The 2019 USA Rugby League season is the 22nd season overall of semi-professional rugby league competition in the United States and the 8th season under the governance of the USARL.

2019 USARL Season
LeagueUSA Rugby League
DurationMay 25 - August 24
Teams11
2019 season
ChampionsBrooklyn Kings
2021 →

Teams

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North Conference
Colors Club Founded City (MSA) State Stadium Titles
(Last)
Boston Thirteens 2009 Boston   Massachusetts Eastern Boston Stadium 1 (2015)
Brooklyn Kings 2014 Brooklyn   New York Randalls Island Field 10 0 (N/A)
Delaware Black Foxes 2015 Wilmington   Delaware Eden Park Stadium 0 (N/A)
Northern Virginia Eagles 2007 Nokesville   Virginia Grizzly Sports Complex 0 (N/A)
Philadelphia Fight 1998 Conshohocken (Philadelphia)   Pennsylvania Garthwaite Stadium 4 (2016)
White Plains Wombats 2016 White Plains   New York Blind Brook Elementary School 0 (N/A)
South Conference
Colors Club Founded City (MSA) State Stadium Titles
(Last)
Atlanta Rhinos 2014 Atlanta   Georgia Atlanta Silverbacks Park 1 (2017)
Jacksonville Axemen 2006 Jacksonville   Florida UNF Rugby Field 2 (2018)
Lakeland Renegades 2019 Lakeland   Florida All Saints Academy 0 (N/A)
Southwest Florida Copperheads 2018 Buckingham (Fort Myers)   Florida Lehigh Senior High School 0 (N/A)
Tampa Mayhem 2014 Tampa Bay   Florida Tampa Catholic High School 0 (N/A)
Locations of teams for the 2019 USARL Season
           North Conference   South Conference

2019 Season Ladder

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North Conference
# Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
1 Brooklyn Kings 8 8 0 0 422 112 310 16
2 Boston 13s 8 6 2 0 292 200 92 12
3 Delaware Black Foxes 8 4 4 0 286 314 -28 8
4 Northern Virginia Eagles 8 3 5 0 218 304 -96 6
5 White Plains Wombats 8 2 6 0 226 342 -106 4
6 Philadelphia Fight 8 1 7 0 172 354 -182 0*
South Conference
# Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
1 Jacksonville Axemen 7 7 0 0 400 58 342 14
2 Tampa Mayhem 7 3 4 0 234 200 34 6
3 Atlanta Rhinos 7 2 5 0 132 286 -154 2***
4 Lakeland Renegades 7 1 6 0 82 332 -250 2
5 Southwest Florida Copperheads 6 4 2 0 148 120 28 0**
  • * Philadelphia Fight two competition point deduction for forfeit to Northern Virginia Eagles in week 8
  • ** Southwest Florida Copperheads two competition point deduction for playing unregistered players in week 1 and week 5, and forfeit to Axemen in week 6 (-6 total)
  • *** Atlanta Rhinos two competition point deduction for forfeit to Southwest Florida Copperheads in week 8.
  • Week 3 match between Atlanta Rhinos and Southwest Florida Copperheads in Atlanta cancelled due to weather
  • Week 7 match between Lakeland Renegades and Jacksonville Axemen in Lakeland Renegades cancelled due to weather
  • Week 8 match between Tampa Mayhem and Southwest Florida Copperheads in Tampa cancelled due to weather

Results

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Round 1

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Lakeland Florida Renegades 16-30 Tampa Mayhem 25 May 2019, TBD All Saints' Academy
Southwest Florida Copperheads 14-42* Jacksonville Axemen 25 May 2019, TBD Dr. James A. Adams Memorial Stadium
Source:[1]
  • Southwest Florida Copperheads fielded unregistered players and have lost two competition points.

Round 2

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Philadelphia Fight 38-34 Northern Virginia Eagles 1 June 2019, 17:00 A. A. Garthwaite Stadium
White Plains Wombats 34-44 Delaware Black Foxes 1 June 2019, TBD White Plains High School Football
Lakeland Florida Renegades 22-18 Atlanta Rhinos 1 June 2019, TBD All Saints' Academy
Tampa Mayhem 12-52 Jacksonville Axemen 1 June 2019, 17:00 Tampa Catholic High School
Brooklyn Kings 36-12 Boston 13s 2 June 2019, TBD Bushwick Inlet Park
Source:[2]

Round 3

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Northern Virginia Eagles 12-62 Brooklyn Kings 8 June 2019, TBD Grizzly Sports Complex
Jacksonville Axemen 106-4 Lakeland Renegades 8 June 2019, 17:00 UNF Rugby Field
Boston 13s 50-30 White Plains Wombats 8 June 2019, 19:00 Saunders Stadium
Atlanta Rhinos NR* Southwest Florida Copperheads 8 June 2019, 17:00 Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Delaware Black Foxes 38-34 Philadelphia Fight 8 June 2019, 18:00 Eden Park Stadium
Source:[2]
  • *Game was abandoned due to bad weather. No word yet if the game will be replayed at a later date.

Round 4

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Boston 13s 34-18 Delaware Black Foxes 15 June 2019, 17:00 Saunders Stadium
White Plains Wombats 32-36 Northern Virginia Eagles 15 June 2019, TBD White Plains High School Football
Atlanta Rhinos 0-70 Jacksonville Axemen 15 June 2019, 17:00 Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Southwest Florida Copperheads 32-24 Tampa Mayhem 15 June 2019, 17:00 Dr. James A. Adams Memorial Stadium
Brooklyn Kings 84-12 Philadelphia Fight 16 June 2019, TBD Bushwick Inlet Park
Source:[2]

Round 5

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Delaware Black Foxes 36-44 Brooklyn Kings 22 June 2019, TBD Eden Park Stadium
Philadelphia Fight 28-38 White Plains Wombats 22 June 2019, 17:00 A. A. Garthwaite Stadium
Atlanta Rhinos 64-28 Tampa Mayhem 22 June 2019, 17:30 Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Lakeland Renegades 12-30* Southwest Florida Copperheads 22 June 2019, 18:00 All Saints' Academy
Northern Virginia Eagles 28-52 Boston 13s 22 June 2019, TBD Grizzly Sports Complex
Source:[2]
  • Southwest Florida Copperheads fielded unregistered players and have lost two competition points.

