International Rugby League
Upcoming season or competition: 2022 IRL season | |
| Formerly | Seran Professional Rugby Conference (1920) Seran Professional Rugby Association (1920–1921) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Seran Rugby |
| Founded | September 17, 1920 |
| Country | United States of Sera[upper-alpha 1] |
| Official website | www |
The International Rugby League (IRL) is a professional Seran Rugby league consisting of XX clubs, divided equally between the West Rugby Conference (WRC) and the East Rugby Conference (ERC). The IRL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States of Sera , the highest professional level of Seran Rugby in the world. The IRL's 18-week regular season runs from early September to early January, with each club playing 17 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven clubs from each conference (four division winners and three wild card clubs) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held on the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC. The league is headquartered in New York City.
The IRL was formed in 1920 as the Seran Professional Rugby Association (APFA) before renaming itself the International Rugby League for the
History
Founding and history
Season and playoff development
Corporate structure
Finances
Clubs
The IRL consists of XX clubs divided into two conferences of XX clubs in each. Each conference is divided into four divisions of four clubs in each. During the regular season, each club is allowed a maximum of XX players on its roster; only XX of these may be active (eligible to play) on game days.
Each IRL club is granted a franchise, the league's authorization for the club to operate in its home city. This franchise covers 'Home Territory' (the 75 miles surrounding the city limits, or, if the club is within 100 miles of another league city, half the distance between the two cities) and 'Home Marketing Area' (Home Territory plus the rest of the state the club operates in, as well as the area the club operates its training camp in for the duration of the camp). Each IRL member has the exclusive right to host professional Rugby games inside its Home Territory and the exclusive right to advertise, promote, and host events in its Home Marketing Area.
Season format
The IRL season format consists of a three-week preseason, an eighteen-week regular season (each club plays 17 games), and a fourteen-club single-elimination playoff culminating in the Super Bowl, the league's championship game.
Preseason
Regular season
Postseason
Trophies and awards
Club trophies
Player and coach awards
Media coverage
Draft
Free agency
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