PopularFreedom Rugby League

The PopularFreedom Rugby League (PRL) is the top level of rugby in the nation of PopularFreedom. It contains the majority of PopularFreedom's internationally-known clubs. There are now 18 clubs in the PRL. The points system during the 2006 season changed so that a win is now worth 4 points, a tie is worth 2, while a bonus point is issued if a team loses by 7 or less points (the additional point given for scoring 4 or more tries was removed beginning in the 2007 season). The playoff system is structured so that the top 4 teams at the end of the season earn a birth to the playoffs in TIER 1. If there is a tie for a playoff spot, there is a match at the end of the season where the team with the most points from the previous season hosts it. The two teams with the least amount of points at the end of the season are relegated to tier 2 of the PRL while the top 2 teams in tier 2 of the PRL will be promoted.

The current defending PRL champions are the Stanislav Lions located in the city of Stanislav, PopularFreedom.

History

• The PRL was formed in 1984 with eight teams.
• In 1987 it expanded when the Pearson Cliffs Pirates joined.
• The league lowered its numbers by one after the 1988 season when the Victory Union Cowboys folded.
• In 2006 season two additional teams joined the league, the Locke Harbour Blues from Locke Harbour South and the Magna Carta Crusaders from the city of Magna Carta joined the league.
• In 2007 the league announced the expansion of the league. Part of this expansion would see two tiers where the lowest two teams in 2006, the Locke Harbour Blues, and the Locke Harbour Dragons would be relegated to tier 2. Tier 2 would also include the Camelot Wasps, Sacredicity Saints, and the Brunstone Avalanche from the now defunct Rugby Premier League. Finally the league welcomed two expansion franchises in the Loyalty Bay Tigers, and the Victory Union Saracens.
• It has already been announced that for the 2008 season, the league will expand to 18 teams and include teams from Port Northview, Laurier, and Sifton. Tier 1 will remain at 8 teams while tier 2 will swell to 10 teams from 7 during the 2007 season.

Teams

TIER 1

• Athens Invaders
• Camelot Wasps
• Lenita Legions
• Locke Harbour Dragons
• Magna Carta Crusaders
• Peace Warriors
• Pearson Cliffs Pirates
• Stanislav Lions

TIER 2

• Brunstone Avalanche
• Laurier Falcons
• Locke Harbour Blues
• Loyalty Bay Tigers
• Port Northview Sharks
• Sacredicity Saints
• Sifton Knights
• Victory Union Saracens
• Viscount Bennett Imperialists
• Workers Point Bobcats

Championships

2007

• Stanislav Lions 23
• Lenita Legions 21

2006

• Lenita Legions 19
• Stanislav Lions 6

2005

• Lenita Legions 34
• Peace Warriors 13

2004

• Locke Harbour Dragons 39
• Workers Point Bobcats 9

2003

• Locke Harbour Dragons 26
• Workers Point Bobcats 5

2002

• Workers Point Bobcats 15
• Viscount Bennett Imperialists 14

2001

• Locke Harbour Dragons 33
• Stanislav Lions 10

2000

• Lenita Legions 17
• Viscount Bennett Imperialists 5

1999

• Lenita Legions 65
• Locke Harbour Dragons 47

1998

• Stanislav Lions 42
• Viscount Bennett Imperialists 41

1997

• Locke Harbour Dragons 31
• Viscount Bennett Imperialists 29

1996

• Stanislav Lions 35
• Athens Invaders 25

1995

• Athens Invaders 24
• Stanislav Lions 21

1994

• Locke Harbour Dragons 22
• Lenita Legions 0

1993

• Lenita Legions 91
• Locke Harbour Dragons 7

1992

• Pearson Pirates 32
• Locke Harbour Dragons 14

1991

• Pearson Pirates 39
• Lenita Legions 17

1990

• Stanislav Lions 53
• Athens Invaders 3

1989

• Pearson Pirates 55
• Locke Harbour Dragons 53

1988

• Locke Harbour Dragons 45
• Workers Point Bobcats 21

1987

• Locke Harbour Dragons 79
• Viscount Bennett Imperialists 11

1986

• Lenita Legions 33
• Victory Union Cowboys 5

1985

• Stanislav Lions 31
• Viscount Bennett Imperialists 13

1984

• Locke Harbour Dragons 21
• Viscount Bennett Imperialists 15