2019 USARL season explained
| 2019 USARL Season |
| League: | USA Rugby League |
| Duration: | May 25 - August 24 |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Season: | 2019 season |
| Season Champs: | Brooklyn Kings |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Prevseason Link: | 2018 USARL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2018 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2021 USARL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021 |
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
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* | |
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- * 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
- Southwest Florida Copperheads fielded unregistered players and have lost two competition points.
Round 2
Round 3
- *Game was abandoned due to bad weather. No word yet if the game will be replayed at a later date.
Round 4
Round 5
- Southwest Florida Copperheads fielded unregistered players and have lost two competition points.
Round 6
- *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
- *Game cancelled due to bad weather. No word yet if the game will be rescheduled.
Round 8
- *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
- *Tampa Mayhem and Southwest Florida Copperheads game cancelled due to bad weather
Round 10
Conference Semi-finals
- * 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
With the wins, Jacksonville Axemen are the Champions of the Southern Conference and the Brooklyn Kings are the Champions of the Northern Conference.
Representative Game
Notes and References
- Web site: USA Rugby League USARL XIIIs SOUTH Conference. www.usarl.org. 2019-03-22.
- Web site: USA Rugby League USARL XIIIs NORTH Conference. www.usarl.org. 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Atlanta withdraws from USARL Playoffs United States International Rugby League News. www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. July 25, 2019 . 2019-07-29.
- Web site: South keeps winning streak alive in USA All-Star game United States International Rugby League News. www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. September 9, 2019 . 2019-09-14.
