2021 USARL season

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2021 USARL Season
League USA Rugby League
DurationJune 12 - August 28, 2021
Teams6
2021 season
Champions Tampa Mayhem (1st title)
Runners-up Jacksonville Axemen
Biggest home win Tampa Mayhem 72 - 0 South Florida Speed (July 3rd)
Biggest away win Tampa Mayhem 18 - 40 Jacksonville Axemen (June 12th)

The 2021 USA Rugby League season is the 24th season overall of amateur and semi-professional rugby league competition in the United States and the 11th season under the governance of the USARL.

Contents

USARL membership was in flux since the announcement of the North American Rugby League in Spring 2021. Atlanta Rhinos, Boston 13s and Philadelphia Fight left USARL to be founding members of the new competition. White Plains folded after NARL established the New York Freedom. Northern Virginia folded after most of its players joined the newly established DC Cavalry in NARL. Lakeland Renegades suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2021 USARL season was contested by six teams. Philadelphia and Delaware in the North; Tampa, Jacksonville, Southwest Florida Copperheads, and South Florida Speed in the South. [1] [2]

Participating clubs

Participating clubs
ColorsClubFoundedCity (MSA)StateStadiumTitles
(Last)
Balmain colours.svg
Delaware Black Foxes2015 Wilmington Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware Eden Park Stadium0 (N/A)
Jacksonville colors.svg
Jacksonville Axemen 2006 Jacksonville Flag of Florida.svg  Florida UNF Rugby Field2 (2018)
Philadelphia colours.svg
Philadelphia Fight 1998 Conshohocken (Philadelphia)Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania Garthwaite Stadium 4 (2016)
Scorpions.png
South Florida Speed 2021 Miami, FL Flag of Florida.svg  Florida North Dade Optimist Park0 (N/A)
Wests Panthers Colours.svg
Southwest Florida Copperheads 2018 Naples, FL Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Paradise Coast Sports Complex
Central Comets colours.svg
Tampa Mayhem 2014 Tampa Bay Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Keystone Prep High School (Tampa)

Fixtures and results

Week 1 – June 12, 2021
Home TeamScoreAway TeamVenueReport
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 18 - 40 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Keystone Prep High School (Tampa) [3]
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 40 - 6 Scorpions.png South Florida Speed Paradise Coast Sports Complex [3]
Week 2 – June 19, 2021
Home TeamScoreAway TeamVenueReport
Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 22 - 24 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads North Dade Optimist Park [3]
Week 3 – June 26, 2021
Home TeamScoreAway TeamVenueReport
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 56 - 14 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads UNF Rugby Field [3]
Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 0 - 30 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem North Dade Optimist Park [3]
Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes74 - 10 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight Eden Park Stadium [3]
Week 4 – July 3 and July 10, 2021
Home TeamScoreAway TeamVenueReport
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 72 - 0 Scorpions.png South Florida Speed Keystone Prep High School (Tampa) [3]
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 26 - 30 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Paradise Coast Sports Complex [3] [4]
Week 5 – July 17, 2021
Home TeamScoreAwayVenueReport
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 55 - 16 Scorpions.png South Florida Speed UNF Rugby Field [3]
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 24 - 28 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Paradise Coast Sports Complex [3]
Week 6 – July 24, 2021
Home TeamScoreAway TeamVenueReport
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 30 - 20 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem UNF Rugby Field [3] [5]
Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 14 - 30 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes Garthwaite Stadium [3] [6]
Week 7 – July 31, 2021
Home TeamScoreAway TeamVenueReport
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 30 - 0 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads Keystone Prep High School (Tampa) [3]
Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes50 - 10 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight Eden Park Stadium [7]

Delaware qualifies forUSARL Grand Final

Overall standings

Overall USA Rugby League Standings
#TeamPWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen (P)660021168+14312
2 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem (C)640217894+848
3 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes (RU)330015430+1246
4 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 620490170-804
5 Philadelphia colours.svg Philadelphia Fight 300330154-1240
6 Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 600644221-1770
P: Played W: Wins D: Draws L: Losses (P): Premiers (C): Champions (RU): Runner-Up

South Conference playoffs

South Conference final at Jacksonville – August 14, 2021
Home TeamScoreAway TeamVenueReport
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 14 - 18 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem UNF Rugby Field [8]

Tampa qualifies forUSARL Grand Final

USA Rugby League National Championship

USA Rugby League National Championship – August 28, 2021
Home TeamScoreAway TeamVenueReport
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 60 - 10 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black FoxesSportsplex of Tampa [9]

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  2. ↑ "USARL Men's 2021 Domestic Competition Schedule announced". www.usarl.org. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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