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2017 Women's Premier League Rugby season

The 2017 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the ninth season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 2 and involved 10 teams.

2017 Women's Premier League
CountriesUnited States
Number of teams10
ChampionsNew York Rugby Club
Runners-upGlendale Merlins
PromotedChicago North Shore Rugby & Beantown RFC
Relegatedn/a
Matches played50
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Format

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For the first time, the WPL raised its numbers from eight teams to ten teams with Chicago North Shore Rugby and Beantown RFC joining the league. This was also the first year the Glendale Raptors changed their names to the Glendale Merlins due to the Glendale Raptors name being used by the newly formed Major League Rugby team.

The ten teams were divided into two conferences, Red and Blue, comprising five teams. They each played eight conference games, one home and one away, with two bye weeks. The WPL season occurred in the fall, concurrently with the regular women's club season, with the National Championship being held in November 10–12.

For the Finals, teams were seeded based on the results of their conference during the regular season. The top four teams competed for the Cup and the bottom six teams for the Bowl.

Conference standings

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  Advanced to the Cup Semi-finals
  Advanced to the Bowl Semi-finals

Blue Conference

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Pos. Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 Glendale Merlins 8 7 1 0 197 133 64 35
2 San Diego Surfers 8 5 0 3 201 139 62 24
3 Berkeley All Blues 8 4 0 4 233 178 55 22
4 Oregon Sports Union 8 2 0 6 162 259 −97 13
5 Chicago North Shore Rugby 8 1 1 6 99 183 −84 10

Red Conference

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Pos. Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 New York Rugby Club 8 8 0 0 339 105 234 39
2 Beantown RFC 8 6 0 2 186 156 30 28
3 Twin Cities Amazons 8 4 0 4 226 182 44 21
4 Atlanta Harlequins 8 2 0 6 117 174 −57 12
5 DC Furies 8 0 0 8 58 309 −251 0

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Matches

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Week 1

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2 September 2017
Beantown RFC39–22Atlanta Harlequins
2 September 2017
Berkeley All Blues26–27Glendale Merlins
3 September 2017
Twin Cities Amazons48–19DC Furies

Week 2

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9 September 2017
Berkeley All Blues32–10Oregon Sports Union
9 September 2017
Glendale Merlins20–6Chicago North Shore Rugby
10 September 2017
Twin Cities Amazons26–12Atlanta Harlequins
10 September 2017
Beantown RFC19–43New York Rugby Club

Week 3

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16 September 2017
DC Furies5–17Beantown RFC
16 September 2017
San Diego Surfers15–21Glendale Merlins
16 September 2017
Oregon Sports Union24–17Chicago North Shore Rugby
16 September 2017
Atlanta Harlequins0–21New York Rugby Club

Week 4

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23 September 2017
San Diego Surfers42–27Oregon Sports Union
24 September 2017
Chicago North Shore Rugby29–17Berkeley All Blues
24 September 2017
Atlanta Harlequins35–7DC Furies
24 September 2017
Twin Cities Amazons41–53New York Rugby Club

Week 5

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30 September 2017
Berkeley All Blues34–15San Diego Surfers
30 September 2017
Glendale Merlins32–17Oregon Sports Union
1 October 2017
New York Rugby Club68–0DC Furies
1 October 2017
Beantown RFC27–17Twin Cities Amazons

Week 6

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7 October 2017
Chicago North Shore Rugby0–35San Diego Surfers
7 October 2017
Glendale Merlins29–14Berkeley All Blues
8 October 2017
Atlanta Harlequins8–15Beantown RFC
8 October 2017
DC Furies7–36Twin Cities Amazons
8 October 2017
Chicago North Shore Rugby8–12San Diego Surfers

Week 7

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14 October 2017
Chicago North Shore Rugby10–10Glendale Merlins
15 October 2017
Atlanta Harlequins3–25Twin Cities Amazons
15 October 2017
Beantown RFC8–38New York Rugby Club
15 October 2017
Oregon Sports Union28–52Berkeley All Blues

Week 8

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21 October 2017
Chicago North Shore Rugby14–17Oregon Sports Union
21 October 2017
Glendale Merlins27–18San Diego Surfers
22 October 2017
Beantown RFC32–5DC Furies
22 October 2017
New York Rugby Club36–12Atlanta Harlequins

Week 9

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28 October 2017
Berkeley All Blues48–15Chicago North Shore Rugby
28 October 2017
Oregon Sports Union12–39San Diego Surfers
29 October 2017
Twin Cities Amazons18–29Beantown RFC
29 October 2017
DC Furies10–48New York Rugby Club

Week 10

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4 November 2017
San Diego Surfers25–10Berkeley All Blues
4 November 2017
Oregon Sports Union27–31Glendale Merlins
5 November 2017
DC Furies5–25Atlanta Harlequins
5 November 2017
New York Rugby Club32–15Twin Cities Amazons

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Playoffs

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Bowl Semi-finals

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10 November 2017
Oregon Sports Union56–7DC Furies
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10 November 2017
Atlanta Harlequins5–24Chicago North Shore Rugby
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10 November 2017
Berkeley All Blues41–29Twin Cities Amazons
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Cup Semi-finals

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10 November 2017
Glendale Merlins32–0Beantown RFC
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10 November 2017
New York Rugby Club38–32San Diego Surfers
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Bowl Finals

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9th place Final

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12 November 2017
DC Furies10–34Atlanta Harlequins

7th place Final

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12 November 2017
Twin Cities Amazons34–17Chicago North Shore Rugby

5th place Finals

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12 November 2017
Berkeley All Blues37–10Oregon Sports Union

Cup Finals

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3rd place Final

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12 November 2017
San Diego Surfers47–14Beantown RFC

Grand Final

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Main article: 2017 Women's Premier League Rugby Final
12 November 2017
Glendale Merlins26–27New York Rugby Club

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References

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  1. ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  3. ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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