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 |
| Champions | San Francisco |
| Runners-up | Old Puget Sound Beach |
| Matches played | 36 |
The defending champions were the New York Athletic Club, the defending premiers were the San Francisco Golden Gate.
Participating clubs
edit| 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
editRed Conference
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "United States - Rugby Super League". Rugby Archive Net. Retrieved 13 September 2024.