2023 USARL season

2023 USARL season
2023 USARL season
League	USA Rugby League
Duration	June 3rd - September 14th, 2023
Teams	12
Minor premiers	Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans (1st title)
Champions	Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans (1st title)
	← 2022 USARL season 2024 USARL season →

The 2023 USA Rugby League season was the 26th season overall of amateur and semi-professional rugby league competition in the United States and the 11th season under the governance of the USARL.

With the inclusion of the Pacific Coast Rugby League, the competition is now officially played on both coasts of the United States, with the winner being the first-ever coast to coast National Champion in American rugby league history. The league sees a boost in participating clubs from four in 2022 to twelve in 2023. Two more clubs will join in 2024.

Clubs

Colors	Club	Founded	City (MSA)	Stadium
Pacific Coast Conference (California Division)
	Los Angeles Mongrel	2019	Los Angeles, California	Various
	Los Angeles Bandidos	2022	Los Angeles, California	Various
	San Diego Barracudas	2020	San Diego, California	Various
	Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans	2018	Santa Rosa, California	For Pete's Sake Field

Colors	Club	Founded	City (MSA)	Stadium
Pacific Coast Conference (Utah Division)
	Glendale Storm	2022	Glendale, Utah	Burgess Park
	Herriman Roosters	2022	Herriman, Utah	Burgess Park
	Provo Broncos	2022	Provo, Utah	Burgess Park
	Riverton Seagulls	2022	Riverton, Utah	Burgess Park

Colors	Club	Founded	City (MSA)	Stadium	Titles (Last)
South Conference
	Atlanta Rhinos	2014	Roswell, GA	Elkins Pointe Middle School	1 (2017)
	Jacksonville Axemen	2006	Jacksonville, FL	UNF Rugby Field	3 (2022)
	Southwest Florida Copperheads	2018	Naples, FL	Paradise Coast Sports Complex	0 (N/A)
	Tampa Mayhem	2014	Tampa, FL	Hillsborough High School	1 (2021)

Regular season

Week One (June 3)
Colors	Home team	Score	Away team	Colors	Venue
	Los Angeles Mongrel	22-22	San Diego Barracudas		Van Nuys High School (Van Nuys, CA)
	Atlanta Rhinos	12-42	Tampa Mayhem		Elkins Point Middle School (Roswell, GA)

Week Two (June 17–18)
Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans	40-14	Los Angeles Bandidos	For Pete's Sake Field (Santa Rosa, CA)
San Diego Barracudas	34-24	Los Angeles Mongrel	Cesar Chavez Park (San Diego, CA)
Jacksonville Axemen	32-16	Southwest Florida Copperheads	University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida)

Week Three (June 24)
Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
Atlanta Rhinos	88-16	Southwest Florida Copperheads	SilverBack Park (Atlanta, GA)
Tampa Mayhem	46-28	Jacksonville Axemen	Hillsborough High School (Tampa, FL)
Los Angeles Mongrel	6-60	Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans	Van Nuys High School (Van Nuys, CA)

Week Four (July 1–2)
Colors	Home team	Score	Away team	Colors	Venue
	Herriman Roosters	30-44	Riverton Seagulls		Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)
	Glendale Storm	22-48	Provo Broncos		Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

**Due to the 2023 Western North America heat wave, matches between San Diego/Santa Rosa and Los Angeles Mongrel/Los Angeles Bandidos were declared as a NO RESULT.**

Week Five (July 7–8)
Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
Riverton Seagulls	52-44	Glendale Storm	Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)
Provo Broncos	54-36	Herriman Roosters	Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)
Atlanta Rhinos	26-46	Jacksonville Axemen	SilverBack Park (Atlanta, GA)

Week Six (July 14–15)
Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
Jacksonville Axemen	80-6	Atlanta Rhinos	University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida)
Tampa Mayhem	50-10	Southwest Florida Copperheads	Hillsborough High School (Tampa, FL)
Los Angeles Bandidos	18-60	Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans	El Dorado Park (Long Beach, CA)
Riverton Seagulls	DRAW	Provo Broncos	Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)
Herriman Roosters	84-24	Glendale Storm	Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

