USA Rugby League
The USA Rugby League (formally the US Association of Rugby League, Inc.) is the national governing body for rugby league, a code of rugby football, in the United States.
| Current season or competition: 2023 USARL season | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2011 |
| Inaugural season | 2011 |
| Chairmen | Peter Illfield (INC Chairman) Danny Hanson (Domestic Chairman) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | United States |
| Champions | Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans (2023) (1st title) (2023) |
| Most titles | Philadelphia Fight (4 titles) |
| Website | usarl.com usarl.us (domestic competition) |
The organization also runs the national amateur competition for club teams in the United States. The league consists of six teams located in east coast states whose season ends in the USARL Grand Final. The regular season is played between May and September.
The league was founded in 2011 by clubs that had broken with the established American National Rugby League (AMNRL), plus expansion franchises. The USARL began its inaugural season in 2011 with eight teams. The USARL was granted affiliate membership in November 2014 of the RLIF and RLEF, replacing the AMNRL which is now defunct.