Round 6

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Northern Virginia Eagles 52-44 Delaware Black Foxes 29 June 2019, TBD Grizzly Sports Complex
Brooklyn Kings 52-12 White Plains Wombats 29 June 2019, TBD Bushwick Inlet Park
Atlanta Rhinos 40-12 Lakeland Renegades 29 June 2019, TBD Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Jacksonville Axemen 30-0* Southwest Florida Copperheads 29 June 2019, 16:00 UNF Rugby Field
Boston 13s 42-6 Philadelphia Fight 29 June 2019, TBD Saunders Stadium
Source:[2]
  • *Southwest Florida Copperheads could not travel due to bad weather in Florida and have therefore forfeited the game. The rules are if a team forfeits a game, they lose 30-0. They also lost two competition points.

Round 7

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Lakeland Renegades NR* Jacksonville Axemen 6 July 2019, TBD All Saints' Academy
Tampa Mayhem 56-0 Atlanta Rhinos 6 July 2019, TBD Tampa Catholic High School
Source:[2]
  • *Game cancelled due to bad weather. No word yet if the game will be rescheduled.

Round 8

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Northern Virginia Eagles 30-0* Philadelphia Fight 13 July 2019, TBD Grizzly Sports Complex
Tampa Mayhem 66-4 Lakeland Renegades 13 July 2019, TBD Tampa Catholic High School
Delaware Black Foxes 16-52 White Plain Wombats 13 July 2019, TBD Eden Park Stadium
Southwest Florida Copperheads 30-0* Atlanta Rhinos 13 July 2019, TBD Dr. James A. Adams Memorial Stadium
Boston 13s 18-38 Brooklyn Kings 13 July 2019, 17:00 Charlestown High School
Source:[2]
  • *Atlanta Rhinos forfeited the game. The rules state that if a team forfeits a game, they lose 30-0. They also lost 2 competition points.
  • *Philadelphia Fight forfeited the game against Northern Virginia Eagles and lost two competition points

Round 9

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Philadelphia Fight 38-44 Delaware Black Foxes 20 July 2019, TBD A. A. Garthwaite Stadium
Tampa Mayhem NR* Southwest Florida Copperheads 20 July 2019, TBD Tampa Catholic High School
White Plains Wombats 28-40 Boston 13s 20 July 2019, TBD White Plains High School Football
Jacksonville Axemen 68-10 Atlanta Rhinos 20 Jule 2019, TBD UNF Rugby Field
Brooklyn Kings 30-0 Northern Virginia Eagles 20 July 2019, TBD Bushwick Inlet Park
Source:[2]
  • *Tampa Mayhem and Southwest Florida Copperheads game cancelled due to bad weather

Round 10

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Philadelphia Fight 16-44 Boston 13s 27 July 2019, TBD A. A. Garthwaite Stadium
White Plains Wombats 10-76 Brooklyn Kings 27 July 2019, TBD White Plains High School Football
Southwest Florida Copperheads 42-12 Lakeland Renegades 27 July 2019, TBD Dr James A. Adams Memorial Stadium
Jacksonville Axemen 32-18 Tampa Mayhem 27 July 2019, TBD UNF Rugby Field
Delaware Black Foxes 46-26 Northern Virginia Eagles 27 July 2019, TBD Eden Park Stadium
Source:[2]

Conference Semi-finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Brooklyn Kings 30-0 Northern Virginia Eagles* 3 August 2019, TBD Bushwick Inlet Park
Boston 13s 44-22 Delaware Black Foxes 3 August 2019, TBD Charlestown High School
Jacksonville Axemen 68-0 Southwest Florida Copperheads* 3 August 2019, TBD UNF Rugby Field
Tampa Mayhem 68-6 Lakeland Renegades 3 August 2019, 17:30 Tampa Catholic High School
Source:[2]
  • * Atlanta Rhinos withdraw from the playoffs due to inability to field a side. Southwest Florida Copperheads took their place.[3]
  • Northern Virginia Eagles forfeited the game against Brooklyn Kings.

Conference Championships

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Brooklyn Kings 54-0 Boston 13s 10 August 2019, TBD Bushwick Inlet Park
Jacksonville Axemen 28-6 Tampa Mayhem 10 August 2019, TBD UNF Rugby Field
Source:[2]

With the wins, Jacksonville Axemen are the Champions of the Southern Conference and the Brooklyn Kings are the Champions of the Northern Conference.

National Championship

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Brooklyn Kings 12 - 6 Jacksonville Axemen 24 August 2019, 16:00 Floyd Bennet Field
Source:[2]

Representative Game

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
South All Stars 44 – 32 North All Stars 7 September 2019, 16:00 Tournament Sportsplex of Tampa Bay
Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "USA Rugby League | USARL | XIIIs SOUTH Conference". www.usarl.org. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "USA Rugby League | USARL | XIIIs NORTH Conference". www.usarl.org. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Atlanta withdraws from USARL Playoffs | United States | International Rugby League News". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "South keeps winning streak alive in USA All-Star game | United States | International Rugby League News". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.