| 2019 WPL Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Countries | United States |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Champions | Glendale Merlins |
| Runners-up | Life West Gladiatrix |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Top point scorer | Sisileti Hingano (91) |
| Top try scorer | Sisileti Hingano (11) |
The 2019 WPL Rugby Season was the eleventh season of the Women's Premier League Rugby. Life West Gladiatrix made their WPL debut and joined the West Conference and Chicago North Shore Rugby moved to the East Conference.[1]
Season Standings
Final standings after the regular season:[2]
Advanced to Cup Competition
Advanced to Bowl Competition
Eastern Conference
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Harlequins | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 310 | 107 | 203 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| 2 | New York Rugby Club | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 164 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 3 | Beantown RFC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 162 | -20 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Twin Cities Amazons | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 201 | 245 | -44 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 255 | -173 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Western Conference
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life West Gladiatrix | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 332 | 138 | 194 | 7 | 1 | 36 |
| 2 | Glendale Merlins Women | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 334 | 142 | 192 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| 3 | Berkeley All Blues | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 170 | 193 | -23 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | San Diego Surfers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 215 | 217 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Oregon Sports Union | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 418 | -361 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season
Week 1
| August 17 | Berkeley All Blues | 29–5 | Oregon Sports Union | Ray Sheeran Field | ||
| 12:00 pm PDT | Try: Thacker, Laura #14 - 23', 44', 51' Simpson, Margaret #11 - 35' Mataitoga, Bulou #23 - 68' Con: Miller, Samantha #10 - 24', 45' Pen: Wessman, Tonya #7 - 15' (Y) |
Try: Zimmerman, Brett #14 - 74' |
| August 17 | Glendale Merlins | 21–43 | Life West Gladiatrix | |||
| 3:00 pm MDT | Try: Nalbandian, Azniv #3 - 24' Tordonato, Juliann #13 - 36' Ehrecke, Rachel #7 - 54' Con: Cantorna, Gabriella #10 - 26', 37', 55' Pen: Luther, Samantha #5 - 44' (Y) |
Try: Naber, Amy #12 - 6', 30' Rogers, Hope #2 - 11', 71' Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 28' Kenyon, Lauren #9 - 41', 47' Con: Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 11', 31', 42', 72' |
| August 18 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | 31–10 | Twin Cities Amazons | |||
| 12:00 pm CDT | Try: Jacoby, Charli #3 - 32' Kapinus, Bridget #4 - 40' Ventrillo, Jessica #15 - 44' Niyibizi, Olga #14 - 54' Dibalsamo, Rose #21 - 62' Con: Stanley, Kathleen #10 - 41', 45', 63' |
Try: Duhart, Lanoira #1 - 67' Mooney-Jones, Danica #12 - 77' |
| August 18 | Beantown Rugby | 32–22 | Atlanta Harlequins | Union Point Sports Complex | ||
| 2:00 pm EDT | Try: Schweitzer, Amanda #13 - 9', 69' Dunn, Yejadai #8 - 16' Phelan, Kathleen #14 - 22' Dykes, Brittany #11 - 40' Wright, Rosanna #12 - 48' Con: Toeldte, Tatjana #10 - 22' |
Try: Kuehl, Cortney #8 - 29', 50' Jackson, Lisa #1 - 60' Con: Heavner, Corinne #10 - 29', 36' (PK), 60' Pen: Kahele, Bridget #9 - 31' (Y) |
| Bye/s: New York Rugby Club & San Diego Surfers |
Week 2
| August 24 | Life West Gladiatrix | 55–5 | Oregon Sports Union | Ray Sheeran Field | ||
| 1:00 pm PDT | Try: Sever, Jennifer #12 - 2' Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 6', 54', 76' Cairns, Elizabeth #7 - 16' Rogers, Hope #8 - 23' Strasko, Nicole #5 - 33' Deters, Hali #13 - 45' Parsons, Sara #10 - 65' Con: Macedo, Karmin #11 - 3', 24', 34', 46', 55' Pen: Sever, Jennifer #12 - 63' (Y) |
Try: Yoder, Riley #21 - 71' |
| August 24 | San Diego Surfers | 17–29 | Glendale Merlins | |||
| 1:00 pm PDT | Try: Zackary, Kate #7 - 6' Foster, Megan #10 - 57' Con: Foster, Megan #10 - 7', 58', 69' (PK) |
Try: Slaught, Madison #15 - 14' Wanamaker, Nichole #11 - 33', 35' Farmer, Carmen #8 - 46' Kitlinski, Joanna #2 - 63' Con: Cantorna, Gabriella #10 - 15', 34' Pen: Nalbandian, Azniv #3 - 56' (Y) |
| August 24 | Atlanta Harlequins | 25–7 | New York Rugby Club | Life University Rugby Complex | ||
| 4:00 pm EDT | Try: Kuehl, Cortney #13 - 1' Faget, Karen #8 - 20' Jackson, Lisa #26 - 25' Kahele, Bridget #9 - 64' Con: Heavner, Corinne #10 - 64', 80' (PK) |