Week Seven (July 22–23)
Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans	40-0	Los Angeles Mongrel	For Pete's Sake Field (Santa Rosa, CA)
Los Angeles Bandidos	36-24	San Diego Barracudas	Chittick Field (Long Beach, CA)
Riverton Seagulls	DRAW	Herriman Roosters	Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)
Provo Broncos	DRAW	Glendale Storm	Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)
Tampa Mayhem	54-18	Atlanta Rhinos	Hillsborough High School (Tampa, FL)
Southwest Florida Copperheads	6-70	Jacksonville Axemen	Paradise Coast Sports Complex (Naples, FL)

Week Eight (July 29–30)
Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
Jacksonville Axemen	16-12	Tampa Mayhem	University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida)
Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans	40-0	San Diego Barracudas	For Pete's Sake Field (Santa Rosa, CA)
Los Angeles Mongrel	8-28	Los Angeles Bandidos	Van Nuys High School (Van Nuys, CA)
Glendale Storm	48-44	Riverton Seagulls	Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)
Herriman Roosters	20-34	Provo Broncos	Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

Week Nine (August 5–6)
Colors	Home team	Score	Away team	Colors	Venue
	San Diego Barracudas	40-0	Los Angeles Bandidos		Cesar Chavez Park (San Diego, CA)

League standings

Colors	#	Club	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Pacific Coast Conference (California Division) ^[1]
	1	Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans	6	5	1	0	240	38	+202	11
	2	San Diego Barracudas	6	2	2	2	120	122	-2	6
	3	Los Angeles Bandidos	6	2	3	1	96	172	-76	5
	4	Los Angeles Mongrel	6	0	4	2	60	184	-124	2

Colors	#	Club	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Pacific Coast Conference (Utah Division) ^[2]
	1	Provo Broncos	6	3	1	2	136	78	+58	8
	2	Riverton Seagulls	6	2	2	2	140	122	+18	6
	3	Herriman Roosters	6	1	4	1	170	156	+14	6
	4	Glendale Storm	6	1	4	1	138	228	-90	6

South Conference
Colors	Club	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	Tampa Mayhem	6	5	0	1	246	96	+150	10
	Jacksonville Axemen	6	5	0	1	272	112	+160	10
	Atlanta Rhinos	6	1	4	1	150	238	-112	3
	Southwest Florida Copperheads	6	0	1	5	60	282	-222	1

National Semi-Final #1 : USARL South Conference Championship (Tampa vs Jacksonville)

Colors	Home team	Score	Away team	Colors	Venue
USARL South Conference Championship (August 5)
	Tampa Mayhem	6-30	Jacksonville Axemen		Hillsborough High School (Tampa, FL)

National Semi-Final #2: Pacific Coast Conference Championship (California champion vs. Utah champion)

Colors	Home team	Score	Away team	Colors	Venue
Pacific Coast Conference Championship (California vs. Utah) (August 12)
	Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans (California Champion)	12-36^[3]	Provo Broncos § (Utah Champion)		For Pete's Sake Field (Santa Rosa, CA)

(§): On August 15, 2023, the Pacific Coast Rugby League, USA Rugby League, and the Utah Rugby League Association announced that the Provo Broncos had been stripped of the PCRL championship title due to a breach of league rules during the PCRL championship game on August 12, for knowingly fielding an ineligible player. ^[4]

USA Rugby League National Championship: Jacksonville vs. Santa Rosa

USA Rugby League National Championship (September 14, 2023)
Colors	Home team	Score	Away team	Colors	Venue
	Jacksonville Axemen (USARL South Champions) (6–0–1)	16-20^[5]^[6]	Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans (Pacific Coast Rugby League Champions) (6–1–0)		University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida)

References

↑ "2023 Schedule". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
↑ "2023 Schedule". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
↑ "Provo Broncos win inaugural PCRL men's championship". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
↑ "PCRL, USARL, URLA joint statement". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
↑ "Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans crowned national men's champions in PCRL first year". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
↑ 2023 National Championship: Jacksonville Axemen vs North Bay Dead Pelicans - August 26, 2023, retrieved 2024-02-29

[1] "2023 Schedule". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[2] "2023 Schedule". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[:0-3] "Provo Broncos win inaugural PCRL men's championship". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[4] "PCRL, USARL, URLA joint statement". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[5] "Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans crowned national men's champions in PCRL first year". Pacific Coast Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[:1-6] 2023 National Championship: Jacksonville Axemen vs North Bay Dead Pelicans - August 26, 2023, retrieved 2024-02-29

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