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2023 USARL season

{{Primary sources|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox rugby football league season|league=USA Rugby League|duration=June 3rd - September 14th, 2023|no_of_teams=12|season_champs_count=1st|season_champs=Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans|minor premiers=Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans (1st title)|prevseason_link=2022 USARL season|nextseason_link=2024 USARL season|nextseason_year=2024 USARL season|prevseason_year=2022 USARL season}}

The 2023 USA Rugby League season was the 26th season overall of amateur and semi-professional rugby league competition in the United States and the 11th season under the governance of the USARL.

With the inclusion of the Pacific Coast Rugby League, the competition is now officially played on both coasts of the United States, with the winner being the first-ever coast to coast National Champion in American rugby league history. The league sees a boost in participating clubs from four in 2022 to twelve in 2023. Two more clubs will join in 2024.

Clubs

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| colspan="5" align="center" bgcolor="blue" |Pacific Coast Conference (California Division)

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

! style="background:white; width:20%" |Club

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

! style="background:white; width:18%" |City (MSA)

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

{{center|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}}}

|Los Angeles Mongrel

|2019

|Los Angeles, California

|Various

{{center|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16}}}}

|Los Angeles Bandidos

|2022

|Los Angeles, California

|Various

{{center|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}}}}

|San Diego Barracudas

|2020

|San Diego, California

|Various

{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

|2018

|Santa Rosa, California

|For Pete's Sake Field

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| colspan="5" align="center" bgcolor="blue" |Pacific Coast Conference (Utah Division)

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

! style="background:white; width:20%" |Club

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

! style="background:white; width:18%" |City (MSA)

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

{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}

|Glendale Storm

|2022

|Glendale, Utah

|Burgess Park

{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}}

|Herriman Roosters

|2022

|Herriman, Utah

|Burgess Park

{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16}}

|Provo Broncos

|2022

|Provo, Utah

|Burgess Park

{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|16}}

|Riverton Seagulls

|2022

|Riverton, Utah

|Burgess Park

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| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="darkred" |South Conference

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

! style="background:white; width:20%" |Club

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

! style="background:white; width:18%" |City (MSA)

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

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

(Last)

{{center|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}}}}

|Atlanta Rhinos

|2014

|Roswell, GA

|Elkins Pointe Middle School

|1 (2017)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Jacksonville Axemen

|2006

|Jacksonville, FL

|UNF Rugby Field

|3 (2022)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}}}}

|Southwest Florida Copperheads

|2018

|Naples, FL

|Paradise Coast Sports Complex

|0 (N/A)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Central Capras|16}}}}

|Tampa Mayhem

|2014

|Tampa, FL

|Hillsborough High School

|1 (2021)

Regular season

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|+Week One (June 3)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}}}

| Los Angeles Mongrel

|22-22

|San Diego Barracudas

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}}}}

|Van Nuys High School (Van Nuys, CA)

{{center|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}}}}

|Atlanta Rhinos

|12-42

|Tampa Mayhem

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Central Capras|16}}}}

|Elkins Point Middle School (Roswell, GA)

class="wikitable"

|+Week Two (June 17–18)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

|40-14

|Los Angeles Bandidos

|{{center|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16}}}}

|For Pete's Sake Field (Santa Rosa, CA)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}}}}

|San Diego Barracudas

|34-24

| Los Angeles Mongrel

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}}}

|Cesar Chavez Park (San Diego, CA)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Jacksonville Axemen

|32-16

|Southwest Florida Copperheads

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}}}}

|University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida)

class="wikitable"

|+Week Three (June 24)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}}}}

|Atlanta Rhinos

|88-16

|Southwest Florida Copperheads

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}}}}

|SilverBack Park (Atlanta, GA)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Central Capras|16}}}}

|Tampa Mayhem

|46-28

|Jacksonville Axemen

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Hillsborough High School (Tampa, FL)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}}}

| Los Angeles Mongrel

|6-60

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

|Van Nuys High School (Van Nuys, CA)

class="wikitable"

|+Week Four (July 1–2)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}}

|Herriman Roosters

|30-44

|Riverton Seagulls

!{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}

|Glendale Storm

|22-48

|Provo Broncos

!{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

**Due to the 2023 Western North America heat wave, matches between San Diego/Santa Rosa and Los Angeles Mongrel/Los Angeles Bandidos were declared as a NO RESULT.**

