2017 USARL season
The 2017 USA Rugby League season is the seventh season of the USA Rugby League National Premiership competition, and its third as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Twelve teams compete for the USARL Championship. The season began on Saturday, June 3, and concluded with the Championship Final on Saturday, August 26.
2017 USARL Season | |
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League | USA Rugby League |
Teams | 12 |
2017 season | |
Champions | Atlanta Rhinos |
Team changes
The Bucks County Sharks and the DC Slayers folded after the 2016 season bringing the number of teams down to 12.
Regular season
Teams in the North Conference play in an eight-round regular season with semi-finals on August 5 and final on August 12. South Conference teams play a six-round regular season with semi-finals on July 29 and final on August 12[1]
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Qualified to Playoffs |
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Week 1
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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White Plains Wombats | 58-12 | 3 Jun 2017, 2:00PM | Blind Brook Elementary School | |||||
96-22 | 3 Jun 2017, 4:00PM | Stonewall Park | ||||||
6-74 | 3 Jun 2017, | |||||||
3 Jun 2017, 5:00PM | Spec Martin Stadium | |||||||
3 Jun 2016, 5:00PM | Atlanta Silverbacks Park | |||||||
42-6 | 4 Jun 2016, 6:30PM | Bushwick Inlet Park |
Final
The Atlanta Rhinos defeated the New York Knights 32-18 in the grand final to become the 2017 USARL National Champions.[2]
References
- "USA Rugby League - USARL - XIIIs NORTH Conference". usarl.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "Atlanta Rhinos win USA National Championship". www.usarl.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.