|
The Rugby Super League is a club rugby union competition in the United States. General phase play in rugby union. ...
Teams
Western Conference - Belmont Shore
- Dallas Harlequins
- Denver Barbarians
- Kansas City Blues
- St. Louis Bombers
- Old Puget Sound Beach
- Old Mission Beach Athletic Club
- San Francisco-Golden Gate
Eastern Conference - Boston RFC
- Charlotte Rugby
- Chicago Lions
- Old Blue
- Philadelphia-Whitemarsh RFC
- New York Athletic Club
- Potomac Athletic Club
- Washington RFC
The New York Athletic Club was founded in 1868 and is located in New York City. ...
History The Rugby Super League was created in 1996, by the 14 major governing bodies of the sport in the United States, with the intention of creating a competitive and national competition. It was created at a time when there was a need for expansion of the code in the country. 1997 was subsequently the inugural season of the competition. There were 14 teams competiting, which were divided into two seven-team divisions; the Western-Pacific Conference and the Midwestern-East Conference.
The original competiting sides in the 1997 season were:
- Belmont Shore
- Chicago Lions
- Dallas Harlequins
- Denver Barbarians
- Gentlemen of Aspen
- Kansas City Blues
- Life
- Old Blue
- Old Blues
- Old Puget Sound Beach
- Old Mission Beach Athletic Club
- Potomac Athletic Club
- San Francisco-Golden Gate
- Washington RFC
Aspen won the first championship.
The following season, two more sides gained entry into the competition, being, Boston RFC and the Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC. Both sides joined the eastern conference, which saw the Harlequins move to the Western conference. This expansion saw two fifteen-side conferences.
In 2001 the competition became recognized as the premier club rugby union competition in the United States - becoming separated from USA Rugby Division 1. The following season, the league expanded again, with the inclusion of New York Athletic Club, who gained entry through means of promotion and the Olympic Club, who formed a merger with the Old Blues. The New York Athletic Club was founded in 1868 and is located in New York City. ...
Olympic Club is an American country club in Daly City, CA that has played host to four US Open Golf Championships. ...
The 2002 saw major changes to the competition, with the east and west divisions format being dissolved to form a national competition. Life also left the competition that season. However, the formate reverted back to the division-associated fixtures in 2005.
Champions - 1997 - Aspen
- 1998 - Belmont Shore
- 1999 - Denver Barbarian
- 2000 - Life
- 2001 - Aspen
- 2002 - Aspen
- 2003 - Belmont Shore
- 2004 - Belmont Shore
- 2005 - New York Athletic Club
See also The sport of rugby union in the United States has always had a close relationship with the sport of American football. ...
External links | 
Feeds |
Contact