2017 Women's Premier League |
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Countries | United States |
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Number of teams | 10 |
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Champions | New York Rugby Club |
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Runners-up | Glendale Merlins |
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Promoted | Chicago North Shore Rugby & Beantown RFC |
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Relegated | n/a |
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Matches played | 50 |
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The 2017 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the ninth season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 2 and involved 10 teams.
For the first time, the WPL raised its numbers from eight teams to ten teams with Chicago North Shore Rugby and Beantown RFC joining the league. This was also the first year the Glendale Raptors changed their names to the Glendale Merlins due to the Glendale Raptors name being used by the newly formed Major League Rugby team.
The ten teams were divided into two conferences, Red and Blue, comprising five teams. They each played eight conference games, one home and one away, with two bye weeks. The WPL season occurred in the fall, concurrently with the regular women's club season, with the National Championship being held in November 10–12.
For the Finals, teams were seeded based on the results of their conference during the regular season. The top four teams competed for the Cup and the bottom six teams for the Bowl.
Conference standings
Advanced to the Cup Semi-finals
Advanced to the Bowl Semi-finals
Blue Conference
Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
1 | Glendale Merlins | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 133 | 64 | 35 |
2 | San Diego Surfers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 139 | 62 | 24 |
3 | Berkeley All Blues | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 233 | 178 | 55 | 22 |
4 | Oregon Sports Union | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 162 | 259 | −97 | 13 |
5 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 183 | −84 | 10 |
Red Conference
Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
1 | New York Rugby Club | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 105 | 234 | 39 |
2 | Beantown RFC | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 186 | 156 | 30 | 28 |
3 | Twin Cities Amazons | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 226 | 182 | 44 | 21 |
4 | Atlanta Harlequins | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 117 | 174 | −57 | 12 |
5 | DC Furies | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 309 | −251 | 0 |
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Matches
Week 1
Beantown RFC | 39–22 | Atlanta Harlequins |
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Berkeley All Blues | 26–27 | Glendale Merlins |
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Twin Cities Amazons | 48–19 | DC Furies |
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Week 2
Berkeley All Blues | 32–10 | Oregon Sports Union |
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Glendale Merlins | 20–6 | Chicago North Shore Rugby |
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Twin Cities Amazons | 26–12 | Atlanta Harlequins |
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Beantown RFC | 19–43 | New York Rugby Club |
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Week 3
DC Furies | 5–17 | Beantown RFC |
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San Diego Surfers | 15–21 | Glendale Merlins |
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Oregon Sports Union | 24–17 | Chicago North Shore Rugby |
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Atlanta Harlequins | 0–21 | New York Rugby Club |
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Week 4
San Diego Surfers | 42–27 | Oregon Sports Union |
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Chicago North Shore Rugby | 29–17 | Berkeley All Blues |
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Atlanta Harlequins | 35–7 | DC Furies |
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Twin Cities Amazons | 41–53 | New York Rugby Club |
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Week 5
Berkeley All Blues | 34–15 | San Diego Surfers |
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Glendale Merlins | 32–17 | Oregon Sports Union |
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New York Rugby Club | 68–0 | DC Furies |
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Beantown RFC | 27–17 | Twin Cities Amazons |
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Week 6
Chicago North Shore Rugby | 0–35 | San Diego Surfers |
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Glendale Merlins | 29–14 | Berkeley All Blues |
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Atlanta Harlequins | 8–15 | Beantown RFC |
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DC Furies | 7–36 | Twin Cities Amazons |
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Chicago North Shore Rugby | 8–12 | San Diego Surfers |
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Week 7
Chicago North Shore Rugby | 10–10 | Glendale Merlins |
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Atlanta Harlequins | 3–25 | Twin Cities Amazons |
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Beantown RFC | 8–38 | New York Rugby Club |
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Oregon Sports Union | 28–52 | Berkeley All Blues |
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Week 8
Chicago North Shore Rugby | 14–17 | Oregon Sports Union |
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Glendale Merlins | 27–18 | San Diego Surfers |
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Beantown RFC | 32–5 | DC Furies |
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New York Rugby Club | 36–12 | Atlanta Harlequins |
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Week 9
Berkeley All Blues | 48–15 | Chicago North Shore Rugby |
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Oregon Sports Union | 12–39 | San Diego Surfers |
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Twin Cities Amazons | 18–29 | Beantown RFC |
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DC Furies | 10–48 | New York Rugby Club |
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Week 10
San Diego Surfers | 25–10 | Berkeley All Blues |
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Oregon Sports Union | 27–31 | Glendale Merlins |
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DC Furies | 5–25 | Atlanta Harlequins |
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New York Rugby Club | 32–15 | Twin Cities Amazons |
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Playoffs
Bowl Semi-finals
Oregon Sports Union | 56–7 | DC Furies |
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Atlanta Harlequins | 5–24 | Chicago North Shore Rugby |
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Berkeley All Blues | 41–29 | Twin Cities Amazons |
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Cup Semi-finals
Glendale Merlins | 32–0 | Beantown RFC |
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New York Rugby Club | 38–32 | San Diego Surfers |
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Bowl Finals
9th place Final
DC Furies | 10–34 | Atlanta Harlequins |
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7th place Final
Twin Cities Amazons | 34–17 | Chicago North Shore Rugby |
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5th place Finals
Berkeley All Blues | 37–10 | Oregon Sports Union |
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Cup Finals
3rd place Final
San Diego Surfers | 47–14 | Beantown RFC |
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Grand Final
Glendale Merlins | 26–27 | New York Rugby Club |
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References
- ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
Women's Premier League Rugby
Current Teams | - Beantown RFC
- Berkeley All Blues
- Chicago North Shore Rugby
- Colorado Gray Wolves
- Life West Gladiatrix
- New York Rugby Club
- Twin Cities Amazons
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WPL seasons | |
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WPL Championship Finals | - 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
2020 2021 - 2022
- 2023
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WPL All-Stars Rosters | |
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External links
- USA Rugby Women's Premier League official site