jun 2016, 5:00PM A.A. Garthwaite Stadium
Atlanta Rhinos 30-58 Tampa Mayhem 25 Jun 2016, 5:00PM Silverback Stadium
Central Florida Warriors 12-32 Jacksonville Axemen 25 Jun 2016, 6:00PM Spec Mart Stadium
New York Knights 82-24 Delaware Black Foxes 25 Jun 2016, 6:00PM Pier 40
Boston Thirteens 32-6 White Plains Wombats 25 Jun 2016, 7:00PM Nickerson Field
Brooklyn Kings 38-28 Rhode Island Rebellion 26 Jun 2016, 6:00PM Bushwick Inlet Park

Week 5
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue
White Plains Wombats 40-28 Rhode Island Rebellion 9 Jul 2016, 12:00PM SUNY Purchase College
Northern Virginia Eagles 74-18 D.C. Slayers 9 Jul 2016, 12:00PM Grizzly Sports Complex
Philadelphia Fight 30-22 New York Knights 9 Jul 2016, 5:00PM A.A. Garthwaite Stadium
Jacksonville Axemen 48-6 Atlanta Rhinos 9 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Hodges Stadium
Central Florida Warriors 24-58 Tampa Mayhem 9 Jul 2016, 6:00PM Spec Mart Stadium
Delaware Black Foxes 64-6 Bucks County Sharks 9 Jul 2016, 8:00PM Eden Park Stadium
Brooklyn Kings 18-50 Boston Thirteens 10 Jul 2016, 6:00PM Bushwick Inlet Park

Week 6
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue
New York Knights 52-16 Rhode Island Rebellion 16 Jul 2016
Bucks County Sharks 0-70 Northern Virginia Eagles 16 Jul 2016, 1:00PM Falls Township Park
D.C. Slayers 24-70 Delaware Black Foxes 16 Jul 2016, 2:00PM Duke Ellington Field
White Plains Wombats 50-46 Brooklyn Kings 16 Jul 2016, 3:30PM SUNY Purchase College
Tampa Mayhem 6-19 Jacksonville Axemen 16 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Tampa Catholic High School
Atlanta Rhinos 44-22 Central Florida Warriors 16 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Silverback Stadium
Boston Thirteens 16-22 Philadelphia Fight 16 Jul 2016, 7:00PM Nickerson Field

Week 7
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue
Boston Thirteens 32-0 D.C. Slayers 23 Jul 2016 Nickerson Field
Delaware Black Foxes 50-30 Northern Virginia Eagles 23 Jul 2016, 11:00AM Eden Park Stadium
White Plains Wombats 12-62 New York Knights 23 Jul 2016, 12:00PM SUNY Purchase College
Philadelphia Fight 48-0 Bucks County Sharks 23 Jul 2016, 5:00PM A.A. Garthwaite Stadium
Rhode Island Rebellion 56-62 Brooklyn Kings 23 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Brown University

Week 8
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue
New York Knights 22-20 Brooklyn Kings 30 Jul 2016
D.C. Slayers 30-20 Bucks County Sharks 30 Jul 2016, 2:00PM Duke Ellington Field
Northern Virginia Eagles 10-16 Philadelphia Fight 30 Jul 2016, 4:00PM Grizzly Sports Complex
Tampa Mayhem 34-40 Atlanta Rhinos 30 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Tampa Catholic High School
Jacksonville Axemen 48-12 Central Florida Warriors 30 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Hodges Stadium
Rhode Island Rebellion 0-106 Boston Thirteens 30 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Brown University
Delaware Black Foxes 46-16 White Plains Wombats 30 Jul 2016, 8:00PM Eden Park Stadium

Playoffs

In the South Conference, the teams with the best and worst records, and the second- and third-best records, played each other in the South Conference Semi-Finals. The winners met in the South Conference Final. In the North Conference, the teams with the second-and third-best records in each division played each other in the North Conference Division Semi-Finals. The winners played the teams with the best records in their respective divisions in the North Conference Divisional Finals. The Winners of the Divisional Finals played in the North Conference Final. The winners of the Conference Finals met in the Championship Final.

Round 1
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
North Conference Divisional Semi-Finals
Boston Thirteens 64 - 40 Brooklyn Kings August 6
Delaware Black Foxes 24-22 Northern Virginia Eagles August 6
South Conference Semi-Finals
Jacksonville Axemen 38-14 Central Florida Warriors August 6
Tampa Mayhem 26-16 Atlanta Rhinos August 6

Round 2
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
North Conference Divisional Finals
New York Knights 12-19 Boston Thirteens August 13
Philadelphia Fight 76-6 Delaware Black Foxes August 13

Conference Finals
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
North Championship[2]
Boston Thirteens 24 - 33 Philadelphia Fight August 20
South Championship
Jacksonville Axemen 38-28 Atlanta Rhinos August 13

Championship Final
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
National Championship
Philadelphia Fight 42 - 20 Jacksonville Axemen August 27 Nickerson Field

All-Star Game

After the conclusion of the 2016 season, the USARL held the first annual All-Star Game, with two teams made up of the best players from each conference.[3]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
All-Star Game
South 38-32 North October 22 Tampa Catholic High School

References
  1. "USARL | USA Rugby League | American Rugby League « Schedule". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  2. "Philly Fight win the North Conference by... - USA Rugby League". Facebook. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  3. "USA Rugby League | American Rugby League « Uncategorized « South defeats North 38-32 in USARL All-Star Game". USARL. 2016-10-24. Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
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