2019 USARL season

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2019 USARL Season
League	USA Rugby League
Duration	May 25 - August 24
Teams	11
2019 season
Champions	Brooklyn Kings
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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.

Teams[]

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)

2019 Season Ladder[]

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[]

Round 1[]

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[]

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[]

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
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[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
Boston 13s	34-18	Delaware Black Foxes	15 June 2019, 17:00
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
Brooklyn Kings	84-12	Philadelphia Fight	16 June 2019, TBD	Bushwick Inlet Park
Source:[2]

Round 5[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
Delaware Black Foxes	36-44	Brooklyn Kings	22 June 2019, TBD
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[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
Northern Virginia Eagles	52-44	Delaware Black Foxes	29 June 2019, TBD
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
Boston 13s	42-6	Philadelphia Fight	29 June 2019, TBD
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[]

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[]

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
Southwest Florida Copperheads	30-0*	Atlanta Rhinos	13 July 2019, TBD
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[]

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[]

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[]

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
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[]

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
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[]

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[]

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

Representative Game[]

References[]