The 2017 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the ninth season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 2 and involved 10 teams.
Format For the first time, the WPL raised its numbers from eight teams to ten teams with Chicago North Shore Rugby and Beantown RFC joining the league. This was also the first year the Glendale Raptors changed their names to the Glendale Merlins due to the Glendale Raptors name being used by the newly formed Major League Rugby team.
The ten teams were divided into two conferences, Red and Blue, comprising five teams. They each played eight conference games, one home and one away, with two bye weeks. The WPL season occurred in the fall, concurrently with the regular women's club season, with the National Championship being held in November 10–12.
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 six teams for the Bowl.
Conference standings
Blue Conference Pos.TeamPWDLPFPADiffPts1Glendale Merlins871019713364352San Diego Surfers850320113962243Berkeley All Blues840423317855224Oregon Sports Union8206162259 −97135Chicago North Shore Rugby811699183 −8410
Red Conference Pos.TeamPWDLPFPADiffPts1New York Rugby Club8800339105234392Beantown RFC860218615630283Twin Cities Amazons840422618244214Atlanta Harlequins8206117174 −57125DC Furies800858309 −2510
Matches
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Playoffs
Bowl Semi-finals
Cup Semi-finals
Bowl Finals
9th place Final
7th place Final
5th place Finals
Cup Finals
3rd place Final
Grand Final
References
External links
USA Rugby Women's Premier League official site