2002 Rugby Super League
| 2002 Rugby Super League | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  United States |
| Champions | Gentlemen of Aspen |
| Runners-up | Belmont Shore |
| Matches played | 68 |
| Top point scorer | Mike Hercus (111) |
| Top try scorer | Alex Hamill (15) |
The 2002 Rugby Super League season was the sixth season of the Rugby Super League, the United States premier division of rugby. The regular season commenced on March 16, 2002. On May 11, 2002, the regular season ended, and was followed by the playoffs, for which the top four clubs qualified.
The defending champions were the Gentlemen of Aspen.
Format
The 17 teams were grouped into three conferences, the Red, White, and Blue Conferences. Each team played every other team in their conference once.
For the playoffs, the first seed (Belmont Shore) hosted the eighth (Dallas Harlequins), the second (Old Blue) the seventh (Kansas City Blues), the third (San Francisco) hosted the fifth (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club), and the fourth (Gentlemen of Aspen) hosted the sixth (Life University).
Participating clubs
| Club | Coach | Captain | Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Shore | California State University, Long Beach Hill Middle School[1] |
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| Boston | Rupert Gordon | Franklin Park Unknown venue, Framingham |
500 | |
| Chicago Lions | Schiller Woods | |||
| Dallas Harlequins | Mark McCloy | Lake Highlands Park | ||
| Denver Barbarians | Mike DeJong |
Observatory Park | ||
| Gentlemen of Aspen | Roaring Fork High School, Carbondale | |||
| Kansas City Blues | Minor Park | |||
| Life University |  Mel Smith |
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| New York Athletic Club | Mike Tolkin | New York Athletic Club, Travers Island, New York | ||
| Old Blue | .svg.png){kind=small} Geoff Mould |
Van Cortlandt Park, New York City | ||
| Old Mission Beach Athletic Club | Reldon 'Bing' Dawson | Little Q, San Diego | ||
| Old Puget Sound Beach | Scott Shepherd | |||
| Olympic Club | Allan Petty | California Maritime Academy, Vallejo[2] | ||
| Philadelphia Whitemarsh | George Betzler | Fairmount Park | ||
| Potomac Athletic Club | National Mall, Washington, D.C. Unknown venue, Manassas, Virginia |
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| San Francisco | Richard Leslie |
Balboa Park | ||
| Washington | John Redmond | Hyde School[3] |
Standings
Red Conference
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Bonus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont Shore | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Gentlemen of Aspen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Whitemarsh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Boston | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Olympic Club | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
White Conference
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Bonus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Life University | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Potomac Athletic Club | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Denver Barbarians | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Chicago Lions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | New York Athletic Club | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Blue Conference
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Bonus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Blue | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | Old Mission Beach Athletic Club | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Kansas City Blues | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas Harlequins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Old Puget Sound Beach | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Play-offs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 42 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas Harlequins | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Old Mission Beach Athletic Club | 6 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Old Mission Beach Athletic Club | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Gentlemen of Aspen | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Belmont Shore | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Gentlemen of Aspen | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Life University | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Gentlemen of Aspen | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Old Blue | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City Blues | 24 | |||||||||||||