2011 Rugby Super League season
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The 2011 Rugby Super League season will be the sixteenth season of the Rugby Super League, the United States
' premier division of rugby union
. The regular season will commence on March 12, 2011 with the Utah Warriors
playing the Denver Barbarians
. On April 30, 2011; the regular season will end culumnated by the RSL Playoffs, which the top four clubs will qualify for. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned the champions, and the winner of the regular season will be crowned the premiers.
The defending champions are the New York Athletic Club
, the defending premiers are San Francisco Golden Gate
.
USA Rugby
USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. It is divided into seven territorial Unions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific Coast, Southern California, South, and West...
' premier division of rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. The regular season will commence on March 12, 2011 with the Utah Warriors
Utah Warriors (rugby union)
The Utah Warriors are an American rugby union team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They joined the Rugby Super League beginning in the 2011 season.- History and formation :...
playing the Denver Barbarians
Denver Barbarians
The Denver Barbarians Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union and Division I team based in Denver, Colorado.----- History :The Denver Barbarians Rugby Football Club was founded in 1967. The initial members were men that had been playing rugby with some of the local collegiate teams, or...
. On April 30, 2011; the regular season will end culumnated by the RSL Playoffs, which the top four clubs will qualify for. The winner of the playoffs will be crowned the champions, and the winner of the regular season will be crowned the premiers.
The defending champions are the New York Athletic Club
New York Athletic Club RFC
The New York Athletic Club Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union team based in New York City. As the team name suggests, NYAC RFC is affiliated with the New York Athletic Club.-Sponsorship:...
, the defending premiers are San Francisco Golden Gate
San Francisco Golden Gate RFC
San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in San Francisco, California. SFGG's first side competes in the Rugby Super League. The club also fields a developmental squad in the Northern California Rugby Football Union's Division II. The SFGG Youth Program includes...
.
Participating clubs
| Club | Coach | Captain | Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Boston RFC Boston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The club competes in, and is governed by, the New England Rugby Football Union , the Northeast Rugby Union , and USA Rugby.... |
Eugene Mountjoy |  TBD |
Franklin Park | 500 |
| Chicago Griffins Chicago Griffins The Chicago Griffins RFC rugby union team was founded in 1973. The team competes in the RSL and play their home games at Schiller Woods in Schiller Park, Illinois, USA.- 2010 Team :*1.Jojo Bucci*2.Keith Bowen*3.Tim Paulsen*4.Stephen Wolff... |
TBD |
TBD |
Schiller Park Schiller Park, Illinois Schiller Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,850 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Schiller Park is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.... |
1,000 |
| Chicago Lions Chicago Lions The Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Lions were founded in 1964 and their all black colors follow the color scheme of the New Zealand All Blacks... |
 Marty Wiggins |
TBD |
Lions Field | 3,500 |
| Dallas Harlequins Dallas Harlequins The Dallas Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union team based in Dallas, Texas.-History:The Harlequins formed in 1971. A year after inception, in 1972, the Harlequins became the first Texas RFU club to win a match against a club from outside the United States when they defeated... |
Michael Engelbrecht |
TBD |
Glencoe Park | 2,000 |
| Denver Barbarians Denver Barbarians The Denver Barbarians Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union and Division I team based in Denver, Colorado.----- History :The Denver Barbarians Rugby Football Club was founded in 1967. The initial members were men that had been playing rugby with some of the local collegiate teams, or... |
 Dave Hodges |
Kevin Whitcher |
Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,086 |
| Life Life University Life University is located in Marietta, Georgia. It is best known for its doctorate degree program in chiropractic, but it also offers a number of undergraduate programs.- History :... |
TBD |
TBD |
LU Sports Complex Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs... |
10,000 |
| New York Athletic New York Athletic Club RFC The New York Athletic Club Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union team based in New York City. As the team name suggests, NYAC RFC is affiliated with the New York Athletic Club.-Sponsorship:... |
 Michael Tolkin |
Alexander Magleby |
Travers Island Travers Island, New York Travers Island is an island in Long Island Sound, situated between Neptune Island, Glen Island and Hunter Island in New York City's Pelham Bay Park. It is the location of the New York Athletic Club.... |