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|+Week Five (July 7–8)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|16}}

|Riverton Seagulls

|52-44

|Glendale Storm

!{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16}}

|Provo Broncos

|54-36

|Herriman Roosters

!{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

{{center|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}}}}

|Atlanta Rhinos

|26-46

|Jacksonville Axemen

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|SilverBack Park (Atlanta, GA)

class="wikitable"

|+Week Six (July 14–15)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Jacksonville Axemen

|80-6

|Atlanta Rhinos

|{{center|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}}}}

|University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Central Capras|16}}}}

|Tampa Mayhem

|50-10

|Southwest Florida Copperheads

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}}}}

|Hillsborough High School (Tampa, FL)

{{center|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16}}}}

|Los Angeles Bandidos

|18-60

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

|El Dorado Park (Long Beach, CA)

{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|16}}

|Riverton Seagulls

|DRAW

|Provo Broncos

!{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}}

|Herriman Roosters

|84-24

|Glendale Storm

!{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

class="wikitable"

|+Week Seven (July 22–23)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

|40-0

| Los Angeles Mongrel

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}}}

|For Pete's Sake Field (Santa Rosa, CA)

{{center|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16}}}}

|Los Angeles Bandidos

|36-24

|San Diego Barracudas

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}}}}

|Chittick Field (Long Beach, CA)

{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|16}}

|Riverton Seagulls

|DRAW

|Herriman Roosters

!{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16}}

|Provo Broncos

|DRAW

|Glendale Storm

!{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Central Capras|16}}}}

|Tampa Mayhem

|54-18

|Atlanta Rhinos

|{{center|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}}}}

|Hillsborough High School (Tampa, FL)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}}}}

|Southwest Florida Copperheads

|6-70

|Jacksonville Axemen

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Paradise Coast Sports Complex (Naples, FL)

class="wikitable"

|+Week Eight (July 29–30)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Jacksonville Axemen

|16-12

|Tampa Mayhem

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Central Capras|16}}}}

|University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

|40-0

|San Diego Barracudas

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}}}}

|For Pete's Sake Field (Santa Rosa, CA)

{{center|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}}}

| Los Angeles Mongrel

|8-28

|Los Angeles Bandidos

|{{center|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16}}}}

|Van Nuys High School (Van Nuys, CA)

{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}

|Glendale Storm

|48-44

|Riverton Seagulls

!{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}}

|Herriman Roosters

|20-34

|Provo Broncos

!{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16}}

|Burgess Park (Alpine, UT)

class="wikitable"

|+Week Nine (August 5–6)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}}}}

|San Diego Barracudas

|40-0

|Los Angeles Bandidos

|{{center|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16}}}}

|Cesar Chavez Park (San Diego, CA)

League standings

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| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="blue" |Pacific Coast Conference (California Division) {{Cite web |title=2023 Schedule |url=https://www.pacificcoastrl.com/2023-schedule |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Pacific Coast Rugby League |language=en-US}}

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

!#

! style="background:white; width:20%" |Club

!P

!W

!D

!L

!PF

!PA

!PD

!Pts

{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

!1

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

|6

|5

|1

|0

|240

|38

| +202

|11

{{center|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}}}}

!2

|San Diego Barracudas

|6

|2

|2

|2

|120

|122

| -2

|6

{{center|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16}}}}

!3

|Los Angeles Bandidos

|6

|2

|3

|1

|96

|172

| -76

|5

{{center|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}}}

!4

|Los Angeles Mongrel

|6

|0

|4

|2

|60

|184

| -124

|2

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| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="blue" |Pacific Coast Conference (Utah Division) {{Cite web |title=2023 Schedule |url=https://www.pacificcoastrl.com/2023-schedule |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Pacific Coast Rugby League |language=en-US}}

