2009 Women's Premier League Rugby season

2009 Women's Premier League
CountriesUnited States
Number of teams8
ChampionsNew York Rugby Club
Runners-upBerkeley All Blues
Matches played32
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The 2009 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 6 and involved eight teams.

Format

The teams were chosen by their ranks from the previous three National Championships. The eight teams were divided into two conferences 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 6-8.

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.[1]

Conference standings

  Advanced to the Cup Semifinals
  Advanced to the Bowl Semifinals

Eastern Conference

Pos. Team P W D L F A Diff TB LB Pts
1 Beantown RFC 6 5 0 1 163 56 107 2 1 23
2 New York Rugby Club 6 4 0 2 196 77 119 4 1 21
3 Keystone Rugby Club 6 3 0 3 101 117 -16 2 1 15
4 DC Furies 6 0 0 6 49 259 -210 0 1 1

Western Conference

Pos. Team P W D L F A Diff TB LB Pts
1 Berkeley All Blues 6 6 0 0 330 61 269 6 0 30
2 Minnesota Valkyries 6 4 0 2 213 89 124 4 0 20
3 Twin Cities Amazons 6 2 0 4 86 253 -167 2 0 10
4 Oregon Sports Union 6 0 0 6 62 288 -226 1 1 2

Matches

Week 1

6 September 2009
Beantown RFC26-10New York Rugby Club
6 September 2009
Keystone Rugby Club38-8DC Furies
6 September 2009
Minnesota Valkyries0-38Berkeley All Blues
6 September 2009
Twin Cities Amazons32-27Oregon Sports Union

Week 2

13 September 2009
Beantown RFC75-7DC Furies
13 September 2009
Berkeley All Blues100-7Twin Cities Amazons
13 September 2009
New York Rugby Club39-17Keystone Rugby Club
13 September 2009
Oregon Sports Union12-33Minnesota Valkyries

Week 3

27 September 2009
DC Furies0-56New York Rugby Club
27 September 2009
Keystone Rugby Club15-13Beantown RFC
27 September 2009
Minnesota Valkyries45-5Twin Cities Amazons
27 September 2009
Oregon Sports Union10-44Berkeley All Blues

Week 4

4 October 2009
Berkeley All Blues34-17Minnesota Valkyries
4 October 2009
DC Furies19-24Keystone Rugby Club
4 October 2009
New York Rugby Club17-19Beantown RFC
4 October 2009
Oregon Sports Union3-25Twin Cities Amazons

Week 5

18 October 2009
DC Furies0-18Beantown RFC
18 October 2009
Keystone Rugby Club0-26New York Rugby Club
18 October 2009
Minnesota Valkyries72-0Oregon Sports Union
18 October 2009
Twin Cities Amazons17-32Berkeley All Blues

Week 6

25 October 2009
Beantown RFC12-7Keystone Rugby Club
25 October 2009
Berkeley All Blues82-10Oregon Sports Union
25 October 2009
New York Rugby Club48-15DC Furies
25 October 2009
Twin Cities Amazons0-46Minnesota Valkyries

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Playoffs

Bowl Semifinals

6 November, 2009
Keystone Rugby Club27-5DC Furies
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6 November, 2009
Twin Cities Amazons27-20Oregon Sports Union
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Cup Semifinals

6 November 2009
Berkeley All Blues19-5Minnesota Valkyries
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6 November 2009
New York Rugby Club13-10Beantown RFC
-

Bowl Finals

7th Place Final

8 November 2009
DC Furies27-5Oregon Sports Union

5th Place Final

8 November 2009
Keystone Rugby Club36-10Twin Cities Amazons

Cup Finals

3rd Place Final

8 November 2009
Beantown RFC27-7Minnesota Valkyries

Grand Final

Main article: 2009 Women's Premier League Rugby Final
8 November 2009
New York Rugby Club20-10Berkeley All Blues

References

  1. ^ Young, Wendy (2009-09-01). "Preview of Teams in the USA Rugby Women's Premier League (WPL)". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. ^ "United States - Women's Premier League". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2021-12-06.