title: 2017 USARL season
text: # 2017 USARL season
  
  The 2017 USA Rugby League season is the seventh season of the USA Rugby League National Premiership competition, and its third as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States. Twelve teams compete for the USARL Championship. The season began on Saturday, June 3, and concluded with the Championship Final on Saturday, August 26.
  
  ## Team changes
  
  The Bucks County Sharks and the DC Slayers folded after the 2016 season bringing the number of teams down to 12.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  Teams in the North Conference play in an eight-round regular season with semi-finals on August 5 and final on August 12. South Conference teams play a six-round regular season with semi-finals on July 29 and final on August 12
  
  * Legend
  * Qualified to Playoffs
  
  Northeast Division :
  
  | # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | New York Knights (Minor Premiers) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 176 | 204 | 16 |
  | 2 | Brooklyn Kings | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 380 | 202 | 178 | 12 |
  | 3 | White Plains Wombats | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 378 | 150 | 228 | 10 |
  | 4 | Northern Virginia Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 370 | 278 | 92 | 8 |
  | 5 | Boston 13s | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
  | 6 | Delaware Black Foxes | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
  | 7 | Philadelphia Fight | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 8 | Rhode Island Rebellion | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  South Conference :
  
  | # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atlanta Rhinos (champions) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
  | 4 | Tampa Mayhem | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
  | 3 | Jacksonville Axemen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | Central Florida Warriors | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  
  ### Week 1
  
  | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Home | Score | Away | Date and time (Local) | Venue |
  | White Plains Wombats | 58-12 | Boston Thirteens | 3 Jun 2017, 2:00PM | Blind Brook Elementary School |
  | Northern Virginia Eagles | 96-22 | Delaware Black Foxes | 3 Jun 2017, 4:00PM | Stonewall Park |
  | Rhode Island Rebellion | 6-74 | New York Knights | 3 Jun 2017, | |
  | Central Florida Warriors | | Tampa Mayhem | 3 Jun 2017, 5:00PM | Spec Martin Stadium |
  | Atlanta Rhinos | | Jacksonville Axemen | 3 Jun 2016, 5:00PM | Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
  | Brooklyn Kings | 42-6 | Philadelphia Fight | 4 Jun 2016, 6:30PM | Bushwick Inlet Park |
  
  ## Final
  
  The Atlanta Rhinos defeated the New York Knights 32-18 in the grand final to become the 2017 USARL National Champions.
  
  