Английская Википедия:2015 USARL season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox rugby league season
The 2015 USA Rugby League season was the fifth season of the USA Rugby League National Premiership competition, and its first as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Fourteen teams competed for the USARL Championship. The season began on Saturday, May 30, and concluded with the Championship Final on Saturday, August 29, in Jacksonville, Florida. The Boston Thirteens won their first USARL Championship, defeating the Atlanta Rhinos 44-12.
Teams
In the wake of the folding of the AMNRL, the USARL was left as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Three teams joined the USARL from the AMNRL: Bucks County Sharks, Connecticut Wildcats, and New York Knights. The Delaware Black Foxes joined as an expansion squad. After several unsuccessful seasons, the Baltimore Blues left the competition.
| South Conference | ||||||
| Colors | Club | City | State | Stadium | Foundation | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Center | Atlanta Rhinos | Atlanta | Шаблон:Flagcountry | Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 2014 | 2014 |
| Шаблон:Center | Central Florida Warriors | DeLand | Шаблон:Flagcountry | Spec Martin Stadium | 2014 | 2014 |
| Шаблон:Center | Jacksonville Axemen | Jacksonville | Шаблон:Flagcountry | Hodges Stadium | 2006 | 2011 |
| Шаблон:Center | Tampa Mayhem | Tampa Bay | Шаблон:Flagcountry | Larry Sanders Field | 2014 | 2014 |
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]
| Northeast Division | |||||||||
| Шаблон:Tooltip | Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Boston Thirteens | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 430 | 112 | 318 | 14 |
| 2 | Файл:RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 342 | 282 | 60 | 10 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Brooklyn Kings | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 244 | 256 | -12 | 8 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Leagueicon New York Knights | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 178 | 264 | -86 | 6 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Connecticut Wildcats | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 138 | 368 | -230 | 2 |
| Mid-Atlantic Division | |||||||||
| Шаблон:Tooltip | Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
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| 1 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Philadelphia Fight | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 124 | 324 | 16 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Virginia Eagles | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 430 | 232 | 198 | 12 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Leagueicon D.C. Slayers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 320 | 302 | 18 | 6 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Bucks County Sharks | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 435 | -307 | 4 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Delaware Black Foxes | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 199 | 482 | -321 | 2 |
| South Conference | |||||||||
| Шаблон:Tooltip | Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
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| 1 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Atlanta Rhinos | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 184 | 12 | 8 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Central Florida Warriors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 164 | 24 | 6 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Jacksonville Axemen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 174 | -42 | 6 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Tampa Mayhem | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 166 | 6 | 4 |
Final regular-season standings.
Playoffs
For 2015, the USARL further extended the division and conference playoff structure introduced in 2014. 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.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| North Conference Divisional Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| Файл:RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion | 54 - 34 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Brooklyn Kings | August 1 | |||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Virginia Eagles | 76 - 36 | Шаблон:Leagueicon D.C. Slayers | August 1 | |||||
| North Conference Divisional Finals | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Boston Thirteens | 80 - 4 | Файл:RI Rebellion colors.png Rhode Island Rebellion | August 8 | |||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Philadelphia Fight | 60 - 12 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Virginia Eagles | August 8 | |||||
| South Conference Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Atlanta Rhinos | 32 - 26 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Tampa Mayhem | July 25 | |||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Central Florida Warriors | 44 - 14 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Jacksonville Axemen | August 1 | |||||
| Conference Finals | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Philadelphia Fight | 12 - 20 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Boston Thirteens | August 15 | |||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Atlanta Rhinos | 32 - 28 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Central Florida Warriors | August 15 | |||||
| Championship Final | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Boston Thirteens | 44 - 12 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Atlanta Rhinos | August 29 | |||||
References
Шаблон:Rugby League in the USA Шаблон:2015 in Rugby League
