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2016 Women's Premier League Rugby season

The 2016 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the eighth season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 10 and involved eight teams.

2016 Women's Premier League
CountriesUnited States
Number of teams8
ChampionsSan Diego Surfers
Runners-upGlendale Raptors
Promotedn/a
Relegatedn/a
Matches played32
← 2015
2017 →

Format

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This was the second year that the WPL went without promotion or relegation. The eight teams were divided into two conferences, Red and Blue, 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 11–13.

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.

Conference standings

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  Advanced to the cup semi-finals
  Advanced to the bowl semi-finals

Blue Conference

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Pos. Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 San Diego Surfers 6 5 0 1 320 74 246 27
2 Glendale Raptors 6 5 0 1 232 103 129 25
3 Oregon Sports Union 6 2 0 4 102 186 −84 10
4 Berkeley All Blues 6 0 0 6 43 334 −291 0

Red Conference

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Pos. Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 New York Rugby Club 6 6 0 0 274 60 214 30
2 Twin Cities Amazons 6 4 0 2 220 157 63 20
3 Atlanta Harlequins 6 2 0 4 126 130 −4 10
4 DC Furies 6 0 0 6 38 311 −273 0

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Matches

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Week 1

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September 10, 2016
DC Furies0–48New York Rugby Club
September 10, 2016
Oregon Sports Union34–12Berkeley All Blues
September 10, 2016
Glendale Raptors28–26San Diego Surfers
September 11, 2016
Twin Cities Amazons38–17Atlanta Harlequins

Week 2

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September 17, 2016
Berkeley All Blues7–69San Diego Surfers
September 18, 2016
Twin Cities Amazons50–12DC Furies
September 18, 2016
New York Rugby Club24–16Atlanta Harlequins
September 18, 2016
Oregon Sports Union10–22Glendale Raptors

Week 3

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September 24, 2016
Berkeley All Blues0–44Glendale Raptors
September 24, 2016
San Diego Surfers49–17Oregon Sports Union
September 24, 2016
Atlanta Harlequins52–19DC Furies
September 25, 2016
Twin Cities Amazons15–42New York Rugby Club

Week 4

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October 8, 2016
San Diego Surfers86–7Berkeley All Blues
October 8, 2016
Glendale Raptors46–17Oregon Sports Union
October 9, 2016
DC Furies7–75Twin Cities Amazons
October 9, 2016
Atlanta Harlequins5–31New York Rugby Club

Week 5

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October 15, 2016
Glendale Raptors77–5Berkeley All Blues
October 16, 2016
DC Furies0–19Atlanta Harlequins
October 16, 2016
New York Rugby Club62–24Twin Cities Amazons
October 22, 2016
Oregon Sports Union0–45San Diego Surfers

Week 6

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October 29, 2016
San Diego Surfers45–15Glendale Raptors
October 29, 2016
Berkeley All Blues12–24Oregon Sports Union
October 30, 2016
Atlanta Harlequins17–18Twin Cities Amazons
October 30, 2016
New York Rugby Club67–0DC Furies

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Playoffs

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Bowl Semi-finals

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November 11, 2016
Berkeley All Blues17–26Atlanta Harlequins
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November 11, 2016
Oregon Sports Union37–5DC Furies
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Cup Semi-finals

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November 11, 2016
Glendale Raptors37–13New York Rugby Club
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November 11, 2016
San Diego Surfers36–8Twin Cities Amazons
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Bowl Finals

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7th place Final

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November 13, 2016
Berkeley All Blues48–5DC Furies

5th place Final

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November 13, 2016
Atlanta Harlequins10–15Oregon Sports Union

Cup Finals

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3rd place Final

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November 13, 2016
New York Rugby Club29–10Twin Cities Amazons

Grand Final

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Main article: 2016 Women's Premier League Rugby Final
November 13, 2016
Glendale Raptors16–26San Diego Surfers

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References

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  1. ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "USA Rugby Stats". usarugbystats.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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