Men's College Rugby: D1A, D1-AA, DII and NSCRO

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Men’s College Rugby has four levels, D1A, D1-AA, DII and NSCRO. Championships are held in each of these divisions in rugby 15s and in the later 3 divisions in sevens.

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Ryan Matyas Named University of Arizona Director of Player Development

By djcoilrugby on March 24, 2023 College Rugby

University of Arizona Rugby Release Arizona made a move to bring back one of their former stars this week, formally appointing Ryan Matyas as Director of Player Development with immediate effect. US Eagle #486 comes back to Tucson with 14 caps to his name and recently reached 50 caps with the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby. The Tucson native has also appeared with the Sevens national side, making six appearances. The center/winger got his start for the Tucson Barbarians, and went on to star for the University of Arizona under William David Sitton, helping the side to playoff…

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Gift Egbelu Interview: HBCU Rugby Classic

By djcoilrugby on March 20, 2023 College Rugby

I caught up with Gift Egbelu at Mount Vernon Memorial Stadium on March 19 at the Rugby New York Ironworkers match against the New England Free Jacks. Gift and I first met in Chicago in 2014 at the USA vs New Zealand All Blacks match. Gift has his own rugby network and media production company, Gift-Time Rugby Network, and Gift-Time Media & Productions. He is involved in promoting the HBCU Rugby Classic being held at Howard University on March 31 through April 2, 2023. He will have more to tell about this event as a guest journalist for DJCoil Rugby…

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Life University Joins Rugby East

By djcoilrugby on February 1, 2023 College Rugby

Rugby East Release The Rugby East Conference is proud to announce the addition of the Life University Running Eagles to our competition, effective August 1, 2023. “We are thrilled to welcome the Life University Running Eagles to the Rugby East Conference”, said Scott Zavrel, Rugby East Conference Commissioner. “This move enhances the prestige and the competitiveness of the league on a national scale as well as bringing another passionate fanbase into the Rugby East.” Life University will join Army West Point, Kutztown, Mary Washington, Mount St. Mary’s, Navy, Notre Dame College, Penn State, Queens University of Charlotte, Southern Virginia, and…

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Collegiate Rugby Championship Moves to Maryland

By djcoilrugby on November 30, 2022 College Rugby

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…

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NCR Launches Friday Night Rugby

By djcoilrugby on September 22, 2022 College Rugby

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…

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Greg White and Seth Erwin join the Men’s Small College team

By djcoilrugby on September 7, 2022 College Rugby

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.…

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Big Ten Rugby Schedule

By djcoilrugby on July 31, 2022 College Rugby

Big Ten Universities Rugby Conference Release The Big Ten Universities Rugby Conference released its Fall Schedule on Saturday, 30 July at 12pm EDT (11pm CDT). A schedule release roundtable aired on the Conference’s Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/BTURugby) at that time. Big Ten Universities Rugby ConferenceThe Conference – in its current format – was founded in 2012 with the advent of D1A Rugby. The Big Ten and D1A remain aligned in their mission to cultivated the nation’s most professionalized, high-performance environment for collegiate men to train and compete. While the COVID-19 Pandemic presented severely dampened operations and momentum, the league will get…

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2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship Sets Record for Teams

By djcoilrugby on May 10, 2022 College Rugby, Sevens Rugby

National Collegiate Rugby Release National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) has finalized a field of 110 teams for the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championships in New Orleans. Hosted by MLR’s NOLA Gold, the national championship tournament will be played at the Shrine on Airline stadium and adjacent fields over Memorial Day, May 28-30. The three-day Collegiate Rugby Championship will bring together the top teams in the country to compete for national titles across six men’s and women’s divisions, including: Men’s Premier: 32 teamsWomen’s Premier: 16 teamsMen’s Division I Club: 8 teamsWomen’s Division I Club: 11 teams Men’s Division II: 16 teamsMen’s Small College: 28…

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National Collegiate Rugby Men’s Small College Finalists for CRCs

By djcoilrugby on May 5, 2022 College Rugby

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…

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National Collegiate Rugby Men’s DII CRC Finalists

By djcoilrugby on May 4, 2022 College Rugby

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…

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Men’s and Women’s National Championship Brackets to be Announced Saturday

By djcoilrugby on April 13, 2022 College Rugby

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…

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Rugby East Adds 5 Schools for Fall 2022

By djcoilrugby on April 6, 2022 College Rugby

Rugby East Release The Rugby East Conference is pleased to announce the addition of five programs for the Fall 2022 competition. Mount St. Mary’s University Men, Queens University of Charlotte Men, Southern Virginia University, University of Mary Washington Men, and Virginia Tech Men will join those programs that currently make up the most powerful and prestigious College Men’s competition on the East Coast. The addition of these five programs will bring the number of Rugby East members to 11, joining current members and college rugby powerhouses Army, Kutztown, Penn State, Navy, Notre Dame College and recent NCR Division 1 Champions, St.…

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Collegiate Rugby Sevens First Group of Teams Announced

By djcoilrugby on March 23, 2022 College Rugby, Sevens Rugby

AEG Rugby Release The premier domestic event of the rugby season, USA Rugby 7s Collegiate Championships (R7CC), will take place at Kennesaw State University’s (KSU) Fifth Third Bank Stadium from May 14th through 15th, 2022. R7CC is the official national championship tournament for both men’s and women’s collegiate 7s and will be broadcast live on NBC, CNBC, and Peacock. The tournament will include over 60 teams across three division tiers. Men’s teams will be broken into Gold (D1A), Red (D1 Club), and Blue (D2) divisions while women’s teams will compete in Gold (D1 Elite and NIRA), Red (D1), and Blue…

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Ticket Sales open for the Collegiate Rugby Championship, including a Golden Eagles fundraising campaign

By djcoilrugby on March 17, 2022 College Rugby

National Collegiate Rugby Release 17 March —National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) opened ticket sales for the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) at the Shrine on Airline in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hosted by Major League Rugby’s NOLA Gold, the three-day tournament will be held over Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30. As the largest college rugby tournament in North America, the CRC will include over 100 collegiate teams and 24 High School teams playing across five tournament fields. The Shrine on Airline complex will feature the Premier men’s and women’s divisions, as well as semi-final and championship matches from other divisions. Nearby LaSalle…

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