The Wisconsin Women’s RFC (Madison, WI) are the 2018 Champions in the Women’s Open “A” bracket.
A 3-0 record in pool play gave them the second seed in the playoff bracket. This paired them against local rivals Scylla. WWRFC took the match 19-10 but only 1 try separated the semi-finalists.
In the other semi-final the St. Louis Sabres (4th seed) met the Chicago Women for a pool-match repeat. This match was even closer than the first semi-final: each team scored two tries. But the Sabres — who has lost to Chicago in the earlier contest — advanced to the final on the back of two successful conversion kicks.
This set up an epic final that was another nail-biter. A single unconverted try gave WWRFC the edge in the match and ultimately the championship.
Championship Match Video
The championship match video is also available.
Knockout Round
Standings - Pool Stage
| Team |
W |
L |
D |
WP |
PTS |
TPS |
| Chicago Women |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
9 |
78 |
| WWRFC |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
9 |
75 |
| Scylla |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
9 |
69 |
| Sabres |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
6 |
90 |
| Black Balcerzak |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
6 |
64 |
| Scrum & Choke |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
6 |
53 |
| Deathicorns |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0.333 |
3 |
35 |
| Dick’s Chicks |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0.333 |
3 |
25 |
| UIC Velociraptors |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0.167 |
1 |
30 |
| Platteville |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0.167 |
1 |
20 |
| Oconomowoc |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0.000 |
0 |
33 |
| Traverse Bay Blues |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0.000 |
0 |
15 |
Match Results - Pool Stage
| Team |
Score |
Score |
Team |
| Black Balcerzak (A1) |
34 |
5 |
Platteville (A2) |
| UIC Velociraptors (A3) |
10 |
22 |
WWRFC (A4) |
| Deathicorns (B1) |
20 |
10 |
Oconomowoc (B2) |
| Scrum & Choke (B3) |
17 |
24 |
Scylla (B4) |
| Chicago Women (C1) |
25 |
5 |
Dick’s Chicks (C2) |
| Sabres (C3) |
27 |
0 |
Traverse Bay Blues (C4) |
| Black Balcerzak (A1) |
15 |
10 |
UIC Velociraptors (A3) |
| Platteville (A2) |
5 |
22 |
WWRFC (A4) |
| Deathicorns (B1) |
0 |
17 |
Scrum & Choke (B3) |
| Oconomowoc (B2) |
13 |
26 |
Scylla (B4) |
| Chicago Women (C1) |
12 |
5 |
Sabres (C3) |
| Dick’s Chicks (C2) |
20 |
10 |
Traverse Bay Blues (C4) |
| Black Balcerzak (A1) |
15 |
31 |
WWRFC (A4) |
| Platteville (A2) |
10 |
10 |
UIC Velociraptors (A3) |
| Deathicorns (B1) |
15 |
19 |
Scylla (B4) |
| Oconomowoc (B2) |
10 |
19 |
Scrum & Choke (B3) |
| Chicago Women (C1) |
41 |
5 |
Traverse Bay Blues (C4) |
| Dick’s Chicks (C2) |
0 |
58 |
Sabres (C3) |
Match Results - Knock-out Stage
| Team |
Score |
Score |
Team |
| Chicago Women (C1) |
10 |
14 |
Sabres (C3) |
| WWRFC (A4) |
19 |
10 |
Scylla (B4) |
| Sabres (C3) |
7 |
12 |
WWRFC (A4) |
