DOUBLE NEWS FLASH: NEW YORK BEATS BERKELEY 20-10 - WINS WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!!

NEWS FLASH: NEW YORK BEATS BEANTOWN 13-10 - IT'S ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL VS BERKELEY ALL BLUES ON SUNDAY, 2PM PST

The New York Women take on old rivals Beantown in the semi-finals of the first USA Rugby Women's Premier League National Championships at 1pm PST on Friday, Nov 6 at Treasure Island in San Francisco, CA. In the other semi-final, the Berkeley All-Blues play the Minnesota Valkyries. The finals will be played on Sunday, Nov 8.

Weather permitting, USA Rugby will also be streaming the matches for those unable to attend. Please visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/usa-rugby to watch the matches live.

UPDATE: The feed is sketchy at best, but you can get updated scores at http://twitter.com/scrumhalfblog or http://www.facebook.com/scrumhalfconnection?ref=ts

For Immediate Release
November 4, 2009

USA Rugby Women’s National Championships Kick Off Friday on Treasure Island

SAN FRANCISCO – In conjunction with the San Francisco Fog Rugby Football Club, USA Rugby will host the Women’s Premier League and Women’s Division I Club National Championships on Friday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 8, on Treasure Island in San Francisco.

The four victorious clubs from October’s Division I playoffs will compete for the Women’s Division I national title, while all eight member teams of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will compete in the first-ever WPL Championship.  Inaugural WPL league play kicked off in early September and featured the top senior women’s clubs from across the U.S. in an elite six-match competition to determine their final seeds at this National Championship.

Friday will feature all teams in pool play, leading into Sunday’s trophy rounds and culminating in the crowning of the 2009 National Champions in both the Women’s Division I and Premier League.

All play will take place at the Gaelic Athletic Association’s fields at 11th Street and Avenue E on Treasure Island.  

Admission is free to all spectators and there will be vendor’s onsite selling food, refreshments and rugby gear.

With weather permitting, USA Rugby will also be streaming the matches held on Field 1 for those unable to attend. Please visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/usa-rugby to watch the matches live.

Women’s DI Championships
Match   Day    Time   Field         Home Team vs. Away Team

1          Friday   9 a.m.      1                   NOVA vs. Seattle

2          Friday   11 a.m.    1         San Diego Surfers vs. Atlanta

3          Sunday 10 a.m.    1         Loser Match 1 vs. Loser Match 2

4          Sunday 12 p.m.    1       Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2

Women’s Premier League

Match    Day    Time    Field        Home Team vs. Away Team

1          Friday   9 a.m.      2                   Amazons vs. ORSU

2          Friday   11 a.m.    2                Keystone vs. DC Furies

3          Friday   1 p.m.      1                Beantown vs. New York

4          Friday   1 p.m.      2               Berkeley vs. MN Valkyries

5          Sunday 9 a.m.      2              Loser Match 1 vs. Loser Match 2

6          Sunday 11 a.m.    2          Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2

7          Sunday 1 p.m.      2             Loser Match 3 vs. Loser Match 4

8          Sunday 2 p.m.      1             Winner Match 3 Winner Match 4

For more information on the USA Rugby National Championship Series, please visit www.usarugby.org/goto/championships. For media interested in attending this event, please contact Sara John at sjohn@usarugby.org.