Try: Washington, Alycia #5 - 29' Con: Solomon, Gianna #12 - 30' |
| August 25 | Beantown Rugby | 12–22 | Twin Cities Amazons | Union Point Sports Complex | ||
| 11:00 am EDT | Try: Schweitzer, Amanda #13 - 53', 81' Con: Toeldte, Tatjana #10 - 53' |
Try: Lentsch, Rachel #9 - 9' Mooney-Jones, Danica #11 - 64' Lundstrum, Kaelene #14 - 78' Con: Mooney-Jones, Danica #11 - 7' (PK), 9', 78' |
| Bye/s: Chicago North Shore Rugby & Berkeley All Blues |
Week 3
| August 31 | Life West Gladiatrix | 36-20 | Berkeley All Blues | - | ||
| August 31 | Oregon Sports Union | 7-48 | San Diego Surfers | - | ||
| August 31 | Twin Cities Amazons | 22-45 | Atlanta Harlequins | - | ||
| September 01 | New York Rugby Club | 31-5 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | - | ||
| Bye/s: Beantown RFC & Glendale Merlins |
Week 4
| September 7 | Berkeley All Blues | 17 - 19 | Glendale Merlins | - | ||
| September 7 | San Diego Surfers | 16 - 40 | Life West Gladiatrix | - | ||
| September 7 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | 3 - 10 | Beantown RFC | - | ||
| September 8 | Twin Cities Amazon | 39 - 20 | New York Rugby Club | - | ||
| Bye/s: Atlanta Harlequins & Oregon Sports Union |
Week 5
| September 14 | Berkeley All Blues | 24 - 18 | San Diego Surfers | - | ||
| September 14 | Glendale Merlins | 98 - 0 | Oregon Sports Union | - | ||
| September 14 | Beantown RFC | 3 - 22 | New York Rugby Club | - | ||
| September 15 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | 7 - 22 | Atlanta Harlequins | - | ||
| Bye/s: Twin Cities Amazons & Life West Gladiatrix |
Week 6
| September 21 | Life West Gladiatrix | 29 - 31 | Glendale Merlins | - | ||
| September 21 | Oregon Sports Union | 7 - 34 | Berkeley All Blues | - | ||
| September 21 | Atlanta Harlequins | 34 - 12 | Beantown RFC | - | ||
| September 22 | Twin Cities Amazon | 56 - 17 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | - | ||
| Bye/s: New York Rugby Club & San Diego Surfers |
Week 7
| September 28 | Berkeley All Blues | 14 - 15 | Life West Gladiatrix | - | ||
| September 28 | San Diego Surfers | 58 - 0 | Oregon Sports Union | - | ||
| September 29 | Twin Cities Amazon | 20 - 22 | Beantown RFC | - | ||
| September 29 | New York Rugby Club | 12 - 51 | Atlanta Harlequins | - | ||
| Bye/s: Chicago North Shore Rugby & Glendale Merlins |
Week 8
| October 5 | Glendale Merlins | 57 - 12 | Berkeley All Blues | - | ||
| October 5 | Life West Gladiatrix | 59 -10 | San Diego Surfers | - | ||
| October 5 | Atlanta Harlequins | 62 - 15 | Twin Cities Amazon | - | ||
| October 6 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | 12 - 38 | New York Rugby Club | - | ||
| Bye/s: Beantown RFC & Oregon Sports Union |
Week 9
| October 19 | San Diego Surfers | 36 - 20 | Berkeley All Blues | - | ||
| October 19 | Oregon Sports Union | 12 - 41 | Glendale Merlins | - | ||
| October 19 | Beantown RFC | 39 - 7 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | - | ||
| October 20 | New York Rugby Club | 36 - 17 | Twin Cities Amazon | - | ||
| Bye/s: Atlanta Harlequins & Life West Gladiatrix |
Week 10
| October 26 | Glendale Merlins | 38 - 12 | San Diego Surfers | - | ||
| October 26 | Oregon Sports Union | 21 - 55 | Life West Gladiatrix | - | ||
| October 26 | Atlanta Harlequins | 49 - 0 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | - | ||
| October 27 | New York Rugby Club | 32 - 12 | Beantown RFC | - | ||
| Bye/s: Twin Cities Amazons & Berkeley All Blues |
Playoffs
Bowl Competition
| November 1 | San Diego Surfers | 55 - 12 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | |||
| November 1 | Twin Cities Amazons | 33 - 46 | Oregon Sports Union | |||
| November 1 | Beantown RFC | 0 - 38 | Berkeley All Blues | |||
9th Place Final
| November 3 | Twin Cities Amazons | 33 - 25 | Chicago North Shore Rugby | |||
7th Place Final
| November 3 | Beantown RFC | 22 - 33 | Oregon Sports Union | |||
5th Place Final
| November 3 | Berkeley All Blues | 22 - 31 | San Diego Surfers | |||
Cup Competition
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| Atlanta Harlequins | 15 | ||||||
| Glendale Merlins | 35 | ||||||
| Glendale Merlins | 39 | ||||||
| Life West Gladiatrix | 31 | ||||||
| Life West Gladiatrix | 34 | ||||||
| New York Rugby Club | 31 | Third place | |||||
| Atlanta Harlequins | 20 | ||||||
| New York Rugby Club | 26 | ||||||
Semifinals
| November 1 | Atlanta Harlequins | 15 - 35 | Glendale Merlins | |||
| November 1 | Life West Gladiatrix | 34 - 31 | New York Rugby Club | |||
3rd Place Final
| November 3 | Atlanta Harlequins | 20 - 26 | New York Rugby Club | |||
Grand Final
See also
References
- ↑ Finlan, Jacqueline (2019-08-15). "WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE (WPL) KICKS OFF 2019 SEASON SATURDAY". USA Rugby. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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