2011 Rugby Super League season

The 2011 Rugby Super League season was the sixteenth season of the Rugby Super League, the United States' premier division of rugby union. The regular season commenced March 12, 2011 with the Utah Warriors playing the Denver Barbarians. On April 30, 2011; the regular season ended, followed by the RSL playoffs, for which the top four clubs qualified. San Francisco Golden Gate won the playoffs and were crowned champions. They also had the best regular season and repeated as premiers.

2011 Rugby Super League season
Countries United States
ChampionsSan Francisco
Runners-upOld Puget Sound Beach
Matches played36
← 2010
2012 →

The defending champions were the New York Athletic Club, the defending premiers were the San Francisco Golden Gate.

Participating clubs

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Club Coach Captain Ground Capacity
Boston   Eugene Mountjoy Franklin Park 500
Chicago Griffins Schiller Park 1,000
Chicago Lions   Marty Wiggins Lions Field 3,500
Dallas Harlequins   Michael Engelbrecht Glencoe Park 2,000
Denver Barbarians   Dave Hodges   Kevin Whitcher Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,086
Life LU Sports Complex 10,000
New York Athletic   Mike Tolkin   Alexander Magleby Travers Island 5,000
Old Blue   Gui Cieutat   Justin Ripley Pier 40 1,200
OPSB   Evan Haigh Magnuson Park 3,000
San Francisco   Paul Keeler Rocca Field 4,500
Utah Warriors   Jon Law   Ross Sua Rio Tinto Stadium 20,008

Standings

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Red Conference

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Team Pld W L T PF PA PD BT BL Total
1   San Francisco 6 6 0 0 335 94 241 6 0 30
2   Old Puget Sound Beach 6 4 2 0 195 158 37 3 1 20
3   Utah Warriors 6 3 3 0 199 157 42 4 1 17
4   Barbarians 6 2 4 0 259 196 63 5 1 14
5   Dallas 6 0 6 0 79 460 −381 0 0 0

Blue Conference

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Team Pld W L T PF PA PD BT BL Total
1   Life 6 6 0 0 192 98 94 4 0 28
2   Boston 6 4 2 0 169 147 22 4 0 20
3   New York 6 3 3 0 156 128 28 4 1 17
4   Lions 6 3 3 0 115 147 −32 1 1 14
5   Griffins 6 2 4 0 130 135 −5 2 2 12
6   Old Blue 6 0 6 0 99 206 −107 0 2 2
  • 4 points awarded to the winning team
  • 0 points to the losing team
  • 2 points to each team in the case of a tie
  • 1 bonus Point to a team scoring 4 or more tries
  • 1 bonus Point to a losing team keeping the score within 7 points

References:[1]

Play-offs

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Semifinals Final
      
B1 Life 27
B2 Boston 23
B1 Life 15
R1 San Francisco 20
R1 San Francisco 53
R2 Old Puget Sound Beach 22

References

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  1. ^ "United States - Rugby Super League". Rugby Archive Net. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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