NCR Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) announced that the 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) will be held on April 28-30 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in the Washington D.C. metro area. Based on membership feedback, NCR moved the national championship tournament to late-April in order to better align with the school calendar. This will be the first time the event has been held in April after a 13-year tradition of holding the tournament in late spring. As the largest college rugby tournament in North America, the CRC will include over 112 collegiate teams, crowning national champions across seven divisions. Men’s Premier Cup (32…

National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is bringing more rugby to fans across the country with the inaugural season of Friday Night Rugby. Running over six Friday nights, this new series features top men’s and women’s clubs and major rivalry matches. Friday Night Rugby starts on September 30 with Philadelphia men’s rivals Temple v. St. Joseph’s. The following week includes a key Liberty Conference battle with Harvard taking on Yale in “The Game.” In a highly anticipated game on October 14, Adrian and Thomas More face off in a rematch of the 2021 Division II National Championship. Both…

National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) appoints Greg White as the new Small College Commissioner and adds Seth Erwin as the Region 3 Commissioner. Greg White will lead the Competitions Committee for the 230 Small College teams across the country and manage the national playoffs and championship pathways for both the 15s and 7s seasons. With Greg’s appointment, Steve Hiatt will step back from his direct responsibilities for Small College. Steve continues in his role as Men’s Director across all men’s divisions, and will work closely with Greg to ensure a seamless transition of the small college responsibilities.…

National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) announced the final 28 teams that will compete for the Men’s Small College title at the Collegiate Rugby Championship in New Orleans. The 2022 CRC includes the largest field of Small College schools in the tournament’s history. ‍ Small College National Finalists ‍ NCR has expanded the Small College championship field based on the depth and quality of small college teams across the country. The participating schools include the winners of eleven automatic qualifying tournaments, as well as at-large bids. Eleven schools competed in previous CRC Small College Championships, led by Susquehanna…

National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) announced the final teams that will compete for the Men’s Division II title at the Collegiate Rugby Championship in New Orleans. ‍ Division II National Finalists ‍ With a field of 16 teams, the 2022 CRC becomes the largest Division II 7s national championship in history. Five of the teams received automatic bids by winning Automatic Qualification tournaments. These qualifiers include Norwich, Lander, Georgetown, Northern Iowa, and Principia. Georgetown and Norwich have gone undefeated against Division II opposition this Spring at 23-0 and 13-0, respectively, while The Citadel enters the tournament with…

National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) will announce the men’s and women’s rugby 7s national championship brackets on April 30 during an inaugural Selection Saturday show. Broadcasting on The Rugby Network, Selection Saturday runs from 7:00-7:45 EST immediately before the Dallas Jackals vs. San Diego Legion Major League Rugby match. The show will announce the remaining at-large bids, regional seeding and matchups for the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship’s premier brackets for men and women. In the men’s premier bracket, five teams have already secured their place in New Orleans. Lindenwood returns as defending champion, while Florida, Cal Maritime…