2011 Women's Premier League Rugby season

The 2011 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the third season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 10 and involved eight teams.

2011 Women's Premier League
CountriesUnited States
Number of teams8
ChampionsBerkeley All Blues
Runners-upTwin Cities Amazons
PromotedSan Diego Surfers
RelegatedOregon Sports Union
Matches played32

Format

Oregon Sports Union was relegated in the off-season and the San Diego Surfers had their first year as a part of the WPL. The eight teams were divided into two conferences, Red and Blue, comprising four teams. They each played six conference games, one home and one away. The WPL season occurred in the fall, concurrently with the regular women's club season, with the National Championship being held in November 11–13.For the Finals, teams were seeded based on the results of their conference during the regular season. The top four teams competed for the Cup and the bottom teams for the Bowl.

Conference standings

Conference standings are as follows:

  Advanced to the Cup Semifinals
  Advanced to the Bowl Semifinals

Red Conference
Pos. Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 Twin Cities Amazons 6 5 0 1 246 47 199 26
2 San Diego Surfers 6 5 0 1 233 72 161 25
3 New York Rugby Club 6 2 0 4 118 182 -64 10
4 Minnesota Valkyries 6 0 0 6 49 345 -296 1

Blue Conference
Pos. Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 Berkeley All Blues 6 6 0 0 280 53 227 30
2 Beantown RFC 6 3 0 3 133 130 3 14
3 Keystone Rugby Club 6 3 0 3 111 161 -50 14
4 DC Furies 6 0 0 6 68 248 -180 1

Matches

Week 1
10 September 2011
Beantown RFC5-19Keystone Rugby Club
11 September 2011
DC Furies10-52Berkeley All Blues
11 September 2011
New York Rugby Club3-34San Diego Surfers
11 September 2011
Minnesota Valkyries10-64Twin Cities Amazons

Week 2
17 September 2011
Berkeley All Blues71-10Keystone Rugby Club
18 September 2011
Beantown RFC50-0DC Furies
18 September 2011
Twin Cities Amazons37-5New York Rugby Club
18 September 2011
San Diego Surfers81-7Minnesota Valkyries

Week 3
1 October 2011
Berkeley All Blues48-10Beantown RFC
1 October 2011
San Diego Surfers22-17Twin Cities Amazons
2 October 2011
DC FuriesRESCHEDULEDKeystone Rugby Club
2 October 2011
New York Rugby Club56-5Minnesota Valkyries

Week 4
8 October 2011
Keystone Rugby Club50-5DC Furies
9 October 2011
Beantown RFC7-36Berkeley All Blues
9 October 2011
Keystone Rugby Club22-19DC Furies
9 October 2011
Minnesota Valkyries22-19New York Rugby Club
9 October 2011
Twin Cities Amazons35-0San Diego Surfers

Week 5
23 October 2011
DC Furies15-42Beantown RFC
23 October 2011
Keystone Rugby Club0-38Berkeley All Blues
23 October 2011
New York Rugby Club10-47Twin Cities Amazons
23 October 2011
Minnesota Valkyries5-59San Diego Surfers

Week 6
29 October 2011
Berkeley All Blues32-14DC Furies
30 October 2011
Keystone Rugby Club10-19Beantown RFC
30 October 2011
San Diego Surfers37-5New York Rugby Club
30 October 2011
Twin Cities Amazons48-0Minnesota Valkyries

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Playoffs

Bowl Semifinals
11 November 2011
New York Rugby Club20-5DC Furies
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11 November 2011
Keystone Rugby Club43-38Minnesota Valkyries
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Cup Semifinals
11 November 2011
Twin Cities Amazons29-25Beantown RFC
-
11 November 2011
Berkeley All Blues17-7San Diego Surfers
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7th Place Final
13 November 2011
DC Furies22-17Minnesota Valkyries

5th Place Final
13 November 2011
New York Rugby Club27-5Keystone Rugby Club

3rd Place Final
13 November 2011
Beantown RFC34-7San Diego Surfers

Grand Final
13 November 2011
Berkeley All Blues17-8Twin Cities Amazons

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References
  1. "2011 Women's Premier League Standings & Schedule". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. "2011 EMIRATES AIRLINE USA RUGBY WPL, DI AND DII CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - Virginia Beach, VA - November 11-13, 2011". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
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