The Boston Thirteens won their first USARL Championship, defeating the Atlanta Rhinos 44-12.

In the wake of the folding of the AMNRL, the USARL was left as the undisputed top-level rugby league competition in the United States.

Three teams joined the USARL from the AMNRL: Bucks County Sharks, Connecticut Wildcats, and New York Knights.

Teams in the South Conference played 6 games on a double round-robin schedule.

The winners played the teams with the best records in their respective divisions in the North Conference Divisional Finals.