5,000 |
| Old Blue |  Gui Cieutat |
Justin Ripley |
Pier 40 Chelsea Piers Chelsea Piers is a series of piers on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City that was a passenger ship terminal in the early 1900s that was used by the RMS Lusitania and was the destination of the RMS Titanic.... |
1,200 |
| OPSB Old Puget Sound Beach RFC A charter member of the USA Super League, OPSB is a rugby club based in Seattle, in the Pacific Northwest USA Rugby territory. The club travels extensively throughout the USA and into Canada... |
Evan Haigh |
TBD |
Magnuson Park | 3,000 |
| San Francisco San Francisco Golden Gate RFC San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in San Francisco, California. SFGG's first side competes in the Rugby Super League. The club also fields a developmental squad in the Northern California Rugby Football Union's Division II. The SFGG Youth Program includes... |
Paul Keeler Paul Keeler Paul Keeler is an American rugby union coach.Keeler began playing rugby for Canisius College in Buffalo, New York and later for the Buffalo Old Boys RFC and Rockaway RFC mens clubs. Keeler moved on to become a stalwart of Old Blue RFC and their Rugby Super League team, playing in four play-off... |
TBD |
Rocca Field | 4,500 |
| Utah Warriors Utah Warriors (rugby union) The Utah Warriors are an American rugby union team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They joined the Rugby Super League beginning in the 2011 season.- History and formation :... |
Jon Law |
 Ross Sua |
Rio Tinto Stadium | 20,008 |
Red Conference
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San FranciscoSan Francisco Golden Gate RFC San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in San Francisco, California. SFGG's first side competes in the Rugby Super League. The club also fields a developmental squad in the Northern California Rugby Football Union's Division II. The SFGG Youth Program includes... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 94 | 241 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Old Puget Sound Beach Old Puget Sound Beach RFC A charter member of the USA Super League, OPSB is a rugby club based in Seattle, in the Pacific Northwest USA Rugby territory. The club travels extensively throughout the USA and into Canada... |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 158 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 |  Utah Warriors |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 157 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Barbarians Denver Barbarians The Denver Barbarians Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union and Division I team based in Denver, Colorado.----- History :The Denver Barbarians Rugby Football Club was founded in 1967. The initial members were men that had been playing rugby with some of the local collegiate teams, or... |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 259 | 196 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Dallas Dallas Harlequins The Dallas Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union team based in Dallas, Texas.-History:The Harlequins formed in 1971. A year after inception, in 1972, the Harlequins became the first Texas RFU club to win a match against a club from outside the United States when they defeated... |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 79 | 460 | −381 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Conference
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Life University Life University is located in Marietta, Georgia. It is best known for its doctorate degree program in chiropractic, but it also offers a number of undergraduate programs.- History :... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 98 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Boston Boston RFC Boston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The club competes in, and is governed by, the New England Rugby Football Union , the Northeast Rugby Union , and USA Rugby.... |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 147 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | New York | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 128 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Lions Chicago Lions The Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Lions were founded in 1964 and their all black colors follow the color scheme of the New Zealand All Blacks... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 147 | −32 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Griffins Chicago Griffins The Chicago Griffins RFC rugby union team was founded in 1973. The team competes in the RSL and play their home games at Schiller Woods in Schiller Park, Illinois, USA.- 2010 Team :*1.Jojo Bucci*2.Keith Bowen*3.Tim Paulsen*4.Stephen Wolff... |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 135 | −5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Old Blue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 99 | 206 | −107 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- 4 Points awarded to the winning team
- 0 Points to the losing team
- 2 Points to each team in the case of a tie
- 1 Bonus Point to a team scoring 4 or more tries
- 1 Bonus Point to a losing team keeping the score within 7 points