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

!#

! style="background:white; width:20%" |Club

!P

!W

!D

!L

!PF

!PA

!PD

!Pts

{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16}}

!1

|Provo Broncos

|6

|3

|1

|2

|136

|78

| +58

|8

{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|16}}

!2

|Riverton Seagulls

|5

|2

|2

|2

|140

|122

| +18

|6

{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}}

!3

|Herriman Roosters

|5

|1

|4

|1

|170

|156

| +14

|6

{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}

!4

|Glendale Storm

|5

|1

|4

|1

|138

|228

| -90

|6

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| colspan="10" align="center" bgcolor="darkred" |South Conference

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

! style="background:white; width:20%" |Club

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

! style="background:white; width:18%" |W

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

!L

!PF

!PA

!PD

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

{{center|{{leagueicon|Central Capras|16}}}}

|Tampa Mayhem

|6

|5

|0

|1

|246

|96

|+150

|10

{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Jacksonville Axemen

|6

|5

|0

|1

|272

|112

|+160

|10

{{center|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}}}}

|Atlanta Rhinos

|6

|1

|4

|1

|150

|238

|-112

|3

{{center|{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}}}}

|Southwest Florida Copperheads

|6

|0

|1

|5

|60

|282

|-222

|1

National Semi-Final #1 : USARL South Conference Championship (Tampa vs Jacksonville)

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| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="darkred" |USARL South Conference Championship (August 5)

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

! style="background:white; width:20%" |Home Team

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

! style="background:white; width:18%" |Away Team

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

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Central Capras|16}}}}

|Tampa Mayhem

!6-30

|Jacksonville Axemen

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Hillsborough High School

(Tampa, FL)

National Semi-Final #2: Pacific Coast Conference Championship (California champion vs. Utah champion)

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| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="blue" |Pacific Coast Conference Championship (California vs. Utah) (August 12)

Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

(California Champion)

|12-36{{Cite web |title=Provo Broncos win inaugural PCRL men's championship |url=https://www.pacificcoastrl.com/news/provo-win |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Pacific Coast Rugby League |language=en-US}}

|Provo Broncos §

(Utah Champion)

!{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16}}

|For Pete's Sake Field (Santa Rosa, CA)

(§): On August 15, 2023, the Pacific Coast Rugby League, USA Rugby League, and the Utah Rugby League Association announced that the Provo Broncos had been stripped of the PCRL championship title due to a breach of league rules during the PCRL championship game on August 12, for knowingly fielding an ineligible player. {{Cite web |title=PCRL, USARL, URLA joint statement |url=https://www.pacificcoastrl.com/news/statement |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Pacific Coast Rugby League |language=en-US}}

USA Rugby League National Championship: Jacksonville vs. Santa Rosa

class="wikitable"

|+USA Rugby League National Championship (September 14, 2023)

!Colors

!Home Team

!Score

!Away Team

!Colors

!Venue

{{center|{{leagueicon|Jacksonville|16}}}}

|Jacksonville Axemen

(USARL South Champions) (6–0–1)

|16-20{{Cite web |title=Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans crowned national men's champions in PCRL first year |url=https://www.pacificcoastrl.com/news/dead-pelicans-win |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Pacific Coast Rugby League |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=2023 National Championship: Jacksonville Axemen vs North Bay Dead Pelicans - August 26, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdVbugSdYc0 |access-date=2024-02-29 |language=en}}

|Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans

(Pacific Coast Rugby League Champions)

(6–1–0)

|{{center|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16}}}}

|University of North Florida

(Jacksonville, Florida)

References

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