2022 USARL season

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2022 USARL Season
League USA Rugby League
DurationJune 11-August 14
Teams4
Minor premiers Jacksonville Axemen
2022 season
Champions Jacksonville Axemen

The 2022 USA Rugby League season is the 24th season overall of amateur and semi-professional rugby league competition in the United States and the 10th season under the governance of the USARL.

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2022 in United States rugby league saw an eventful season, featuring developments in the governance of the sport within the United States, the split between the United States Association of Rugby League (USARL) and the North American Rugby League (NARL) in regards to the national competition, and the conduction of multiple regional leagues below these.

Clubs

Although seven teams were scheduled to participate in the 2022 season, from four states, the entire North Conference was cancelled, leaving only four teams, all from Florida, to compete in the season.

North Conference (Cancelled for 2022)
ColorsClubFoundedCity (MSA)StateStadiumTitles

(Last)

Ipswich Colours.svg
Boston Thirteens 2009 Boston Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts Eastern Boston Stadium1 (2015)
North Queensland colours.svg
Brooklyn Kings 2014 Brooklyn Flag of New York.svg  New York Randalls Island Field 10None
Balmain colours.svg
Delaware Black Foxes 2015 Wilmington Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware Eden Park StadiumNone
South Conference
ColorsClubFoundedCity (MSA)StateStadiumTitles

(Last)

Jacksonville colors.svg
Jacksonville Axemen 2006 Jacksonville Flag of Florida.svg  Florida UNF Rugby Field2 (2018)
Scorpions.png
South Florida Speed 2022 Miami Flag of Florida.svg  Florida North Dade Optimist Park0 (N/A)
Wests Panthers Colours.svg
Southwest Florida Copperheads 2018 Buckingham (Fort Myers)Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Lehigh Senior High School0 (N/A)
Central Comets colours.svg
Tampa Mayhem 2014 Tampa Bay Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Tampa Catholic High School0 (N/A)

Regular Season

Round 1

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 88–4 Scorpions.png South Florida Speed Saturday June 11Paradise Coast Sports Complex

Round 2

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 24–12 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads Saturday June 18Leto Falcons Field
Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 0–80 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Saturday June 18Ives Estates Park

Round 3

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 6–20 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Saturday June 25Paradise Coast Sports Complex
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 30–0 Scorpions.png South Florida Speed Saturday June 25UNF Rugby Field

Round 4

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 8–16 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Saturday July 9Leto Falcons Field

Round 5

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 0–30 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Saturday July 16Ives Estates Park
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 70–16 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads Saturday July 16UNF Rugby Field

Round 6

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 0–30 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads Saturday July 23Ives Estates Park
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 36–26 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Saturday July 23UNF Rugby Field

Round 7

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 30–0 Scorpions.png South Florida Speed Saturday July 30Leto Falcons Field
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 16–30 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Saturday July 30Paradise Coast Sports Complex

Source: USA Rugby League | USARL | XIIIs SOUTH Conference

Ladder

StandingsPWTLPFPA+/-Pts
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen (P)660026266+19612
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem (Q)640213870+688
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 6204168148+204
Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 60064288-2840

(P): Minor Premiers (Q): Qualified USA Rugby League Finals

Source: USA Rugby League | USARL | XIIIs Competition StandingsUSARL Standings

North Conference Exhibition Matches

Following the abandonment of the North Conference season, the USARL organized a series of exhibition matches between the three North Conference sides and independent former NARL side New York Freedom.

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings50–16 Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens Bushwick Inlet ParkSaturday July 23
Central Comets colours.svg New York Freedom 30–36 Balmain colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes

Source: Past National Champs Win Big in NYC

Grand Final: Tampa vs Jacksonville

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateVenue
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 36–12 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Saturday August 14UNF Rugby Field

Full Match: Jacksonville Axemen vs Tampa Mayhem Rugby League 2022-08-13 Match Review: Jacksonville Wins 2022 USARL Championship

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