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2019 Women's Premier League Rugby season

The 2019 WPL Rugby Season was the eleventh season of the Women's Premier League Rugby. Life West Gladiatrix made their WPL debut and joined the West Conference and Chicago North Shore Rugby moved to the East Conference.[1]

2019 WPL Rugby
CountriesUnited States
Number of teams10
ChampionsGlendale Merlins
Runners-upLife West Gladiatrix
Matches played50
Top point scorerSisileti Hingano (91)
Top try scorerSisileti Hingano (11)
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Season Standings

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Final standings after the regular season:[2]

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Eastern Conference

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Pos. Team Pld W D L F A Diff TB LB Pts
1 Atlanta Harlequins 8 7 0 1 310 107 203 7 0 35
2 New York Rugby Club 8 5 0 3 198 164 34 5 0 25
3 Beantown RFC 8 4 0 4 142 162 -20 2 0 18
4 Twin Cities Amazons 8 3 0 5 201 245 -44 3 1 16
5 Chicago North Shore Rugby 8 1 0 7 82 255 -173 1 1 6

Western Conference

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Pos. Team Pld W D L F A Diff TB LB Pts
1 Life West Gladiatrix 8 7 0 1 332 138 194 7 1 36
2 Glendale Merlins Women 8 7 0 1 334 142 192 6 0 34
3 Berkeley All Blues 8 3 0 5 170 193 -23 5 2 19
4 San Diego Surfers 8 3 0 5 215 217 -2 3 1 16
5 Oregon Sports Union 8 0 0 8 57 418 -361 0 0 0

Regular season

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Week 1

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August 17 Berkeley All Blues 29–5 Oregon Sports Union Ray Sheeran Field  
12:00 pm PDT Try: Thacker, Laura #14 - 23', 44', 51'
Simpson, Margaret #11 - 35'
Mataitoga, Bulou #23 - 68'
Con: Miller, Samantha #10 - 24', 45'
Pen: Wessman, Tonya #7 - 15' (Y) 		Try: Zimmerman, Brett #14 - 74'
August 17 Glendale Merlins 21–43 Life West Gladiatrix  
3:00 pm MDT Try: Nalbandian, Azniv #3 - 24'
Tordonato, Juliann #13 - 36'
Ehrecke, Rachel #7 - 54'
Con: Cantorna, Gabriella #10 - 26', 37', 55'
Pen: Luther, Samantha #5 - 44' (Y) 		Try: Naber, Amy #12 - 6', 30'
Rogers, Hope #2 - 11', 71'
Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 28'
Kenyon, Lauren #9 - 41', 47'
Con: Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 11', 31', 42', 72'
August 18 Chicago North Shore Rugby 31–10 Twin Cities Amazons  
12:00 pm CDT Try: Jacoby, Charli #3 - 32'
Kapinus, Bridget #4 - 40'
Ventrillo, Jessica #15 - 44'
Niyibizi, Olga #14 - 54'
Dibalsamo, Rose #21 - 62'
Con: Stanley, Kathleen #10 - 41', 45', 63' 		Try: Duhart, Lanoira #1 - 67'
Mooney-Jones, Danica #12 - 77'
August 18 Beantown Rugby 32–22 Atlanta Harlequins Union Point Sports Complex  
2:00 pm EDT Try: Schweitzer, Amanda #13 - 9', 69'
Dunn, Yejadai #8 - 16'
Phelan, Kathleen #14 - 22'
Dykes, Brittany #11 - 40'
Wright, Rosanna #12 - 48'
Con: Toeldte, Tatjana #10 - 22' 		Try: Kuehl, Cortney #8 - 29', 50'
Jackson, Lisa #1 - 60'
Con: Heavner, Corinne #10 - 29', 36' (PK), 60'
Pen: Kahele, Bridget #9 - 31' (Y)
Bye/s: New York Rugby Club & San Diego Surfers

Week 2

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August 24 Life West Gladiatrix 55–5 Oregon Sports Union Ray Sheeran Field  
1:00 pm PDT Try: Sever, Jennifer #12 - 2'
Hingano, Sisileti #15 - 6', 54', 76'
Cairns, Elizabeth #7 - 16'
Rogers, Hope #8 - 23'
Strasko, Nicole #5 - 33'
Deters, Hali #13 - 45'
Parsons, Sara #10 - 65'
Con: Macedo, Karmin #11 - 3', 24', 34', 46', 55'
Pen: Sever, Jennifer #12 - 63' (Y) 		Try: Yoder, Riley #21 - 71'
August 24 San Diego Surfers 17–29 Glendale Merlins  
1:00 pm PDT Try: Zackary, Kate #7 - 6'
Foster, Megan #10 - 57'
Con: Foster, Megan #10 - 7', 58', 69' (PK) 		Try: Slaught, Madison #15 - 14'
Wanamaker, Nichole #11 - 33', 35'
Farmer, Carmen #8 - 46'
Kitlinski, Joanna #2 - 63'
Con: Cantorna, Gabriella #10 - 15', 34'
Pen: Nalbandian, Azniv #3 - 56' (Y)
August 24 Atlanta Harlequins 25–7 New York Rugby Club Life University Rugby Complex  
4:00 pm EDT Try: Kuehl, Cortney #13 - 1'
Faget, Karen #8 - 20'
Jackson, Lisa #26 - 25'
Kahele, Bridget #9 - 64'
Con: Heavner, Corinne #10 - 64', 80' (PK) 		Try: Washington, Alycia #5 - 29'
Con: Solomon, Gianna #12 - 30'
August 25 Beantown Rugby 12–22 Twin Cities Amazons Union Point Sports Complex  
11:00 am EDT Try: Schweitzer, Amanda #13 - 53', 81'
Con: Toeldte, Tatjana #10 - 53' 		Try: Lentsch, Rachel #9 - 9'
Mooney-Jones, Danica #11 - 64'
Lundstrum, Kaelene #14 - 78'
Con: Mooney-Jones, Danica #11 - 7' (PK), 9', 78'
Bye/s: Chicago North Shore Rugby & Berkeley All Blues

