The 2016 USA Rugby Emirates Airline Club National Playoffs begin May 21-22. The Western National Quarterfinal and Semifinals will be held in Tucson, Ariz., at the Kino Sports Complex. The Eastern National Quarterfinal and Semifinals will be held at Founders Field, in Pittsburgh, PA.
Once the semifinalists are determined, the USA Rugby National Championship Finals will once again be hosted by the City of Glendale at Infinity Park Stadium in Glendale, Colo. The Women’s Division I championships will be held Saturday, June 4, with the Women’s Division II finals taking place Sunday, June 5.
Last year’s DI Champion, the Seattle Saracens returns and will face the always physical Santa Monica Dolphins on day one. The DII Champion, Wisconsin also returns and will see Charlotte first.
Note that USA Rugby has heard from the clubs that playoffs should be rotated to help offset travel costs. As a result, the first three years have been determined below, though stronger bids are always capable of overcoming designated geographic preference.
Year |
Eastern Competitive Region |
Western Competitive Region |
---|---|---|
2017 | Midwest (NCR1) | Frontier (ACR3) |
2018 | Atlantic North (NCR3) | Red River (ACR4) |
2019 | South (NCR2) | Pacific North (ACR1) |
Parties interested in hosting a future championship series event may contact USA Rugby National Championship Series Manager James Wilber (jwilber@usarugby.org; 720-508-8011). The application for hosting may be accessed here: https://form.jotform.com/42406681623958.
Broadcast
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The 2016 USA Rugby Club National Playoffs at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, 16 of 20 matches will air live, including every match from competition fields 1 and 2. At Founders Field in Pittsburgh, all 20 matches will be streamed live, with a basic stream on Saturday and a scaled-up production on Field 1 on Sunday.
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Results
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Schedule (LOCAL TIME)
Date |
Time |
Division |
Team |
Score |
Team |
Score |
Competition |
Field |
Region |
5/21/2016 | 11:45 AM (EST) | DII | Burlington | 15 | Harrisburg Harlots | 18 | Quarterfinals | 1 | Eastern/Pittsburgh, PA |
5/21/2016 | 11:45 AM (EST) | DII | Wisconsin | 67 | Charlotte | 19 | Quarterfinals | 2 | Eastern/Pittsburgh, PA |
5/21/2016 | 12:00 PM (MST) | DII | Ventura County Outlaws | 24 | Life West Gladiatrix | 62 | Quarterfinals | 2 | Western/Tucson, AZ |
5/21/2016 | 12:00 PM (MST) | DII | Kansas City Jazz | 22 | SHARCs | 46 | Quarterfinals | 3 | Western/Tucson, AZ |
5/21/2016 | 2:00 PM (MST) | DI | Santa Monica Dolphins | 17 | Seattle Saracens | 27 | Quarterfinals | 1 | Western/Tucson, AZ |
5/21/2016 | 2:00 PM (MST) | DI | Denver Black Ice | 32 | Austin Valkyries | 15 | Quarterfinals | 2 | Western/Tucson, AZ |
5/21/2016 | 3:15 PM (EST) | DI | Boston | 5 | Raleigh Venom | 12 | Quarterfinals | 1 | Eastern/Pittsburgh, PA |
5/21/2016 | 3:15 PM (EST) | DI | Chicago NS | 29 | Beantown | 8 | Quarterfinals | 2 | Eastern/Pittsburgh, PA |
5/22/2016 | 8:15 AM (EST) | DII | Burlington | 10 | Charlotte | 44 | Consolation | 1 | Eastern/Pittsburgh, PA |
5/22/2016 | 9:00 AM (MST) | DII | Ventura | 57 | Kansas City Jazz | 22 | Consolation | 1 | Western/Tucson, AZ |
5/22/2016 | 11:45 AM (EST) | DII | Harrisburg | 17 | Wisconsin | 31 | Semifinal | 1 | Eastern/Pittsburgh, PA |
5/22/2016 | 12:45 PM (MST) | DI | Seattle Saracens | 32 | Denver Black Ice | 14 | Semifinal | 1 | Western/Tucson, AZ |
5/22/2016 | 12:45 PM (MST) | DII | Life West | 97 | Houston Athletic | 8 | Semifinal | 2 | Western/Tucson, AZ |
5/22/2016 | 12:45 PM (MST) | DI | Santa Monica Dolphins | 36 | Austin Valkyries | 55 | Consolation | 3 | Western/Tucson, AZ |
5/22/2016 | 1:30 PM (EST) | DI | Raleigh | 15 | Chicago NS | 24 | Semifinal | 1 | Eastern/Pittsburgh, PA |
5/22/2016 | 1:30 PM (EST) | DI | Boston | 24 | Beantown | 8 | Consolation | 2 | Eastern/Pittsburgh, PA |
6/4/2016 | 5pm (MST) | DI | Seattle Saracens | 36 | Chicago NS | 19 | DI Championship | 1 | Glendale, CO |
6/5/2016 | 3pm (MST) | DII | Wisconsin | 66 | Life West | 20 | DII Championship | 1 | Glendale, CO |