2019 Women's Premier League Rugby season

Last updated
2019 WPL Rugby
CountriesUnited States
Number of teams10
ChampionsGlendale Merlins
Runners-upLife West Gladiatrix
Matches played40
Top point scorerSisileti Hingano (91)
Top try scorerSisileti Hingano (11)
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The 2019 WPL Rugby Season was the eleventh season of the Women's Premier League Rugby. Life West Gladiatrix made their WPL debut and joined the West Conference and Chicago North Shore Rugby moved to the East Conference. [1]

Contents

Season Standings

Final standings after the regular season: [2]

  Advanced to Cup Competition
  Advanced to Bowl Competition

Eastern Conference

Pos.TeamPldWDLFADiffTBLBPts
1Atlanta Harlequins87013101072037035
2 New York Rugby Club 8503198164345025
3Beantown RFC8404142162-202018
4Twin Cities Amazons8305201245-443116
5Chicago North Shore Rugby810782255-173116

Western Conference

Pos.TeamPldWDLFADiffTBLBPts
1Life West Gladiatrix87013321381947136
2 Glendale Merlins Women87013341421926034
3 Berkeley All Blues 8305170193-235219
4San Diego Surfers8305215217-23116
5Oregon Sports Union800857418-361000

Regular season

Week 1

August 17Berkeley All Blues29–5Oregon Sports UnionRay Sheeran Field 
12:00 pm PDT Try: Thacker, Laura #14 - 23', 44', 51'
Simpson, Margaret #11 - 35'
Mataitoga, Bulou #23 - 68'
Con: Miller, Samantha #10 - 24', 45'
Pen: Wessman, Tonya #7 - 15' (Y)		Try: Zimmerman, Brett #14 - 74'
August 17Glendale Merlins21–43Life West Gladiatrix 
3:00 pm MDT Try: Nalbandian, Azniv #3 - 24'
Tordonato, Juliann #13 - 36'
Ehrecke, Rachel #7 - 54'
Con: Cantorna, Gabriella #10 - 26', 37', 55'
Pen: Luther, Samantha #5 - 44' (Y)		Try: Naber, Amy #12 - 6', 30'
Rogers, Hope #2 - 11', 71'
Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 28'
Kenyon, Lauren #9 - 41', 47'
Con: Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 11', 31', 42', 72'
August 18Chicago North Shore Rugby31–10Twin Cities Amazons 
12:00 pm CDT Try: Jacoby, Charli #3 - 32'
Kapinus, Bridget #4 - 40'
Ventrillo, Jessica #15 - 44'
Niyibizi, Olga #14 - 54'
Dibalsamo, Rose #21 - 62'
Con: Stanley, Kathleen #10 - 41', 45', 63'		Try: Duhart, Lanoira #1 - 67'
Mooney-Jones, Danica #12 - 77'
August 18Beantown Rugby32–22Atlanta HarlequinsUnion Point Sports Complex 
2:00 pm EDT Try: Schweitzer, Amanda #13 - 9', 69'
Dunn, Yejadai #8 - 16'
Phelan, Kathleen #14 - 22'
Dykes, Brittany #11 - 40'
Wright, Rosanna #12 - 48'
Con: Toeldte, Tatjana #10 - 22'		Try: Kuehl, Cortney #8 - 29', 50'
Jackson, Lisa #1 - 60'
Con: Heavner, Corinne #10 - 29', 36' (PK), 60'
Pen: Kahele, Bridget #9 - 31' (Y)
Bye/s: New York Rugby Club & San Diego Surfers

Week 2

August 24Life West Gladiatrix55–5Oregon Sports UnionRay Sheeran Field 
1:00 pm PDT Try: Sever, Jennifer #12 - 2'
Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 6', 54', 76'
Cairns, Elizabeth #7 - 16'
Rogers, Hope #8 - 23'
Strasko, Nicole #5 - 33'
Deters, Hali #13 - 45'
Parsons, Sara #10 - 65'
Con: Macedo, Karmin #11 - 3', 24', 34', 46', 55'
Pen: Sever, Jennifer #12 - 63' (Y)		Try: Yoder, Riley #21 - 71'
August 24San Diego Surfers17–29Glendale Merlins 
1:00 pm PDT Try: Zackary, Kate #7 - 6'
Foster, Megan #10 - 57'
Con: Foster, Megan #10 - 7', 58', 69' (PK)		Try: Slaught, Madison #15 - 14'
Wanamaker, Nichole #11 - 33', 35'
Farmer, Carmen #8 - 46'
Kitlinski, Joanna #2 - 63'
Con: Cantorna, Gabriella #10 - 15', 34'
Pen: Nalbandian, Azniv #3 - 56' (Y)
August 24Atlanta Harlequins25–7New York Rugby ClubLife University Rugby Complex 
4:00 pm EDT Try: Kuehl, Cortney #13 - 1'
Faget, Karen #8 - 20'
Jackson, Lisa #26 - 25'
Kahele, Bridget #9 - 64'
Con: Heavner, Corinne #10 - 64', 80' (PK)		Try: Washington, Alycia #5 - 29'
Con: Solomon, Gianna #12 - 30'
August 25Beantown Rugby12–22Twin Cities AmazonsUnion Point Sports Complex 
11:00 am EDT Try: Schweitzer, Amanda #13 - 53', 81'
Con: Toeldte, Tatjana #10 - 53'		Try: Lentsch, Rachel #9 - 9'
Mooney-Jones, Danica #11 - 64'
Lundstrum, Kaelene #14 - 78'
Con: Mooney-Jones, Danica #11 - 7' (PK), 9', 78'
Bye/s: Chicago North Shore Rugby & Berkeley All Blues

