Each team will play a match vs each of the other teams in D2. During the regular season play, competition points will be awarded as follows:

  • Match points
    • 4 points will be awarded for a win
    • 2 points will be awarded for a draw
  • Bonus points
    • 1 point will be awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or less
    • 1 point will be awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
  • Total competition points will be match point plus bonus points


At the end of the league season, teams will be ranked by match points based on wins and draws.

  1. If two teams are tied with the same number of match points, the winner of the head to head match will be ranked higher
    1. If the teams drew, then the team with the higher total competition points will be ranked higher.
    2. If the teams are still tied, then the team with the greater difference in points for minus points against will be ranked higher.
    3. If the teams are still tied, then the team with the higher number of tries will be ranked higher.
    4. If the teams are still tied, then a coin flip will be used to determine the rank.  The winner of the coin flip will be ranked higher.
  2. If three or more teams are tied with the same number of match points based on wins and draws, the team with the highest total competition points will be ranked highest.
    1. If the teams are still tied, then the team with the greatest difference in points for minus points against will be ranked higher.
    2. If the teams are still tied, then the team with the higher number of tries will be ranked higher.
    3. If the teams are still tied, then a coin flip will be used to determine the rank.  The winner of the coin flip will be ranked higher.

The teams seeded 1 to 4 will advance to the playoffs

  1. Play-off Match 1 will be seed #4 at seed #1
  2. Play-off Match 2 will be seed #3 at seed #2
  3. The winners of Play-off Match 1 and Play-off Match 2 will play for the D2 championship.  The team with the higher seed will be the home team.