The 2012 Rugby Super League season was the seventeenth and final season of the Rugby Super League, the United States premier division of rugby union, before being replaced by the USA Rugby Elite Cup. The regular season commenced on March 10, 2012. On May 19, 2012, the regular season ended, and was followed by the playoffs, for which the top four clubs qualified.
| 2012 Rugby Super League season | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  United States |
The defending champions and premiers were the San Francisco Golden Gate. New York Athletic Club RFC won both the regular season and the playoffs.
Participating clubs edit
| Club | Coach | Captain | Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston |  Eugene Mountjoy
|
TBD
|
Franklin Park | 500 |
| Chicago Griffins |  Wesley Parkes
|
TBD
|
Schiller Woods | 1,000 |
| Dallas Harlequins | Michael Engelbrecht
|
TBD
|
Glencoe Park | 2,000 |
| Denver Barbarians | Jason Kelly
|
Kevin Whitcher
|
Shea Stadium | 18,086 |
| Life |  James Isaacson
|
TBD
|
LU Sports Complex | 10,000 |
| New York Athletic | Mike Tolkin
|
Alexander Magleby
|
Travers Island | 5,000 |
| Old Blue | Marty Veale
|
 Dominic Wareing
|
Baker Field | 1,200 |
| OPSB |  Evan Haigh
|
TBD
|
Magnuson Park | 3,000 |
| San Francisco | Paul Keeler
|
TBD
|
Ray Sheeran Field | 4,500 |
Standings edit
Red Conference edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Bonus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Old Puget Sound Beach
|
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43 |
| 2 |  San Francisco
|
9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 |  Griffins
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 |  Barbarians
|
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Blue Conference edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Bonus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York
|
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 44 |
| 2 |  Life
|
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 |  Old Blue
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 |  Dallas
|
8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Boston
|
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
- 4 Points awarded to the winning team
- 0 Points to the losing team
- 2 Points to each team in the case of a tie
- 1 Bonus Point to a team scoring 4 or more tries
- 1 Bonus Point to a losing team keeping the score within 7 points
Play-offs edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| R1 | Old Puget Sound Beach | 39 | |||||||
| R2 | San Francisco | 6 | |||||||
| R1 | Old Puget Sound Beach | 29 | |||||||
| B1 | New York | 32 | |||||||
| B1 | New York | 38 | |||||||
| B2 | Life | 12 | |||||||