The 2022 Women’s Premier League National Championships kick off this weekend, June 24-26th at the Chicago Blaze rugby complex in Lemont IL, near Chicago.
New England will be represented by perennial powerhouse Beantown. Beantown boasts a solid 5-3 record but had to dig deep to get into the final four, even having to do a last minute trip to Atlanta to fulfill a re-scheduled fixture that was originally meant to be played in Boston. That was just one of five long road trips the club had to endure this season, but in the end it was successful and Beantown was rewarded with the ticket to the last four.
First up for the Beantown ladies will be a tough match against New York Rugby. New York has only lost once this season, on the road against Colorado. The other teams in the top bracket are the Berkeley All Blues and Colorado Grey Wolves (formerly Glendale), so a very high level of competition should be in store for the weekend.
Check out Flo Rugby’s extended preview for the weekend action at the following link here, as well as information on the Free (!) broadcast.
All ten teams in the WPL will be in action in Chicago, and all are expected to stick around for the games and the trophy presentation, in an apparent effort to express unity and bring the rugby community together in what was a challenging year.