Week 3

August 31Life West Gladiatrix36-20Berkeley All Blues- 
August 31Oregon Sports Union7-48San Diego Surfers- 
August 31Twin Cities Amazons22-45Atlanta Harlequins- 
September 01New York Rugby Club31-5Chicago North Shore Rugby- 
Bye/s: Beantown RFC & Glendale Merlins

Week 4

September 7Berkeley All Blues17 - 19Glendale Merlins- 
September 7San Diego Surfers16 - 40Life West Gladiatrix- 
September 7Chicago North Shore Rugby3 - 10Beantown RFC- 
September 8Twin Cities Amazon39 - 20New York Rugby Club- 
Bye/s: Atlanta Harlequins & Oregon Sports Union

Week 5

September 14Berkeley All Blues24 - 18San Diego Surfers- 
September 14Glendale Merlins98 - 0Oregon Sports Union- 
September 14Beantown RFC3 - 22New York Rugby Club- 
September 15Chicago North Shore Rugby7 - 22Atlanta Harlequins- 
Bye/s: Twin Cities Amazons & Life West Gladiatrix

Week 6

September 21Life West Gladiatrix29 - 31Glendale Merlins- 
September 21Oregon Sports Union7 - 34Berkeley All Blues- 
September 21Atlanta Harlequins34 - 12Beantown RFC- 
September 22Twin Cities Amazon56 - 17Chicago North Shore Rugby- 
Bye/s: New York Rugby Club & San Diego Surfers

Week 7

September 28Berkeley All Blues14 - 15Life West Gladiatrix- 
September 28San Diego Surfers58 - 0Oregon Sports Union- 
September 29Twin Cities Amazon20 - 22Beantown RFC- 
September 29New York Rugby Club12 - 51Atlanta Harlequins- 
Bye/s: Chicago North Shore Rugby & Glendale Merlins

Week 8

October 5Glendale Merlins57 - 12Berkeley All Blues- 
October 5Life West Gladiatrix59 -10San Diego Surfers- 
October 5Atlanta Harlequins62 - 15Twin Cities Amazon- 
October 6Chicago North Shore Rugby12 - 38New York Rugby Club- 
Bye/s: Beantown RFC & Oregon Sports Union

Week 9

October 19San Diego Surfers36 - 20Berkeley All Blues- 
October 19Oregon Sports Union12 - 41Glendale Merlins- 
October 19Beantown RFC39 - 7Chicago North Shore Rugby- 
October 20New York Rugby Club36 - 17Twin Cities Amazon- 
Bye/s: Atlanta Harlequins & Life West Gladiatrix

Week 10

October 26Glendale Merlins38 - 12San Diego Surfers- 
October 26Oregon Sports Union21 - 55Life West Gladiatrix- 
October 26Atlanta Harlequins49 - 0Chicago North Shore Rugby- 
October 27New York Rugby Club32 - 12Beantown RFC- 
Bye/s: Twin Cities Amazons & Berkeley All Blues

Playoffs

Bowl Competition

November 1San Diego Surfers55 - 12Chicago North Shore Rugby 
November 1Twin Cities Amazons33 - 46Oregon Sports Union 
November 1Beantown RFC0 - 38 Berkeley All Blues  

9th Place Final

November 3Twin Cities Amazons33 - 25Chicago North Shore Rugby 

7th Place Final

November 3Beantown RFC22 - 33Oregon Sports Union 

5th Place Final

November 3 Berkeley All Blues 22 - 31San Diego Surfers 

Cup Competition

Semi-finals Final
    
Atlanta Harlequins 15
Glendale Merlins 35
Glendale Merlins 39
Life West Gladiatrix 31
Life West Gladiatrix 34
New York Rugby Club 31 Third place
Atlanta Harlequins 20
New York Rugby Club 26

Semifinals

November 1Atlanta Harlequins15 - 35 Glendale Merlins  
November 1Life West Gladiatrix34 - 31New York Rugby Club 

3rd Place Final

November 3Atlanta Harlequins20 - 26New York Rugby Club 

Grand Final

November 3
Glendale Merlins 39 - 31Life West Gladiatrix

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References

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