Week 3

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August 31 Life West Gladiatrix 36-20 Berkeley All Blues -  
August 31 Oregon Sports Union 7-48 San Diego Surfers -  
August 31 Twin Cities Amazons 22-45 Atlanta Harlequins -  
September 01 New York Rugby Club 31-5 Chicago North Shore Rugby -  
Bye/s: Beantown RFC & Glendale Merlins

Week 4

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September 7 Berkeley All Blues 17 - 19 Glendale Merlins -  
September 7 San Diego Surfers 16 - 40 Life West Gladiatrix -  
September 7 Chicago North Shore Rugby 3 - 10 Beantown RFC -  
September 8 Twin Cities Amazon 39 - 20 New York Rugby Club -  
Bye/s: Atlanta Harlequins & Oregon Sports Union

Week 5

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September 14 Berkeley All Blues 24 - 18 San Diego Surfers -  
September 14 Glendale Merlins 98 - 0 Oregon Sports Union -  
September 14 Beantown RFC 3 - 22 New York Rugby Club -  
September 15 Chicago North Shore Rugby 7 - 22 Atlanta Harlequins -  
Bye/s: Twin Cities Amazons & Life West Gladiatrix

Week 6

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September 21 Life West Gladiatrix 29 - 31 Glendale Merlins -  
September 21 Oregon Sports Union 7 - 34 Berkeley All Blues -  
September 21 Atlanta Harlequins 34 - 12 Beantown RFC -  
September 22 Twin Cities Amazon 56 - 17 Chicago North Shore Rugby -  
Bye/s: New York Rugby Club & San Diego Surfers

Week 7

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September 28 Berkeley All Blues 14 - 15 Life West Gladiatrix -  
September 28 San Diego Surfers 58 - 0 Oregon Sports Union -  
September 29 Twin Cities Amazon 20 - 22 Beantown RFC -  
September 29 New York Rugby Club 12 - 51 Atlanta Harlequins -  
Bye/s: Chicago North Shore Rugby & Glendale Merlins

Week 8

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October 5 Glendale Merlins 57 - 12 Berkeley All Blues -  
October 5 Life West Gladiatrix 59 -10 San Diego Surfers -  
October 5 Atlanta Harlequins 62 - 15 Twin Cities Amazon -  
October 6 Chicago North Shore Rugby 12 - 38 New York Rugby Club -  
Bye/s: Beantown RFC & Oregon Sports Union

Week 9

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October 19 San Diego Surfers 36 - 20 Berkeley All Blues -  
October 19 Oregon Sports Union 12 - 41 Glendale Merlins -  
October 19 Beantown RFC 39 - 7 Chicago North Shore Rugby -  
October 20 New York Rugby Club 36 - 17 Twin Cities Amazon -  
Bye/s: Atlanta Harlequins & Life West Gladiatrix

Week 10

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October 26 Glendale Merlins 38 - 12 San Diego Surfers -  
October 26 Oregon Sports Union 21 - 55 Life West Gladiatrix -  
October 26 Atlanta Harlequins 49 - 0 Chicago North Shore Rugby -  
October 27 New York Rugby Club 32 - 12 Beantown RFC -  
Bye/s: Twin Cities Amazons & Berkeley All Blues

Playoffs

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Bowl Competition

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November 1 San Diego Surfers 55 - 12 Chicago North Shore Rugby  
November 1 Twin Cities Amazons 33 - 46 Oregon Sports Union  
November 1 Beantown RFC 0 - 38 Berkeley All Blues  

9th Place Final

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November 3 Twin Cities Amazons 33 - 25 Chicago North Shore Rugby  

7th Place Final

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November 3 Beantown RFC 22 - 33 Oregon Sports Union  

5th Place Final

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November 3 Berkeley All Blues 22 - 31 San Diego Surfers  

Cup Competition

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Semi-finals Final
    
Atlanta Harlequins 15
Glendale Merlins 35
Glendale Merlins 39
Life West Gladiatrix 31
Life West Gladiatrix 34
New York Rugby Club 31 Third place
Atlanta Harlequins 20
New York Rugby Club 26

Semifinals

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November 1 Atlanta Harlequins 15 - 35 Glendale Merlins  
November 1 Life West Gladiatrix 34 - 31 New York Rugby Club  

3rd Place Final

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November 3 Atlanta Harlequins 20 - 26 New York Rugby Club  

Grand Final

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Main article: 2019 Women's Premier League Rugby Final
November 3
Glendale Merlins39 - 31Life West Gladiatrix

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Finlan, Jacqueline (2019-08-15). "WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE (WPL) KICKS OFF 2019 SEASON SATURDAY". USA Rugby. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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