2016 USARL season

August 2023 2016 USARL Season USA Rugby League 8 rounds (followed by 4 rounds of playoffs) 14 2016 season Philadelphia Fight Champions 2015 USARL season 2015 2017 USARL season 2017 Philadelphia Philadelphia Fight (4th title) The 2016 USA Rugby League season was the sixth season of the USA Rugby League National Premiership competition, and its second as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Fourteen teams competed for the National Championship. The season began on Saturday, June 4, and concluded with the Championship Final on Saturday, August 27, in Boston. The Philadelphia Fight won their fourth USARL Championship, defeating the Jacksonville Axemen 42-20. Teams The Connecticut Wildcats folded after the 2015 season, and were replaced by the White Plains Wombats North ConferenceNortheast Division Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation JoinedIpswich 16Boston ThirteensBostonMassachusettsNickerson Field20092011North Queensland 16Brooklyn Kings RLFCBrooklynNew YorkMidwood Athletic Complex20142014New York Knights 16New York KnightsNew York CityNew YorkThe Castle Pier 402001201516pxRhode Island RebellionProvidenceRhode IslandClassical High School20112011White Plains WombatsWhite PlainsNew YorkSUNY Purchase College20162016Mid-Atlantic Division Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation JoinedBucks County Sharks 16Bucks County SharksLevittownPennsylvaniaFalls Township Community Park19982015St. George 16 D.C. SlayersWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaDuke Ellington Field20032011Balmain 16Delaware Black FoxesWilmingtonDelawareEden Park Stadium20152015Fairfax Eagles 16Northern Virginia EaglesManassasVirginiaGrizzly Sports Complex20072014Philadelphia 16Philadelphia FightConshohockenPennsylvaniaA. A. Garthwaite Stadium19982011 South Conference Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation JoinedLeeds 16Atlanta RhinosAtlantaGeorgia (U.S. state)Atlanta Silverbacks Park20142014Wests Panthers 16Central Florida WarriorsDeLandFloridaSpec Martin Stadium20142014Jacksonville 16Jacksonville AxemenJacksonvilleFloridaHodges Stadium20062011Central Capras 16Tampa MayhemTampa BayFloridaLarry Sanders Field20142014 Regular season Teams in the South Conference played 6 games on a double round-robin schedule. Teams in the North Conference played 8 games, primarily within their own division. A win was worth 2 points, a draw worth 1 point, and a loss worth 0 points. There were no bonus points for number of tries or close losses.http://www.usarl.com/schedule/ USARL | USA Rugby League | American Rugby League « Schedule 2017-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20170110064615/http://www.usarl.com/schedule/ 2017-01-10 LegendQualified to Playoffs Round 2Qualified to Playoffs Round 1 Northeast Division # Position Team Pld Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost PF Points for (total points scored) PA Points against (total points conceded) PD Points difference (points scored minus points conceded) Pts Competition points1 New York Knights 16 New York Knights8701354142212142Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens8503336150186103North Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC84042902642684 White Plains Wombats8404286312-268516px Rhode Island Rebellion8107190402-2122 Mid-Atlantic Division # Position Team Pld Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost PF Points for (total points scored) PA Points against (total points conceded) PD Points difference (points scored minus points conceded) Pts Competition points1Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight880038472312162 Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes8503390266124103Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles84042802463484St. George 16 D.C. Slayers8206156440-28445Bucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks800886458-3720 South Conference # Position Team Pld Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost PF Points for (total points scored) PA Points against (total points conceded) PD Points difference (points scored minus points conceded) Pts Competition points1Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen660021158153122Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem63031781611763Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos6213170234-6454Wests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors6015114234-1201 Final regular-season standings. Week 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)VenueBucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks6-66White Plains Wombats4 Jun 2016, 1:00PMFalls Township Park St. George 16 D.C. Slayers 0-72 Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight4 Jun 2016, 2:00PMDuke Ellington FieldManly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles34-22 Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes4 Jun 2016, 4:00PMGrizzly Sports ComplexWests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors28-28Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos4 Jun 2016, 6:00PMSpec Mart StadiumIpswich 16 Boston Thirteens58-2016px Rhode Island Rebellion4 Jun 2016, 7:00PMNickerson FieldNorth Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC24-26 New York Knights 16 New York Knights5 Jun 2016, 6:00PMBushwick Inlet Park Week 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)VenueBucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks6-96 Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes11 Jun 2016, 1:00PMFalls Township Park St. George 16 D.C. Slayers 12-34 North Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC11 Jun 2016, 3:30PMDuke Ellington FieldManly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles42-24 Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens11 Jun 2016, 4:00PMGrizzly Sports Complex Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight60-6 White Plains Wombats11 Jun 2016, 5:00PMA.A. Garthwaite Stadium16px Rhode Island Rebellion10-46 New York Knights 16 New York Knights11 Jun 2016, 5:00PMBrown University Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos22-32Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen11 Jun 2016, 5:00PMSilverback Stadium Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem24-16Wests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors11 Jun 2016, 5:00PMTampa Catholic High School Week 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)VenueWhite Plains Wombats90-20 St. George 16 D.C. Slayers18 Jun 2016, 1:00PMSUNY Purchase College16px Rhode Island Rebellion 32-0Bucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks18 Jun 2016, 5:00PMBrown UniversityJacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen32-0Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem18 Jun 2016, 5:00PMHodges Stadium New York Knights 16 New York Knights42-6Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens18 Jun 2016, 6:00PMRandalls Island Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes18-68 Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight18 Jun 2016, 8:00PMNickerson FieldNorth Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC48-20Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles19 Jun 2016, 6:00PMBushwick Inlet Park Week 4 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)VenueBucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks48-52 St. George 16 D.C. Slayers25 Jun 2016, 1:00PMFalls Township Park Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight 68-0 Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles25 