2015 USARL season

August 2023 2015 USA Rugby League 125px USARL logo 14 Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens 1st Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight (3rd title) 2014 USARL season 2014 2016 USARL season 2016 The 2015 USA Rugby League season was the fifth season of the USA Rugby League National Premiership competition, and its first as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Fourteen teams competed for the USARL Championship. The season began on Saturday, May 30, and concluded with the Championship Final on Saturday, August 29, in Jacksonville, Florida. The Boston Thirteens won their first USARL Championship, defeating the Atlanta Rhinos 44-12. Teams In the wake of the folding of the AMNRL, the USARL was left as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Three teams joined the USARL from the AMNRL: Bucks County Sharks, Connecticut Wildcats, and New York Knights. The Delaware Black Foxes joined as an expansion squad. After several unsuccessful seasons, the Baltimore Blues left the competition. North ConferenceNortheast Division Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation JoinedIpswich 16 centerBoston ThirteensBostonMassachusettsMIT Steinbrenner Stadium20092011North Queensland 16 centerBrooklyn Kings RLFCBrooklynNew YorkMidwood Athletic Complex20142014Connecticut Wildcats 16 centerConnecticut WildcatsGreenwichConnecticutCardinal Stadium20032015New York Knights 16 centerNew York KnightsNew York CityNew YorkThe Castle Pier 402001201516px|centerRhode Island RebellionProvidenceRhode IslandClassical High School20112011Mid-Atlantic Division Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation JoinedBucks County Sharks 16 centerBucks County SharksLevittownPennsylvaniaFalls Township Community Park19982015St. George 16 centerD.C. SlayersWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaDuke Ellington Field20032011Balmain 16 centerDelaware Black FoxesWilmingtonDelawareEden Park Stadium20152015Fairfax Eagles 16 centerNorthern Virginia EaglesManassasVirginiaGrizzly Sports Complex20072014Philadelphia 16 centerPhiladelphia FightConshohockenPennsylvaniaA. A. Garthwaite Stadium19982011 South Conference Colors Club City State Stadium Foundation JoinedLeeds 16 centerAtlanta RhinosAtlantaGeorgia (U.S. state)Atlanta Silverbacks Park20142014Wests Panthers 16 centerCentral Florida WarriorsDeLandFloridaSpec Martin Stadium20142014Jacksonville 16 centerJacksonville AxemenJacksonvilleFloridaHodges Stadium20062011Central Capras 16 centerTampa 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/standings USARL USA Rugby League American Rugby League « Results 2014-09-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130822155011/http://www.usarl.com/standings 2013-08-22 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 points1Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens870143011231814216px Rhode Island Rebellion850334228260103North Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings RLFC8404244256-1284New York Knights 16 New York Knights8305178264-8665Connecticut Wildcats 16 Connecticut Wildcats8107138368-2302 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 Fight8800448124324162Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles8602430232198123St. George 16 D.C. Slayers83053203021864Bucks County Sharks 16 Bucks County Sharks8206128435-30745Balmain 16 Delaware Black Foxes8107199482-3212 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 points1Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos64021961841282Wests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors63031881642463Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen6303132174-4264Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem620417216664 Final regular-season standings. Playoffs For 2015, the USARL further extended the division and conference playoff structure introduced in 2014. 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. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueRefereeCrowd North Conference Divisional Semi-Finals 16px Rhode Island Rebellion 54 - 34 North Queensland 16 Brooklyn Kings August 1 Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles 76 - 36 St. George 16 D.C. Slayers August 1 North Conference Divisional Finals Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens 80 - 4 16px Rhode Island Rebellion August 8 Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight 60 - 12 Manly 16 Northern Virginia Eagles August 8 South Conference Semi-Finals Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos 32 - 26 Central Capras 16 Tampa Mayhem July 25 Wests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors 44 - 14 Jacksonville 16 Jacksonville Axemen August 1 Conference Finals Philadelphia 16 Philadelphia Fight 12 - 20 Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens August 15 Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos 32 - 28 Wests Panthers 16 Central Florida Warriors August 15 Championship Final Ipswich 16 Boston Thirteens 44 - 12 Leeds 16 Atlanta Rhinos August 29 References USARL season Category:USA Rugby League Category:Seasons in American rugby league Category:2015 in American sports