2013 USARL season

{{Infobox rugby league season

| year = 2013

| competition = USA Rugby League

| imagesize = 125px

| caption =

| teams = 6

| premiers = {{leagueicon|Philadelphia|16}} Philadelphia Fight

| count = 2nd

| minor premiers = {{leagueicon|Philadelphia|16}} Philadelphia Fight

| mpcount = 1st

| matches = 27

| points =

| attendance =

| top point scorer =

| top try scorer =

| prevseason_link = 2012 USARL season

| prevseason_year = 2012

| nextseason_link = 2014 USARL season

| nextseason_year = 2014

}}

The 2013 USARL season was the third season of the USA Rugby League (USARL). The 2013 season kicked off on Saturday, June 1, and ended with the Championship Final on Saturday, August 24, in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Fight won a double, capturing their second USARL major premiership and their first USARL minor premiership.

Teams

The USARL had planned to split 8 teams into 2 conferences to reduce travel costs. However, Oneida FC and the New Haven Warriors folded shortly before the beginning of the season, leaving the league with just 6 teams. Given the reduced number of teams, the USARL decided to retain the single table structure.

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style="background:white; width:8%" \| Colors !style="background:white; width:25%" \| Club !style="background:white; width:15%" \| City !style="background:white; width:15%" \| State !style="background:white; width:21%" \| Stadium !style="background:white; width:8%" \| Foundation !style="background:white; width:8%" \| Joined
style="text-align:center;"\|{{leagueicon\|York City\|16}} \|Baltimore Blues \|Baltimore \|{{flagcountry\|Maryland}} \|N/A \|2012 \|2012
style="text-align:center;"\|{{leagueicon\|Ipswich\|16}} \|Boston Thirteens \|Boston \|{{flagcountry\|Massachusetts}} \|Steinbrenner Stadium \|2009 \|2011
style="text-align:center;"\|{{leagueicon\|Jacksonville\|16}} \|Jacksonville Axemen \|Jacksonville \|{{flagcountry\|Florida}} \|Hodges Stadium \|2006 \|2011
style="text-align:center;"\|{{leagueicon\|Philadelphia\|16}} \|Philadelphia Fight \|Conshohocken \|{{flagcountry\|Pennsylvania}} \|A. A. Garthwaite Stadium \|1998 \|2011
style="text-align:center;"\|16px \|Rhode Island Rebellion \|Providence \|{{flagcountry\|Rhode Island}} \|Classical High School \|2011 \|2011
style="text-align:center;"\|{{leagueicon\|St. George\|16}} \|Washington DC Slayers \|Washington \|{{flagcountry\|District of Columbia}} \|Duke Ellington Field \|2003 \|2011

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style="background:white; width:8%" | Colors

!style="background:white; width:25%" | Club

!style="background:white; width:15%" | City

!style="background:white; width:15%" | State

!style="background:white; width:21%" | Stadium

!style="background:white; width:8%" | Foundation

!style="background:white; width:8%" | Joined

style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|York City|16}}

|Baltimore Blues

|Baltimore

|{{flagcountry|Maryland}}

|N/A

|2012

style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}}

|Boston Thirteens

|Boston

|{{flagcountry|Massachusetts}}

|Steinbrenner Stadium

|2009

|2011

style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}

|Jacksonville Axemen

|Jacksonville

|{{flagcountry|Florida}}

|Hodges Stadium

|2006

|2011

style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Philadelphia|16}}

|Philadelphia Fight

|Conshohocken

|{{flagcountry|Pennsylvania}}

|A. A. Garthwaite Stadium

|1998

|2011

style="text-align:center;"|16px

|Rhode Island Rebellion

|Providence

|{{flagcountry|Rhode Island}}

|Classical High School

|2011

style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|St. George|16}}

|Washington DC Slayers

|Washington

|{{flagcountry|District of Columbia}}

|Duke Ellington Field

|2003

|2011

Regular season

Teams qualified for the playoffs based on points, with a win counting for 2 points, a draw for 1, and a loss for 0. There were no bonus points for tries or close losses. Tiebreaker order was (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head aggregate score, and (3) overall point differential.

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bgcolor=darkblue align="center" colspan="11"\|2013 USARL season
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|1	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Philadelphia\|16}} Philadelphia Fight \|8	7	0	1	402	152	250	14
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|2	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Jacksonville\|16}} Jacksonville Axemen \|8	7	0	1	412	136	276	14
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|3	style="text-align:left;"\|16px Rhode Island Rebellion \|8	4	0	4	366	310	56	8
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|4	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|St. George\|16}} Washington D.C. Slayers \|8	3	0	5	349	212	137	6
5	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Ipswich Jets\|16}} Boston Thirteens \|8	3	0	5	252	390\|
138	6
6	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|York City\|16}} Baltimore Blues \|8	0	0	8	44	625\|
581	0

Source: USARL website.{{cite web|url=http://www.usarl.com/standings |title=USARL {{pipe}} USA Rugby League {{pipe}} American Rugby League « Results |access-date=2014-09-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822155011/http://www.usarl.com/standings |archive-date=August 22, 2013 }}

The Fight outscored the Axemen 60–58 in aggregate over their two matches, giving the Fight the minor premiership. The Slayers qualified for fourth place over the Thirteens on point differential.

Playoffs

The playoffs consisted of a two-round single-elimination tournament. The four teams with the most points competed in a semi-final round, with the two winners going on to the Championship Final. In the semi-final round, the first-place team hosted the fourth-place, and the second-place team hosted the third-place.

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! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home

! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

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!width=17%|Date

!width=17%|Venue

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| colspan=7 | SEMI-FINALS{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/USARL/posts/641342052572479|title=FIGHT defeat SLAYERS 52-6 & AXEMEN... - USA Rugby League {{pipe}} Facebook|publisher=facebook.com|access-date=2014-09-12}}

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|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville}} Jacksonville Axemen

|44 - 12

|22px Rhode Island Rebellion

|August 10, 2013

|Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville

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|{{leagueicon|Philadelphia}} Philadelphia Fight

|52 - 6

|{{leagueicon|St. George}} Washington DC Slayers

|August 10, 2013

|A. A. Garthwaite Stadium, Conshohocken