2012 Women's Premier League Rugby season

The 2012 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the fourth season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 8 and involved eight teams.

2012 Women's Premier League
CountriesUnited States
Number of teams8
ChampionsBerkeley All Blues
Runners-upGlendale Raptors
PromotedGlendale Raptors
RelegatedMinnesota Valkyries
Matches played32

Format

The Minnesota Valkyries were relegated in the off-season and the Glendale Raptors 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 9–11.

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
  Advanced to the Cup Semifinals
  Advanced to the Bowl Semifinals

Blue Conference
Pos. Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 Twin Cities Amazons 6 6 0 0 397 52 345 30
2 Beantown RFC 6 4 0 2 207 98 109 21
3 DC Furies 6 1 0 5 118 289 -171 7
4 Keystone Rugby Club 6 1 0 5 72 355 -283 5

Red Conference
Pos. Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 Glendale Raptors 6 5 0 1 161 119 42 23
2 Berkeley All Blues 6 4 0 2 136 93 43 19
3 San Diego Surfers 6 2 0 4 134 102 32 12
4 New York Rugby Club 6 1 0 5 85 202 -117 6

Matches

Week 1
8 September 2012
Twin Cities Amazons38-14Beantown RFC
8 September 2012
DC Furies82-0Keystone Rugby Club
8 September 2012
Berkeley All Blues20-17San Diego Surfers
9 September 2012
Glendale Raptors29-22New York Rugby Club

Week 2
15 September 2012
San Diego Surfers20-21Glendale Raptors
16 September 2012
Keystone Rugby Club12-75Twin Cities Amazons
16 September 2012
Beantown RFC57-0DC Furies
16 September 2012
New York Rugby Club25-5Berkeley All Blues

Week 3
29 September 2012
Keystone Rugby Club0-47Beantown RFC
29 September 2012
Glendale Raptors27-32Berkeley All Blues
30 September 2012
DC Furies0-65Twin Cities Amazons
30 September 2012
New York Rugby Club19-45San Diego Surfers

Week 4
6 October 2012
Berkeley All Blues48-0New York Rugby Club
6 October 2012
Glendale Raptors24-13San Diego Surfers
7 October 2012
Twin Cities Amazons93-0Keystone Rugby Club
7 October 2012
DC Furies7-34Beantown RFC

Week 5
20 October 2012
Keystone Rugby Club31-29DC Furies
20 October 2012
San Diego Surfers7-17Berkeley All Blues
21 October 2012
Beantown RFC26-36Twin Cities Amazons
21 October 2012
New York Rugby Club18-43Glendale Raptors

Week 6
27 October 2012
Berkeley All Blues14-17Glendale Raptors
28 October 2012
Twin Cities Amazons85-0DC Furies
28 October 2012
Beantown RFC29-17Keystone Rugby Club
28 October 2012
San Diego Surfers31-5New York Rugby Club

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Playoffs

Bowl Semifinals
9 November 2012
DC Furies17-22New York Rugby Club
-
9 November 2012
San Diego Surfers47-0Keystone Rugby Club
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Cup Semifinals
9 November 2012
Twin Cities Amazons26-46Berkeley All Blues
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9 November 2012
Glendale Raptors21-15Beantown RFC
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7th Place Final
11 November 2012
DC Furies46-18Keystone Rugby Club

5th Place Final
11 November 2012
New York Rugby Club7-22San Diego Surfers

3rd Place Final
11 November 2012
Twin Cities Amazons19-34Beantown RFC

Grand Final
11 November 2012
Berkeley All Blues39-5Glendale Raptors

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References
  1. Young, Wendy (2012-07-13). "2012 WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE (WPL) STANDINGS & SCHEDULE". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. Young, Wendy (2012-10-29). "2012 EMIRATES AIRLINE USA RUGBY WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE, DI AND DII CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
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