2009 Women's Premier League Rugby season

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2009 Women's Premier League
CountriesUnited States
Number of teams8
ChampionsNew York Rugby Club
Runners-upBerkeley All Blues
Matches played32
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The 2009 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 6 and comprised eight teams.

Format[]

The teams were chosen by their ranks from the previous three National Championships. The 8 teams were divided into two conferences comprising four teams. They each played six conference games, one home and one away. The WPL season occurred in the fall, concurrently with the regular women’s club season, with the National Championship being held in November 6-8.

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 teams for the Bowl. Promotions and relegations into the WPL were decided at the end of the season.[1]

Conference Standings[]

  Advanced to the Cup Semifinals
  Advanced to the Bowl Semifinals

Eastern Conference[]

Pos. Team P W D L F A Diff TB LB Pts
1 Beantown RFC 6 5 0 1 163 56 107 2 1 23
2 New York R.C. Women 6 4 0 2 196 77 119 4 1 21
3 Keystone Women 6 3 0 3 101 117 -16 2 1 15
4 D.C. Furies 6 0 0 6 49 259 -210 0 1 1

Western Conference[]

Pos. Team P W D L F A Diff TB LB Pts
1 Berkeley All Blues 6 6 0 0 330 61 269 6 0 30
2 Minnesota Valkyries 6 4 0 2 213 89 124 4 0 20
3 Twin Cities Amazons 6 2 0 4 86 253 -167 2 0 10
4 ORSU Women 6 0 0 6 62 288 -226 1 1 2

Matches[]

Week 1[]

6 September, 2009
Beantown RFC 26-10 New York R.C. Women

6 September, 2009
Keystone Women 38-8 D.C. Furies

6 September, 2009
Minnesota Valkyries 0-38 Berkeley All Blues

6 September, 2009
Twin Cities Amazons 32-27 ORSU Women

Week 2[]

13 September, 2009
Beantown RFC 75-7 D.C. Furies

13 September, 2009
Berkeley All Blues 100-7 Twin Cities Amazons

13 September, 2009
New York R.C. Women 39-17 Keystone Women

13 September, 2009
ORSU Women 12-33 Minnesota Valkyries

Week 3[]

27 September, 2009
D.C. Furies 0-56 New York R.C. Women

27 September, 2009
Keystone Women 15-13 Beantown RFC

27 September, 2009
Minnesota Valkyries 45-5 Twin Cities Amazons

27 September, 2009
ORSU Women 10-44 Berkeley All Blues

Week 4[]

4 October, 2009
Berkeley All Blues 34-17 Minnesota Valkyries

4 October, 2009
D.C. Furies 19-24 Keystone Women

4 October, 2009
New York R.C. Women 17-19 Beantown RFC

4 October, 2009
ORSU Women 3-25 Twin Cities Amazons

Week 5[]

18 October, 2009
D.C. Furies 0-18 Beantown RFC

18 October, 2009
Keystone Women 0-26 New York R.C. Women

18 October, 2009
Minnesota Valkyries 72-0 ORSU Women

18 October, 2009
Twin Cities Amazons 17-32 Berkeley All Blues

Week 6[]

25 October, 2009
Beantown RFC 12-7 Keystone Women

25 October, 2009
Berkeley All Blues 82-10 ORSU Women

25 October, 2009
New York R.C. Women 48-15 D.C. Furies

25 October, 2009
Twin Cities Amazons 0-46 Minnesota Valkyries

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Playoffs[]

Bowl Semifinals[]

6 November, 2009
Keystone Women 27-5 D.C. Furies
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6 November, 2009
Twin Cities Amazons 27-20 ORSU Women
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Cup Semifinals[]

6 November, 2009
Berkeley All Blues 19-5 Minnesota Valkyries
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6 November, 2009
New York R.C. Women 13-10 Beantown RFC
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Bowl Finals[]

7th Place Final[]

8 November, 2009
D.C. Furies 27-5 ORSU Women

5th Place Final[]

8 November, 2009
Keystone Women 36-10 Twin Cities Amazons

Cup Finals[]

3rd Place Final[]

8 November, 2009
Beantown RFC 27-7 Minnesota Valkyries

Grand Final[]

Main article: 2009 Women's Premier League Rugby Final
8 November, 2009
New York R.C. Women 20-10 Berkeley All Blues

References[]

  1. ^ Young, Wendy (2009-09-01). "Preview of Teams in the USA Rugby Women's Premier League (WPL)". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. ^ "United States - Women's Premier League". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2021-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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