# 2011 Women's Premier League Rugby season

The 2011 Women's Premier League Rugby season was the third season of the Women's Premier League in the United States. It began on September 10 and involved eight teams.

## Format

Oregon Sports Union was relegated in the off-season and the San Diego Surfers had their first year as a part of the WPL. The eight teams were divided into two conferences, Red and Blue, comprising four teams. They each played six conference games, one home and one away. The WPL season occurred in the fall, concurrently with the regular women's club season, with the National Championship being held in November 11–13.For the Finals, teams were seeded based on the results of their conference during the regular season. The top four teams competed for the Cup and the bottom teams for the Bowl.

## Conference standings

Conference standings are as follows:

### Red Conference

| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Twin Cities Amazons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 246 | 47 | 199 | 26 |
| 2 | San Diego Surfers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 233 | 72 | 161 | 25 |
| 3 | New York Rugby Club | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 182 | -64 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota Valkyries | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 345 | -296 | 1 |

### Blue Conference

| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Berkeley All Blues | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 53 | 227 | 30 |
| 2 | Beantown RFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 130 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Keystone Rugby Club | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 161 | -50 | 14 |
| 4 | DC Furies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 248 | -180 | 1 |

## Matches
### Week 1

* 10 September 2011
| Beantown RFC | 5-19 | Keystone Rugby Club |
* 11 September 2011
| DC Furies | 10-52 | Berkeley All Blues |
* 11 September 2011
| New York Rugby Club | 3-34 | San Diego Surfers |
* 11 September 2011
| Minnesota Valkyries | 10-64 | Twin Cities Amazons |

### Week 2

* 17 September 2011
| Berkeley All Blues | 71-10 | Keystone Rugby Club |
* 18 September 2011
| Beantown RFC | 50-0 | DC Furies |
* 18 September 2011
| Twin Cities Amazons | 37-5 | New York Rugby Club |
* 18 September 2011
| San Diego Surfers | 81-7 | Minnesota Valkyries |

### Week 3

* 1 October 2011
| Berkeley All Blues | 48-10 | Beantown RFC |
* 1 October 2011
| San Diego Surfers | 22-17 | Twin Cities Amazons |
* 2 October 2011
| DC Furies | RESCHEDULED | Keystone Rugby Club |
* 2 October 2011
| New York Rugby Club | 56-5 | Minnesota Valkyries |

### Week 4

* 8 October 2011
| Keystone Rugby Club | 50-5 | DC Furies |
* 9 October 2011
| Beantown RFC | 7-36 | Berkeley All Blues |
* 9 October 2011
| Keystone Rugby Club | 22-19 | DC Furies |
* 9 October 2011
| Minnesota Valkyries | 22-19 | New York Rugby Club |
* 9 October 2011
| Twin Cities Amazons | 35-0 | San Diego Surfers |

### Week 5

* 23 October 2011
| DC Furies | 15-42 | Beantown RFC |
* 23 October 2011
| Keystone Rugby Club | 0-38 | Berkeley All Blues |
* 23 October 2011
| New York Rugby Club | 10-47 | Twin Cities Amazons |
* 23 October 2011
| Minnesota Valkyries | 5-59 | San Diego Surfers |

### Week 6

* 29 October 2011
| Berkeley All Blues | 32-14 | DC Furies |
* 30 October 2011
| Keystone Rugby Club | 10-19 | Beantown RFC |
* 30 October 2011
| San Diego Surfers | 37-5 | New York Rugby Club |
* 30 October 2011
| Twin Cities Amazons | 48-0 | Minnesota Valkyries |

## Playoffs
### Bowl Semifinals

* 11 November 2011
| New York Rugby Club | 20-5 | DC Furies |
* 11 November 2011
| Keystone Rugby Club | 43-38 | Minnesota Valkyries |

### Cup Semifinals

* 11 November 2011
| Twin Cities Amazons | 29-25 | Beantown RFC |
* 11 November 2011
| Berkeley All Blues | 17-7 | San Diego Surfers |

### Bowl Finals
#### 7th Place Final

* 13 November 2011
| DC Furies | 22-17 | Minnesota Valkyries |

#### 5th Place Final

* 13 November 2011
| New York Rugby Club | 27-5 | Keystone Rugby Club |

### Cup Finals
#### 3rd Place Final

* 13 November 2011
| Beantown RFC | 34-7 | San Diego Surfers |

#### Grand Final

* 13 November 2011
| Berkeley All Blues | 17-8 | Twin Cities Amazons |