Jun 2016, 5:00PMA.A. Garthwaite Stadium Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos30-58 Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem25 Jun 2016, 5:00PMSilverback StadiumWests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors12-32Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen25 Jun 2016, 6:00PMSpec Mart Stadium New York Knights 16 New York Knights82-24 Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes25 Jun 2016, 6:00PMPier 40Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens32-6 White Plains Wombats25 Jun 2016, 7:00PMNickerson FieldNorth Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC38-2816px Rhode Island Rebellion26 Jun 2016, 6:00PMBushwick Inlet Park Week 5 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)VenueWhite Plains Wombats40-2816px Rhode Island Rebellion9 Jul 2016, 12:00PMSUNY Purchase College Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles 74-18 St. George 16 D.C. Slayers9 Jul 2016, 12:00PMGrizzly Sports Complex Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight30-22 New York Knights 16 New York Knights9 Jul 2016, 5:00PMA.A. Garthwaite StadiumJacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen48-6 Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos9 Jul 2016, 5:00PMHodges StadiumWests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors24-58 Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem9 Jul 2016, 6:00PMSpec Mart Stadium Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes64-6Bucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks9 Jul 2016, 8:00PMEden Park StadiumNorth Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC18-50Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens10 Jul 2016, 6:00PMBushwick Inlet Park Week 6 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue New York Knights 16 New York Knights52-1616px Rhode Island Rebellion16 Jul 2016 Bucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks 0-70Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles16 Jul 2016, 1:00PMFalls Township Park St. George 16 D.C. Slayers24-70 Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes16 Jul 2016, 2:00PMDuke Ellington FieldWhite Plains Wombats50-46 North Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC16 Jul 2016, 3:30PMSUNY Purchase College Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem6-19Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen16 Jul 2016, 5:00PMTampa Catholic High School Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos44-22Wests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors16 Jul 2016, 5:00PMSilverback StadiumIpswich 16 Boston Thirteens16-22 Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight16 Jul 2016, 7:00PMNickerson Field Week 7 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)VenueIpswich 16 Boston Thirteens32-0 St. George 16 D.C. Slayers23 Jul 2016Nickerson Field Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes 50-30Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles23 Jul 2016, 11:00AMEden Park StadiumWhite Plains Wombats12-62 New York Knights 16 New York Knights23 Jul 2016, 12:00PMSUNY Purchase College Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight48-0 Bucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks23 Jul 2016, 5:00PMA.A. Garthwaite Stadium16px Rhode Island Rebellion56-62 North Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC23 Jul 2016, 5:00PMBrown University Week 8 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)Venue New York Knights 16 New York Knights22-20 North Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC30 Jul 2016 St. George 16 D.C. Slayers 30-20 Bucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks30 Jul 2016, 2:00PMDuke Ellington FieldManly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles10-16 Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight30 Jul 2016, 4:00PMGrizzly Sports Complex Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem34-40 Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos30 Jul 2016, 5:00PMTampa Catholic High SchoolJacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen48-12Wests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors30 Jul 2016, 5:00PMHodges Stadium16px Rhode Island Rebellion0-106Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens30 Jul 2016, 5:00PMBrown UniversityBalmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes46-16White Plains Wombats30 Jul 2016, 8:00PMEden Park Stadium Playoffs In the South Conference, the teams with the best and worst records, and the second- and third-best records, played each other in the South Conference Semi-Finals. The winners met in the South Conference Final. In the North Conference, the teams with the second-and third-best records in each division played each other in the North Conference Division Semi-Finals. The winners played the teams with the best records in their respective divisions in the North Conference Divisional Finals. The Winners of the Divisional Finals played in the North Conference Final. The winners of the Conference Finals met in the Championship Final. Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenue North Conference Divisional Semi-Finals Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens 64 - 40 North Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC August 6 Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes 24-22 Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles August 6 South Conference Semi-Finals Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen 38-14 Wests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors August 6 Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem 26-16Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos August 6 Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenue North Conference Divisional Finals New York Knights 16 New York Knights 12-19 Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens August 13 Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight 76-6 Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes August 13 Conference finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenue North Championshiphttps://www.facebook.com/USARL/posts/1329779653728712 Philly Fight win the North Conference by... - USA Rugby League Facebook 2016-08-20 2017-01-12 Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens 24 - 33 Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight August 20 South Championship Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen 38-28 Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos August 13 Championship final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenue National Championship Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight 42 - 20Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen August 27Nickerson Field All-Star Game After the conclusion of the 2016 season, the USARL held the first annual All-Star Game, with two teams made up of the best players from each conference.http://www.usarl.com/2016/10/south-defeats-north-38-32-in-usarl-all-star-game/ USA Rugby League | American Rugby League « Uncategorized « South defeats North 38-32 in USARL All-Star Game USARL 2016-10-24 2017-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20170110232247/http://www.usarl.com/2016/10/south-defeats-north-38-32-in-usarl-all-star-game/ 2017-01-10 dead HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenue All-Star Game South 38-32North October 22Tampa Catholic High School References Category:2016 in American rugby league Category:USA Rugby League