USA Rugby League (USARL)
Every national champion of USA Rugby League (USARL), the current top-level American domestic competition, formed in 2011 when member clubs broke away from the American National Rugby League (AMNRL, catalogued separately). Now recognised by the international governing body (RLIF).
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
14 seasons with a champion on record. Philadelphia Fight have won the most titles (4).
Champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Philadelphia Fight | New Haven Warriors | Won 28-26 — launch season (Season I), formed after clubs broke away from the AMNRL. |
| 2012 | Jacksonville Axemen | Boston 13s | Won 28-22 (Season II). |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Fight | Jacksonville Axemen | Won 28-22 (Season III). |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Fight | Jacksonville Axemen | Won 30-18 (Season IV). |
| 2015 | Boston 13s | Atlanta Rhinos | Won 44-12 (Season V). |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Fight | Jacksonville Axemen | Won 42-20 at Nickerson Field, Boston (27 Aug 2016) (Season VI) — independently confirmed via a contemporaneous Rugby Wrap Up match report, resolving a conflict with USARL's own competition-history page, which gives an arithmetically-inconsistent "40-20." |
| 2017 | Atlanta Rhinos | New York Knights | Won 32-18 (Season VII). |
| 2018 | Jacksonville Axemen | Brooklyn Kings | Won 56-16 (Season VIII). |
| 2019 | Brooklyn Kings | Jacksonville Axemen | Won 12-6 (Season IX). |
| 2020 | Not held | — | Not held, due to COVID-19. |
| 2021 | Tampa Mayhem | Delaware Black Foxes | Won 60-10 (Season X). |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Axemen | Tampa Mayhem | Won 36-12; independently confirmed via USARL's own competition-history page. |
| 2023 | Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans | Jacksonville Axemen | Won 20-16; independently confirmed via the Pacific Coast Rugby League's own announcement of Santa Rosa's title in its first PCRL season. |
| 2024 | DC Cavalry | Provo Broncos | Awarded to DC Cavalry by walkover after Provo Broncos, having failed to meet player-eligibility requirements by the deadline (and later declining to participate after eventually clearing them), forfeited — independently confirmed via USARL's own official statement on the 2024 championship. |
| 2025 | Brooklyn Kings | Jacksonville Axemen | Won 34-18 at the University of North Florida's North Rugby Fields, Jacksonville (9 Aug 2025) — their first Grand Final meeting since 2019. Independently re-verified by the assistant via Wikipedia's 2025 USARL season article, cross-checked against USARL's own pre-match preview of the fixture. |
A note on 2024's walkover
The 2024 title was awarded to the DC Cavalry by walkover, independently confirmed via USARL's own official statement, after the Provo Broncos forfeited having failed to meet player-eligibility requirements by the deadline and then declining to participate after eventually clearing them.
Sources
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