2012 USA Rugby League | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Jacksonville Axemen (1st title) |
Minor premiers | Jacksonville Axemen (2nd title) |
Matches played | 35 |
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.
Colors | Club | City | State | Stadium | Foundation | Joined |
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Baltimore Blues | Baltimore | Maryland | N/A | 2012 | 2012 | |
Boston Thirteens | Boston | Massachusetts | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | 2009 | 2011 | |
Jacksonville Axemen | Jacksonville | Florida | Hodges Stadium | 2006 | 2011 | |
New Haven Warriors | New Haven | Connecticut | Ken Strong Stadium | 2006 | 2011 | |
Oneida FC | Cambridge | Massachusetts | Steinbrenner Stadium | 2011 | 2011 | |
Philadelphia Fight | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | A. A. Garthwaite Stadium | 1998 | 2011 | |
Rhode Island Rebellion | Providence | Rhode Island | Classical High School | 2011 | 2011 | |
Washington DC Slayers | Washington | Washington | Duke Ellington Field | 2003 | 2011 |
2012 USARL season | ||||||||||
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Jacksonville Axemen | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 98 | 300 | 16 | |
2 | Philadelphia Fight | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 458 | 116 | 342 | 12 | |
3 | Boston Thirteens | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 442 | 132 | 310 | 12 | |
4 | Washington D.C. Slayers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 275 | 188 | 87 | 10 | |
5 | Rhode Island Rebellion | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 358 | 291 | 67 | 8 | |
6 | Oneida FC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 154 | 498 | -344 | 4 | |
7 | New Haven Warriors | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 354 | -232 | 2 | |
8 | Baltimore Blues | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 590 | -530 | 0 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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1 | Jacksonville Axemen | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
2 | Philadelphia Fight | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
3 | Boston Thirteens | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
4 | Washington D.C. Slayers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
5 | Rhode Island Rebellion | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
6 | Oneida FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
7 | New Haven Warriors | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Baltimore Blues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
Baltimore Blues | 0 – 48 | New Haven Warriors | June 2 | TBA | ||||
Oneida FC | 8 – 68 | Boston Thirteens | June 2 @ 2pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
Philadelphia Fight | 78 – 4 | Rhode Island Rebellion | June 2 | TBA | ||||
Washington D.C. Slayers | 18 – 48 | Jacksonville Axemen | June 2 | Duke Ellington Field |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
Jacksonville Axemen | 62 – 10 | Oneida FC | June 9 | Hodges Stadium | ||||
Rhode Island Rebellion | 10 – 41 | Washington D.C. Slayers | June 9 | Classical High School | ||||
New Haven Warriors | 16 – 46 | Boston Thirteens | June 9 | Ken Strong Stadium | ||||
Baltimore Blues | 6 – 86 | Philadelphia Fight | June 9 | TBA |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
Jacksonville Axemen | 48 – 10 | Washington D.C. Slayers | June 16 | Hodges Stadium | ||||
New Haven Warriors | 8 – 78 | Rhode Island Rebellion | June 16 | Ken Strong Stadium | ||||
Philadelphia Fight | 82 – 6 | Baltimore Blues | June 16 | Dixon Field, Cabrini College | ||||
Boston Thirteens | 64 – 6 | Oneida FC | June 16 @ 2pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
Oneida FC | 68 – 28 | Baltimore Blues | June 23 @ 3pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
Boston Thirteens | 32 – 36 | Jacksonville Axemen | June 23 @ 1pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
Rhode Island Rebellion | 54 – 24 | New Haven Warriors | June 23 | Classical High School | ||||
Washington D.C. Slayers | 18 – 36 | Philadelphia Fight | June 23 | Duke Ellington Field |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
Oneida FC | 44 – 20 | New Haven Warriors | June 30 @ 3pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
Philadelphia Fight | 12 – 32 | Jacksonville Axemen | June 30 | Dixon Field, Cabrini College | ||||
Boston Thirteens | 58 – 22 | Rhode Island Rebellion | June 30 @ 1pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
Baltimore Blues | 4 – 50 | Washington D.C. Slayers | June 30 | TBA |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
Jacksonville Axemen | 88 – 0 | Baltimore Blues | July 14 | Hodges Stadium | ||||
Washington D.C. Slayers | 34 – 30 | Boston Thirteens | July 14 | Duke Ellington Field | ||||
New Haven Warriors | 6 – 72 | Philadelphia Fight | July 14 | Ken Strong Stadium | ||||
Oneida FC | 12 – 100 | Rhode Island Rebellion | July 14 | Classical High School |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
Jacksonville Axemen | 54 – 22 | Rhode Island Rebellion | July 21 | Hodges Stadium | ||||
Baltimore Blues | 0 – 100 | Boston Thirteens | July 21 | TBA | ||||
Philadelphia Fight | 82 – 0 | Oneida FC | July 21 | Dixon Field, Cabrini College | ||||
Washington D.C. Slayers | 30 – 0 (forfeit) | New Haven Warriors | July 21 | Duke Ellington Field |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
Boston Thirteens | 44 – 10 | Philadelphia Fight | July 28 @ 1pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
Oneida FC | 12 – 74 | Washington D.C. Slayers | July 28 @ 3pm | MIT Steinbrenner Stadium | ||||
New Haven Warriors | 0 – 30 | Jacksonville Axemen | July 28 | Ken Strong Stadium | ||||
Rhode Island Rebellion | 68 – 16 | Baltimore Blues | July 28 | Classical High School |
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 | ||||||||
Jacksonville Axemen | 58 – 0 | Washington DC Slayers | August 11, 2012 | Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville | ||||
Philadelphia Fight | 18 – 58 | Boston 13s | August 11, 2012 | Dixon Field, Cabrini College | ||||
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL | ||||||||
Jacksonville Axemen | 28 – 22 | Boston 13s | August 25, 2012 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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