The 2017 USA Rugby League season is the seventh season of the USA Rugby League National Premiership competition, and its third as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Twelve teams compete for the USARL Championship. The season began on Saturday, June 3, and concluded with the Championship Final on Saturday, August 26. Team changes The Bucks County Sharks and the DC Slayers folded after the 2016 season bringing the number of teams down to 12.
Regular season
Teams in the North Conference play in an eight-round regular season with semi-finals on August 5 and final on August 12. South Conference teams play a six-round regular season with semi-finals on July 29 and final on August 12
LegendQualified to Playoffs
Northeast Division Team 1New York Knights (Minor Premiers)8800380176204162Brooklyn Kings RLFC8602380202178123White Plains Wombats8503378150228104Northern Virginia Eagles84043702789285Boston 13s830500066Delaware Black Foxes830500067Philadelphia Fight820600048Rhode Island Rebellion80080000
South Conference Team 1 Atlanta Rhinos (champions)6510000114 Tampa Mayhem631200073 Jacksonville Axemen620400042 Central Florida Warriors61050002
Week 1
HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and time (Local)VenueWhite Plains Wombats58-12 Boston Thirteens3 Jun 2017, 2:00PMBlind Brook Elementary School Northern Virginia Eagles 96-22 Delaware Black Foxes3 Jun 2017, 4:00PMStonewall Park Rhode Island Rebellion6-74 New York Knights3 Jun 2017, Central Florida Warriors Tampa Mayhem3 Jun 2017, 5:00PMSpec Martin Stadium Atlanta Rhinos Jacksonville Axemen3 Jun 2016, 5:00PMAtlanta Silverbacks Park Brooklyn Kings RLFC42-6 Philadelphia Fight4 Jun 2016, 6:30PMBushwick Inlet Park
Final The Atlanta Rhinos defeated the New York Knights 32-18 in the grand final to become the 2017 USARL National Champions. References