The season starts the weekend of August 17th with match-ups:
- Glendale vs Life West
- Berkeley All Blues vs ORSU
- Beantown vs Atlanta
- Chicago NS vs Twin Cities Amazons
San Diego as returning champion has a bye week as well as runner up New York. Like last year the final seeding is incredibly important as the top four teams from each conference will be placed into the top tier to fight it out for the Championship.
This year USA Rugby has announced another elite group of referees, but they will be further bolstered by dedicated referee coaches and performance reviewers. For more on all the great coaching these referees will receive, read more.