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2012 Rugby Super League season
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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.

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

Club Coach Captain Ground Capacity
Boston South Africa Eugene Mountjoy United States TBD Franklin Park 500
Chicago Griffins New Zealand Wesley Parkes United States TBD Schiller Woods 1,000
Dallas Harlequins South Africa Michael Engelbrecht United States TBD Glencoe Park 2,000
Denver Barbarians United States Jason Kelly United States Kevin Whitcher Shea Stadium 18,086
Life England James Isaacson United States TBD LU Sports Complex 10,000
New York Athletic New Zealand Mike Tolkin United States Alexander Magleby Travers Island 5,000
Old Blue New Zealand Marty Veale United Kingdom Dominic Wareing Baker Field 1,200
OPSB Australia Evan Haigh United States TBD Magnuson Park 3,000
San Francisco United States Paul Keeler United States TBD Ray Sheeran Field 4,500

Standings

Red Conference

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

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

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