2008 Rugby Super League

2008 Rugby Super League
Countries United States
ChampionsNew York Athletic Club
Runners-upBelmont Shore
Matches played68

The 2008 Rugby Super League season was the tenth season of the Rugby Super League, the United States premier division of rugby. The regular season commenced on March 16, 2008. On May 3, 2008, the regular season ended, and was followed by the playoffs, for which the top four clubs qualified.

The defending champions were Belmont Shore.

Format

The 18 teams were grouped into three conferences, the Red, White, and Blue Conferences. Each team played every other team in their conference once and two additional matches against two teams from the other two conferences.

Participating clubs

Club Coach Captain Ground Capacity
Belmont Shore Jonnie Cox California State University, Long Beach
Boston Irish Wolfhounds Steve Teasdale Irish Cultural Center, Canton
Boston Eugene Mountjoy Franklin Park 500
Charlotte David Williams Skillbeck Athletic Grounds
Chicago Griffins
Chicago Lions Schiller Woods
Dallas Harlequins Michael Engelbrecht Glencoe Park
Denver Barbarians Dave Hodges Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
New York Athletic Club Mike Tolkin New York Athletic Club, Travers Island, New York
Old Blue Paul Silverman Van Cortlandt Park, New York City
Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Reldon 'Bing' Dawson Little Q, San Diego
Old Puget Sound Beach Vili Lino
Philadelphia Whitemarsh Bob Weir Fairmount Park
Potomac Athletic Club Peter Baggetta National Mall, Washington, D.C.
St. Louis Bombers Ron Laszewski SportPort, Maryland Heights, Missouri
San Francisco Golden Gate Paul Keeler Balboa Park
Santa Monica
Washington Gary Callander Hyde School[1]

Standings

Red Conference

Team Pld W L D Bonus Total
1 Belmont Shore 7 5 2 0 6 26
2 Denver Barbarians 7 5 2 0 5 25
3 San Francisco Golden Gate 7 5 2 0 5 25
4 Old Mission Beach Athletic Club 7 4 3 0 5 21
5 Santa Monica 7 3 3 1 2 15
6 Old Puget Sound Beach 7 1 6 0 2 6

White Conference

Team Pld W L D Bonus Total
1 New York Athletic Club 7 6 0 1 6 30
2 Boston Irish Wolfhounds 7 4 0 3 6 22
3 Chicago Lions 7 4 0 3 5 21
4 Dallas Harlequins 7 4 1 2 3 21
5 Philadelphia Whitemarsh 7 1 0 6 2 6
6 Washington 7 0 0 7 2 2

Blue Conference

Team Pld W L D Bonus Total
1 Boston 7 5 2 0 3 27
2 Charlotte 7 6 0 1 3 27
3 Chicago Griffins 7 3 0 4 5 17
4 Potomac Athletic Club 7 1 2 4 3 11
5 Old Blue 7 1 2 4 2 10
6 St. Louis Bombers 7 1 0 6 3 7

Play-offs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
New York Athletic Club 19
San Francisco Golden Gate 14
New York Athletic Club 22
Denver Barbarians 8
Charlotte 24
Denver Barbarians 39
New York Athletic Club 31
Belmont Shore 28
Belmont Shore 36
Boston Irish Wolfhounds 8
Belmont Shore 34
Chicago Lions 15
Boston 15
Chicago Lions 49


Notes

  1. ^ Now Perry Street Preparatory