2012 USARL season
2012 USA Rugby League | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ![]() |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 35 |
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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.[1] The Jacksonville Axemen completed the USARL's first perfect season, capturing the Axemen's first USARL Championship and second minor premiership.
Teams
Colors | Club | City | State | Stadium | Foundation | Joined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Baltimore Blues | Baltimore | ![]() | N/A | 2012 | 2012 |
![]() | Boston Thirteens | Boston | ![]() | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | 2009 | 2011 |
![]() | Jacksonville Axemen | Jacksonville | ![]() | Hodges Stadium | 2006 | 2011 |
![]() | New Haven Warriors | New Haven | ![]() | Ken Strong Stadium | 2006 | 2011 |
![]() | Oneida FC | Cambridge | ![]() | Steinbrenner Stadium | 2011 | 2011 |
![]() | Philadelphia Fight | Conshohocken | ![]() | A. A. Garthwaite Stadium | 1998 | 2011 |
![]() | Rhode Island Rebellion | Providence | ![]() | Classical High School | 2011 | 2011 |
![]() | Washington DC Slayers | Washington | ![]() | Duke Ellington Field | 2003 | 2011 |
Season table
2012 USARL season | ||||||||||
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 98 | 300 | 16 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 458 | 116 | 342 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 442 | 132 | 310 | 12 | |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 275 | 188 | 87 | 10 | |
5 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 358 | 291 | 67 | 8 | |
6 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 154 | 498 | -344 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 354 | -232 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 590 | -530 | 0 |
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.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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).[2][3] All fixtures sourced from the USARL.[4]
Round 1
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
![]() | 0 – 48 | ![]() | June 2 | TBA | ||||
![]() | 8 – 68 | ![]() | June 2 @ 2pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
![]() | 78 – 4 | ![]() | June 2 | TBA | ||||
![]() | 18 – 48 | ![]() | June 2 | Duke Ellington Field |
Round 2
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
![]() | 62 – 10 | ![]() | June 9 | Hodges Stadium | ||||
![]() | 10 – 41 | ![]() | June 9 | Classical High School | ||||
![]() | 16 – 46 | ![]() | June 9 | Ken Strong Stadium | ||||
![]() | 6 – 86 | ![]() | June 9 | TBA |
Round 3
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
![]() | 48 – 10 | ![]() | June 16 | Hodges Stadium | ||||
![]() | 8 – 78 | ![]() | June 16 | Ken Strong Stadium | ||||
![]() | 82 – 6 | ![]() | June 16 | Dixon Field, Cabrini College | ||||
![]() | 64 – 6 | ![]() | June 16 @ 2pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium |
Round 4
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
![]() | 68 – 28 | ![]() | June 23 @ 3pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
![]() | 32 – 36 | ![]() | June 23 @ 1pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
![]() | 54 – 24 | ![]() | June 23 | Classical High School | ||||
![]() | 18 – 36 | ![]() | June 23 | Duke Ellington Field |
Round 5
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
![]() | 44 – 20 | ![]() | June 30 @ 3pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
![]() | 12 – 32 | ![]() | June 30 | Dixon Field, Cabrini College | ||||
![]() | 58 – 22 | ![]() | June 30 @ 1pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
![]() | 4 – 50 | ![]() | June 30 | TBA |
Round 6
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
![]() | 88 – 0 | ![]() | July 14 | Hodges Stadium | ||||
![]() | 34 – 30 | ![]() | July 14 | Duke Ellington Field | ||||
![]() | 6 – 72 | ![]() | July 14 | Ken Strong Stadium | ||||
![]() | 12 – 100 | ![]() | July 14 | Classical High School |
Round 7
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
![]() | 54 – 22 | ![]() | July 21 | Hodges Stadium | ||||
![]() | 0 – 100 | ![]() | July 21 | TBA | ||||
![]() | 82 – 0 | ![]() | July 21 | Dixon Field, Cabrini College | ||||
![]() | 30 – 0 (forfeit) | ![]() | July 21 | Duke Ellington Field |
Round 8
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
![]() | 44 – 10 | ![]() | July 28 @ 1pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
![]() | 12 – 74 | ![]() | July 28 @ 3pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
![]() | 0 – 30 | ![]() | July 28 | Ken Strong Stadium | ||||
![]() | 68 – 16 | ![]() | July 28 | Classical 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.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
SEMI-FINALS | ||||||||
![]() | 58 – 0 | ![]() | August 11, 2012 | Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville | ||||
![]() | 18 – 58 | ![]() | August 11, 2012 | Dixon Field, Cabrini College | ||||
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL | ||||||||
![]() | 28 – 22 | ![]() | August 25, 2012 | Boston, Massachusetts |
References
- ^ "USARL | USA Rugby League | American Rugby League « Uncategorized « USARL welcome the Blues!". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ "USARL Constitution, Teams, Entry Qualifications Announced" (PDF). usarugbyleague.com. USA Rugby League. February 17, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ "Axemen slice through Philly for 1st". usarugbyleague.com. USA Rugby League. August 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "USARL | USA Rugby League | American Rugby League « Results". www.usarugbyleague.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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