The Tampa Mayhem (3-2-1) secured home field advantage for the first round of the 2017 Southern Conference (SC) USA Rugby League (USARL) playoffs after its 30-30 tie Saturday with the Atlanta Rhinos (5-0-1)
Jacksonville plays host to USA Hawks and Jamaica Reggae Warriors for Game 1 of the Rugby League Americas Championship Saturday July 22 at 5pm in Hodges Field, UNF
The Tampa Mayhem (3-2-0) travels to Atlanta to take on the Rhinos (5-0-0), while the Jacksonville Axemen (2-3-0) will host the Central Florida Warriors (0-5-0).
Saturday at Pier 40 in NY sees a mouth-watering, top of the NORTH table clash between the New York Knights 3-0 and the White Plain Wombats 3-0 where both sides have lit up the North Conference this year
It was a battle last Saturday for the 121 Financial Jacksonville Axemen, when they hosted the Tampa Mayhem at UNF for Round 3 of the regular season competition
With their Saturday wins, the Atlanta Rhinos (3-0-0) and the Tampa Mayhem (2-1-0) took over first and second slots, respectively, in the Southern Conference (SC) USA Rugby League (USARL)
USARL caught up with the one of the Tampa Mayhem’s forward pack leaders Justin Branca to discuss his past Military life and his transition in to Rugby League