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2012 USARL season

FieldValue
year2012
competitionUSA Rugby League
imagesize125px
captionUSARL logo
teams8
premiersJacksonville Axemen
count1st
minor premiersJacksonville Axemen
mpcount2nd
matches35
prevseason_link2011 USARL season
prevseason_year2011
nextseason_link2013 USARL season
nextseason_year2013

The 2012 USARL season was the second season of the USA Rugby League (USARL). The 2012 season was an 8-team competition with the addition of the Baltimore Blues and departure of the New Jersey Turnpike Titans. The season began on June 2, and ended with the Championship Final on August 25 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Jacksonville Axemen completed the USARL's first perfect season, capturing the Axemen's first USARL Championship and second minor premiership.

Teams

ColorsClubCityStateStadiumFoundationJoined
[[Image:Yorkcolours.svg16pxcenter]]Baltimore BluesBaltimoreMarylandN/A20122012
Boston ThirteensBostonMassachusettsMIT Steinbrenner Stadium20092011
Jacksonville AxemenJacksonvilleFloridaHodges Stadium20062011
New Haven WarriorsNew HavenConnecticutKen Strong Stadium20062011
Oneida FCCambridgeMassachusettsSteinbrenner Stadium20112011
Philadelphia FightConshohockenPennsylvaniaA. A. Garthwaite Stadium19982011
[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png16pxcenter]]Rhode Island RebellionProvidenceRhode IslandClassical High School20112011
Washington DC SlayersWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaDuke Ellington Field20032011

Season table

#TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Jacksonville Axemen88003989830016
2Philadelphia Fight860245811634212
3Boston Thirteens860244213231012
4Washington D.C. Slayers85032751888710
5[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png16px]] Rhode Island Rebellion8404358291678
6Oneida FC8206154498-3444
7New Haven Warriors8107122354-2322
8Baltimore Blues800860590-5300

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Team12345678
1Jacksonville Axemen2468101214
2Philadelphia Fight246881012
3Boston Thirteens24668810
4Washington D.C. Slayers0222468
5[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png16px]] Rhode Island Rebellion0024466
6Oneida FC0002444
7New Haven Warriors2222222
8Baltimore Blues0000000

Regular season

The league played a single round-round schedule, plus one additional game per team. Teams qualified for the playoffs based on point differential, with a win counting for 2 points, a draw for 1, a loss for 0, and a forfeit for −2 (or greater). All fixtures sourced from the USARL.

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue
Baltimore Blues0 – 48New Haven WarriorsJune 2TBA
Oneida FC8 – 68Boston ThirteensJune 2 @ 2pmMIT Steinbrenner Stadium
Philadelphia Fight78 – 4[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png23px]] Rhode Island RebellionJune 2TBA
Washington D.C. Slayers18 – 48Jacksonville AxemenJune 2Duke Ellington Field

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue
Jacksonville Axemen62 – 10Oneida FCJune 9Hodges Stadium
[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png23px]] Rhode Island Rebellion10 – 41Washington D.C. SlayersJune 9Classical High School
New Haven Warriors16 – 46Boston ThirteensJune 9Ken Strong Stadium
Baltimore Blues6 – 86Philadelphia FightJune 9TBA

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue
Jacksonville Axemen48 – 10Washington D.C. SlayersJune 16Hodges Stadium
New Haven Warriors8 – 78[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png23px]] Rhode Island RebellionJune 16Ken Strong Stadium
Philadelphia Fight82 – 6Baltimore BluesJune 16Dixon Field, Cabrini College
Boston Thirteens64 – 6Oneida FCJune 16 @ 2pmMIT Steinbrenner Stadium

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue
Oneida FC68 – 28Baltimore BluesJune 23 @ 3pmMIT Steinbrenner Stadium
Boston Thirteens32 – 36Jacksonville AxemenJune 23 @ 1pmMIT Steinbrenner Stadium
[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png23px]] Rhode Island Rebellion54 – 24New Haven WarriorsJune 23Classical High School
Washington D.C. Slayers18 – 36Philadelphia FightJune 23Duke Ellington Field

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue
Oneida FC44 – 20New Haven WarriorsJune 30 @ 3pmMIT Steinbrenner Stadium
Philadelphia Fight12 – 32Jacksonville AxemenJune 30Dixon Field, Cabrini College
Boston Thirteens58 – 22[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png23px]] Rhode Island RebellionJune 30 @ 1pmMIT Steinbrenner Stadium
Baltimore Blues4 – 50Washington D.C. SlayersJune 30TBA

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue
Jacksonville Axemen88 – 0Baltimore BluesJuly 14Hodges Stadium
Washington D.C. Slayers34 – 30Boston ThirteensJuly 14Duke Ellington Field
New Haven Warriors6 – 72Philadelphia FightJuly 14Ken Strong Stadium
Oneida FC12 – 100[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png23px]] Rhode Island RebellionJuly 14Classical High School

Round 7

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue
Jacksonville Axemen54 – 22[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png23px]] Rhode Island RebellionJuly 21Hodges Stadium
Baltimore Blues0 – 100Boston ThirteensJuly 21TBA
Philadelphia Fight82 – 0Oneida FCJuly 21Dixon Field, Cabrini College
Washington D.C. Slayers30 – 0 (forfeit)New Haven WarriorsJuly 21Duke Ellington Field

Round 8

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue
Boston Thirteens44 – 10Philadelphia FightJuly 28 @ 1pmMIT Steinbrenner Stadium
Oneida FC12 – 74Washington D.C. SlayersJuly 28 @ 3pmMIT Steinbrenner Stadium
New Haven Warriors0 – 30Jacksonville AxemenJuly 28Ken Strong Stadium
[[Image:RI Rebellion colors.png23px]] Rhode Island Rebellion68 – 16Baltimore BluesJuly 28Classical High School

Playoffs

The playoffs consisted of a two-round single-elimination tournament in August. The season's top four teams competed in a semi-final round, with the two winners going on to the Championship Final. In the first round on August 11, the first-placed team hosted the fourth-placed, and the second-placed hosted the third-placed.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)VenueRefereeCrowd
SEMI-FINALS
Jacksonville Axemen58 – 0Washington DC SlayersAugust 11, 2012Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville
Philadelphia Fight18 – 58Boston 13sAugust 11, 2012Dixon Field, Cabrini College
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Jacksonville Axemen28 – 22Boston 13sAugust 25, 2012Boston, Massachusetts

References

References

  1. "USARL {{!}} USA Rugby League {{!}} American Rugby League « Uncategorized « USARL welcome the Blues!".
  2. (February 17, 2011). "USARL Constitution, Teams, Entry Qualifications Announced". [[USA Rugby League]].
  3. (August 1, 2011). "Axemen slice through Philly for 1st". [[USA Rugby League]].
  4. "USARL | USA Rugby League | American Rugby League « Results".
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