2008 Rugby Super League

United States New York Athletic Club Belmont Shore 68 2007 2009 The 2008 Rugby Super League season was the twelfth season of the Rugby Super League, the United States premier division of rugby. The regular season commenced on March 16, 2008. On May 3, 2008, the regular season ended, and was followed by the playoffs, for which the top four clubs qualified. The defending champions were Belmont Shore. Format The 18 teams were grouped into three conferences, the Red, White, and Blue Conferences. Each team played every other team in their conference once and two additional matches against two teams from the other two conferences. Participating clubs Club Coach Captain Ground CapacityBelmont ShoreJonnie CoxCalifornia State University, Long BeachBoston Irish WolfhoundsSteve TeasdaleIrish Cultural Center, CantonBostonEugene MountjoyFranklin Park500CharlotteDavid WilliamsSkillbeck Athletic GroundsChicago GriffinsChicago LionsSchiller WoodsDallas HarlequinsMichael EngelbrechtGlencoe ParkDenver BarbariansUSA Dave HodgesDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, ColoradoNew York Athletic ClubMike TolkinNew York Athletic Club, Travers Island, New YorkOld BluePaul SilvermanVan Cortlandt Park, New York CityOld Mission Beach Athletic ClubReldon 'Bing' DawsonLittle Q, San DiegoOld Puget Sound BeachVili LinoPhiladelphia WhitemarshBob WeirFairmount ParkPotomac Athletic ClubPeter BaggettaNational Mall, Washington, D.C.St. Louis BombersRon LaszewskiSportPort, Maryland Heights, MissouriSan Francisco Golden GatePaul KeelerBalboa Park Santa Monica WashingtonSCO Gary CallanderHyde SchoolNow Perry Street Preparatory Standings Red Conference TeamPldWLDBonusTotal1Belmont Shore75206262Denver Barbarians75205253San Francisco Golden Gate75205254Old Mission Beach Athletic Club74305215Santa Monica73312156Old Puget Sound Beach716026 White Conference TeamPldWLDBonusTotal1New York Athletic Club76016302Boston Irish Wolfhounds74036223Chicago Lions74035214Dallas Harlequins74123215Philadelphia Whitemarsh7106266Washington700722 Blue Conference TeamPldWLDBonusTotal1Boston75203272Charlotte76013273Chicago Griffins73045174Potomac Athletic Club71243115Old Blue71242106St. Louis Bombers710637 Play-offs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 25 150 New York Athletic Club 19 San Francisco Golden Gate 14 Charlotte 24 Denver Barbarians 39 Belmont Shore 36 Boston Irish Wolfhounds 8 Boston 15 Chicago Lions 49 New York Athletic Club 22 Denver Barbarians 8 Belmont Shore 34 Chicago Lions 15 New York Athletic Club 31 Belmont Shore 28 Notes External links 2008 Rugby Super League at rugbyarchive.net Category:Rugby Super League (United States) Super league Super League