July 27, 2016 Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference Fall 2016 Schedule Doug Coil The Southern Collegiate Rugby Conference begins its Fall 2016 season on September 10 and runs until November 10. The Conference will have its Semi-Final playoff matches on November 12 and its Final on November 19. Although the Final’s Venue has not been identified, last year it was part of the ACRC Bowl Series. The Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference is comprised of the following nine universities: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. SCRC Home Away Score 9/10/16 Auburn Alabama 9/10/16 South…

July 27, 2016 Ivy Rugby Conference Men’s Fall 2016 Schedule Doug Coil The Ivy Rugby Conference opens its Fall 2016 Men’s season on September 17 and continues until November 19. Follow Ivy Rugby, as results are posted on their web page. The Ivy Rugby Conference is comprised of the following Colleges and Universities: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale. Harvard opens a state of the art new rugby field that complies with World Rugby standards. In addition to Harvard men’s and women’s rugby matches, the facility should draw interest in other rugby special events being played there.…

July 27, 2016 Chesapeake Collegiate Rugby Conference 2016 Fall Schedule Doug Coil The Chesapeake Rugby Conference is a new D1AA Conference that includes nine member colleges. Georgetown, James Madison, Maryland, Mary Washington, Mount St. Mary’s, Salisbury, Towson, Virginia and Virginia Tech now will be part in of a very competitive regional rugby conference. The Chesapeake Rugby Conference season will begin on September 1o and continue until November 12. The following weekend is the ACRC Bowl games. With the caliber of this conference, perhaps the season might be extended for a team(s) for a bowl. Cheasapeake Home Away Score 9/10/16 Georgetown…

July 27, 2016 East Coast Rugby Conference Fall 2016 Schedule Doug Coil The Fall 2016 East Coast Rugby Conference will consist of eight teams with the departure of Middlebury College for Division II. American International College, Albany, Boston College, UCONN, Fairfield, UMASS, New England College, and Northeastern will compete for the Conference title. Fall 2016 East Coast Rugby Conference Schedule Day Time Time Home Away Score 9/10/2016 Sat 1:00 PM New England College AIC 9/10/2016 Sat Albany UCONN 9/17/2016 Sat 8:00 PM AIC Albany 9/17/2016 Sat 1:00 PM UCONN Boston College 9/17/2016 Sat 1:00 PM New England College Northeastern 9/24/2016…

July 27, 2016 Keystone Rugby Conference Fall 2016 Season Photo: Keystone Rugby Conference Keystone Rugby Conference Release: Daniel Yarusso, July 26, 2016 The Keystone Rugby Conference has finalized the Fall 2016 15’s season.  This year the Conference will consist of 8 teams in two divisions. Playing in the WEST will be the Lock Haven University, Millersville University, Saint Joseph’s University, and the University of Pittsburgh. The EAST will feature Rutgers University, Temple University, Villanova University, and West Chester University. Each team will play three divisional matches which will lead into a crossover quarterfinal match hosted by the higher seed. After…

July 25, 2016 Todd Thornley, New Men’s Rugby Head Coach at Central Washington University Photo: Central Washington University Athletic Department – Todd Thornley Central Washington University Athletic Department Release: July 25, 2016 ELLENSBURG, Wash. (July 25) – Central Washington University Director of Athletics, Dennis Francois, has announced the hiring of Todd Thornley as the Wildcats’ new men’s rugby coach. “Todd’s level of familiarity with our program and the University, as well as his commitment to recruit and develop the holistic student-athlete stood out in his candidacy,” Francois said. Thornley, a Blenheim, New Zealand native, spent the last two seasons as…