The 2002 Rugby Super League season was the sixth season of the Rugby Super League, the United States premier division of rugby. The regular season commenced on March 16, 2002. On May 11, 2002, the regular season ended, and was followed by the playoffs, for which the top four clubs qualified.
The defending champions were the Gentlemen of Aspen.
Format The 17 teams were grouped into three conferences, the Red, White, and Blue Conferences. Each team played every other team in their conference once.
For the playoffs, the first seed (Belmont Shore) hosted the eighth (Dallas Harlequins), the second (Old Blue) the seventh (Kansas City Blues), the third (San Francisco) hosted the fifth (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club), and the fourth (Gentlemen of Aspen) hosted the sixth (Life University).
Participating clubs
Club Coach Captain Ground CapacityBelmont ShoreCalifornia State University, Long BeachHill Middle SchoolNow Sato Academy of Mathematics and ScienceBostonRupert GordonFranklin ParkUnknown venue, Framingham500Chicago LionsSchiller WoodsDallas HarlequinsMark McCloyLake Highlands ParkDenver Barbarians Mike DeJongObservatory ParkGentlemen of AspenRoaring Fork High School, CarbondaleKansas City BluesMinor ParkLife University Mel SmithNew York Athletic ClubMike TolkinNew York Athletic Club, Travers Island, New YorkOld Blue Geoff MouldVan Cortlandt Park, New York CityOld Mission Beach Athletic ClubReldon 'Bing' DawsonLittle Q, San DiegoOld Puget Sound BeachScott ShepherdOlympic ClubAllan PettyCalifornia Maritime Academy, VallejoNow Cal Poly Maritime AcademyPhiladelphia WhitemarshGeorge BetzlerFairmount ParkPotomac Athletic ClubNational Mall, Washington, D.C.Unknown venue, Manassas, VirginiaSan Francisco Richard LeslieBalboa Park WashingtonJohn RedmondHyde SchoolNow Perry Street Preparatory
Standings
Red Conference TeamPldWLDBonusTotal1Belmont Shore66004282Gentlemen of Aspen65014243Philadelphia Whitemarsh6204194Boston6105045Olympic Club600692
White Conference TeamPldWLDBonusTotal1San Francisco65014242Life University64023193Potomac Athletic Club63033154Denver Barbarians63033155Chicago Lions63032146New York Athletic Club610548
Blue Conference TeamPldWLDBonusTotal1Old Blue65103252Old Mission Beach Athletic Club64113213Kansas City Blues64024204Dallas Harlequins63034165Old Puget Sound Beach6105156Washington600601
Play-offs
Notes
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