2016 USARL season

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2016 USARL Season
League USA Rugby League
Duration8 rounds (followed by 4 rounds of playoffs)
Teams14
2016 season
Champions Philadelphia Fight

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.

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Teams

The Connecticut Wildcats folded after the 2015 season, and were replaced by the White Plains Wombats

North Conference
Northeast Division
ColorsClubCityStateStadiumFoundationJoined
Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens Boston Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts Nickerson Field 20092011
North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings Brooklyn Flag of New York.svg  New York Midwood Athletic Complex 20142014
New York colors.svg New York Knights New York City Flag of New York.svg  New York The Castle Pier 4020012015
RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion Providence Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island Classical High School 20112011
White Plains Wombats White Plains Flag of New York.svg  New York SUNY Purchase College20162016
Mid-Atlantic Division
ColorsClubCityStateStadiumFoundationJoined
New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks Levittown Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania Falls Township Community Park19982015
St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers Washington Flag of the District of Columbia.svg  Washington Duke Ellington Field20032011
Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes Wilmington Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware Eden Park Stadium20152015
Fairfax Eagles colors.svg Northern Virginia Eagles Manassas Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia Grizzly Sports Complex20072014
Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight Conshohocken Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania A. A. Garthwaite Stadium19982011
South Conference
ColorsClubCityStateStadiumFoundationJoined
Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos Atlanta Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia Atlanta Silverbacks Park 20142014
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Central Florida Warriors DeLand Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Spec Martin Stadium 20142014
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Jacksonville Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Hodges Stadium 20062011
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Tampa Bay Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Larry Sanders Field 20142014

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. [1]

Legend
Qualified to Playoffs Round 2
Qualified to Playoffs Round 1

Final regular-season standings.

Week 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue
New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 6-66 White Plains Wombats 4 Jun 2016, 1:00PMFalls Township Park
St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers 0-72 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 4 Jun 2016, 2:00PMDuke Ellington Field
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles 34-22 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes4 Jun 2016, 4:00PMGrizzly Sports Complex
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Central Florida Warriors 28-28 Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos 4 Jun 2016, 6:00PMSpec Mart Stadium
Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 58-20 RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion 4 Jun 2016, 7:00PM Nickerson Field
North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 24-26 New York colors.svg New York Knights 5 Jun 2016, 6:00PM Bushwick Inlet Park

Week 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue
New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 6-96 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes11 Jun 2016, 1:00PMFalls Township Park
St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers 12-34 North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 11 Jun 2016, 3:30PMDuke Ellington Field
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles 42-24 Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 11 Jun 2016, 4:00PMGrizzly Sports Complex
Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 60-6 White Plains Wombats 11 Jun 2016, 5:00PMA.A. Garthwaite Stadium
RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion 10-46 New York colors.svg New York Knights 11 Jun 2016, 5:00PM Brown University
Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos 22-32 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 11 Jun 2016, 5:00PMSilverback Stadium
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 24-16 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Central Florida Warriors 11 Jun 2016, 5:00PMTampa Catholic High School

Week 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue
White Plains Wombats 90-20 St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers 18 Jun 2016, 1:00PMSUNY Purchase College
RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion 32-0 New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 18 Jun 2016, 5:00PM Brown University
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 32-0 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 18 Jun 2016, 5:00PMHodges Stadium
New York colors.svg New York Knights 42-6 Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 18 Jun 2016, 6:00PMRandalls Island
Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes18-68 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 18 Jun 2016, 8:00PM Nickerson Field
North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 48-20 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles 19 Jun 2016, 6:00PMBushwick Inlet Park

Week 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue
New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 48-52 St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers 25 Jun 2016, 1:00PMFalls Township Park
Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 68-0 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles 25 Jun 2016, 5:00PMA.A. Garthwaite Stadium
Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos 30-58 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 25 Jun 2016, 5:00PMSilverback Stadium
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Central Florida Warriors 12-32 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 25 Jun 2016, 6:00PMSpec Mart Stadium
New York colors.svg New York Knights 82-24 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes25 Jun 2016, 6:00PMPier 40
Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 32-6 White Plains Wombats 25 Jun 2016, 7:00PM Nickerson Field
North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 38-28 RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion 26 Jun 2016, 6:00PMBushwick Inlet Park

Week 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue
White Plains Wombats 40-28 RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion 9 Jul 2016, 12:00PMSUNY Purchase College
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles 74-18 St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers 9 Jul 2016, 12:00PMGrizzly Sports Complex
Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 30-22 New York colors.svg New York Knights 9 Jul 2016, 5:00PMA.A. Garthwaite Stadium
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 48-6 Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos 9 Jul 2016, 5:00PMHodges Stadium
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Central Florida Warriors 24-58 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 9 Jul 2016, 6:00PMSpec Mart Stadium
Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes64-6 New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 9 Jul 2016, 8:00PMEden Park Stadium
North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 18-50 Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 10 Jul 2016, 6:00PMBushwick Inlet Park

Week 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue
New York colors.svg New York Knights 52-16 RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion 16 Jul 2016
New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 0-70 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles 16 Jul 2016, 1:00PMFalls Township Park
St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers 24-70 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes16 Jul 2016, 2:00PMDuke Ellington Field
White Plains Wombats 50-46 North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 16 Jul 2016, 3:30PMSUNY Purchase College
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 6-19 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 16 Jul 2016, 5:00PMTampa Catholic High School
Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos 44-22 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Central Florida Warriors 16 Jul 2016, 5:00PMSilverback Stadium
Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 16-22 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 16 Jul 2016, 7:00PM Nickerson Field

Week 7

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue
Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 32-0 St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers 23 Jul 2016 Nickerson Field
Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes50-30 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles 23 Jul 2016, 11:00AMEden Park Stadium
White Plains Wombats 12-62 New York colors.svg New York Knights 23 Jul 2016, 12:00PMSUNY Purchase College
Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 48-0 New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 23 Jul 2016, 5:00PMA.A. Garthwaite Stadium
RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion 56-62 North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 23 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Brown University

Week 8

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and time (Local)Venue
New York colors.svg New York Knights 22-20 North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 30 Jul 2016
St. George colours.svg D.C. Slayers 30-20 New Jersey colours.svg Bucks County Sharks 30 Jul 2016, 2:00PMDuke Ellington Field
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles 10-16 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 30 Jul 2016, 4:00PMGrizzly Sports Complex
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 34-40 Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos 30 Jul 2016, 5:00PMTampa Catholic High School
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 48-12 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Central Florida Warriors 30 Jul 2016, 5:00PMHodges Stadium
RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion 0-106 Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 30 Jul 2016, 5:00PM Brown University
Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes46-16 White Plains Wombats 30 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 Information
DateVenue
North Conference Divisional Semi-Finals
Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 64 - 40 North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings August 6
Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes24-22 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Northern Virginia Eagles August 6
South Conference Semi-Finals
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 38-14 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Central Florida Warriors August 6
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 26-16 Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos August 6

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
North Conference Divisional Finals
New York colors.svg New York Knights 12-19 Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens August 13
Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 76-6 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black FoxesAugust 13

Conference finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
North Championship [2]
Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens 24 - 33 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight August 20
South Championship
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 38-28 Rhinoscolours.svg Atlanta Rhinos August 13

Championship final

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
National Championship
Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 42 - 20 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen August 27 Nickerson 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. [3]

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
All-Star Game
South38-32NorthOctober 22Tampa Catholic High School

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