2022 in United States rugby league

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2022 in United States rugby league saw an eventful season, featuring developments in the governance of the sport within the United States, the split between the United States Association of Rugby League (USARL) and the North American Rugby League (NARL) in regards to the national competition, and the conduction of multiple regional leagues below these.

Governance Reforms

In 2022, the International Rugby League officially established the Commission for Rugby League in the United States (USARLC) as the governing body for rugby league in the United States. This will see control of the international game transferred from the USARL to the new commission, while the domestic scene will see major changes with the AMNRL to return as the domestic competition in the northern states, the USARL to remain as the legal domestic competition in the southern states, and the Championship Rugby League to become the western national-level competition. The North American Rugby League will remain unsanctioned.[1]

2022 USARL Season

Clubs

Although seven teams were scheduled to participate in the 2022 season, from four states, the entire North Conference was cancelled, leaving only four teams, all from Florida, to compete in the season.

North Conference
Colors Club Founded City (MSA) State Stadium Titles

(Last)
Ipswich Colours.svg
 Boston Thirteens 2009 Boston  Massachusetts Eastern Boston Stadium 1 (2015)
File:North Queensland colours.svg
 Brooklyn Kings 2014 Brooklyn  New York Randalls Island Field 10 0 (N/A)
Balmain colours.svg
 Delaware Black Foxes 2015 Wilmington  Delaware Eden Park Stadium 0 (N/A)
South Conference
Colors Club Founded City (MSA) State Stadium Titles

(Last)
Jacksonville colors.svg
 Jacksonville Axemen 2006 Jacksonville  Florida UNF Rugby Field 2 (2018)
File:Scorpions.png
 South Florida Speed 2022 Miami  Florida North Dade Optimist Park 0 (N/A)
Wests Panthers Colours.svg
 Southwest Florida Copperheads 2018 Buckingham (Fort Myers)  Florida Lehigh Senior High School 0 (N/A)
Central Comets colours.svg
 Tampa Mayhem 2014 Tampa Bay  Florida Tampa Catholic High School 0 (N/A)

Results

Round 1

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 88–4 File:Scorpions.png South Florida Speed Saturday June 11 Paradise Coast Sports Complex

Round 2

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 24–12 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads Saturday June 18 Leto Falcons Field
File:Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 0–80 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Saturday June 18 Ives Estates Park

Round 3

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 6–20 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Saturday June 25 Paradise Coast Sports Complex
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 30–0 File:Scorpions.png South Florida Speed Saturday June 25 UNF Rugby Field

Round 4

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 8–16 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Saturday July 9 Leto Falcons Field

Round 5

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
File:Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 0–30 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Saturday July 16 Ives Estates Park
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 70–16 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads Saturday July 16 UNF Rugby Field

Round 6

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
File:Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 0–30 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads Saturday July 23 Ives Estates Park
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 36–26 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Saturday July 23 UNF Rugby Field

Round 7

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 30–0 File:Scorpions.png South Florida Speed Saturday July 30 Leto Falcons Field
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 16–30 Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen Saturday July 30 Paradise Coast Sports Complex

Source:[2]

Ladder

Standings Pld W T L Game Points Pts
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 6 6 0 0 262 – 66 12
Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem 6 4 0 2 138 – 70 8
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Southwest Florida Copperheads 6 2 0 4 168 – 148 4
File:Scorpions.png South Florida Speed 6 0 0 6 4 – 288 0

Source:[3]

Grand Final

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
Jacksonville colors.svg Jacksonville Axemen 36–12 Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mayhem Saturday August 14 UNF Rugby Field

Source:[4][5]

North Conference Exhibition Matches

Following the abandonment of the North Conference season, the USARL organised a series of exhibition matches between the three North Conference sides and independent former NARL side New York Freedom.

Home Team Score Away Team Date Venue
File:North Queensland colours.svg Brooklyn Kings 50–16 Ipswich Colours.svg Boston Thirteens Bushwick Inlet Park Saturday July 23
Central Comets colours.svg New York Freedom 30–36 Castleford colours.svg Delaware Black Foxes

Source:[6]

2022 NARL Season

The North American Rugby League aimed to kick-off its inaugural season in 2022. However, the loss of the Brooklyn and Cleveland clubs along with the confirmation of Ottawa's move to Cornwall and the collapse of broadcast partner SportsFlick saw the season abandoned. The future of the competition is unclear, as only the DC Cavalry and Atlanta Rhinos remain affiliated with the NARL organisation.

Clubs

Regional Leagues

Championship Rugby League

Teams

  • California North Sydney colours.svg East Palo Alto Razorbacks
  • Hawaii Wellington colours.svg Laie Rhinos
  • Nevada Newcastle colours.svg Sin City Islanders
  • California New South Wales colours.svg North Bay Warriors
  • California Wellington colours.svg Provo Steelers
  • California Newcastle colours.svg Sacramento Immortals
  • Utah North Sydney colours.svg Salt Lake City Spartans
  • California Papua New Guinea colours.svg San Francisco Savage
  • Utah Canterbury colours.svg Utah Saints Rugby

Championship Final

Newcastle colours.svg Sacramento Immortals 16–20 Wellington colours.svg Laie Rhinos

Source:[7]

Lonestar Rugby League

The 2022 Lonestar Rugby League (LRL) season was a rugby league competition planned in Texas.

Midwest Rugby League

The Midwest Rugby League (MWRL) was dormant in 2022

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