According to the official USARL schedule/site -
Game 1: North East Seed 1 (home) vs. North East Seed 2 (Meaning Boston v. RI)
Game 2: North Atlantic Seed 1 (home) vs. North Atlantic Seed 2 (Meaning Philly v. DC)
Game 3: South Seed 1 (home) vs. South Seed 4 (Meaning Jacksonville v. Mayhem)
Game 4: South Seed 2 (home) vs. South Seed 3 (Meaning Warriors v. Rhinos)
Aren't the conferences setup like? -
North East - Boston, Rhode Island, Brooklyn
North Atlantic - Philly, DC, NOVA, Baltimore
South - Jacksonville, Tampa, Central Florida, Atlanta
I was also under this impression; as the information displayed upon the
www.USARL.com website.
Nonetheless, I do have to say, it would seem more sound, logically, if the
Conference Playoffs were structured under the overarching
North Conference -
&-
South Conference formats. By means of this,
North East & North Atlantic are "divisions" that both fall under the
North Conference; and would manifest both by: (1) the inter-divisional games [
that have already been played in the Minor Premiership] and by (2) the cross-divisional Conference Playoffs. So:
Game 1: North East Seed 1 (home) vs. North Atlantic Seed 2 (away)
Game 2: North Atlantic Seed 1 (home) vs. North East Seed 2 (away)
Therefore, the two (2) USARL Conferences would be:
North: Baltimore Blues, Boston 13s RLFC, Brooklyn Kings, Philadelphia Fight, Northern Virginia Eagles, Rhode Island Rebellion, D.C. Slayers
South: Atlanta Rhinos, Central Florida Warriors, Jacksonville Axemen, Tampa Mayhem
And, finally, hence why
only four (4) teams from
both Conferences advance through to the Conference Playoffs.
