National Collegiate Rugby
Sport | Rugby union |
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Abbreviation | NCR |
Founded | 2007 |
Affiliation | USA Rugby |
Headquarters | Wilmington, DE |
President | Rafael Zahralddin |
CEO | Jeremy Treece |
Vice president(s) | Jayme Pendergast |
Secretary | Audrey Billingsley |
Official website | |
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) formerly the "National Small College Rugby Organization" is a
In 2020, NSCRO re-branded as "National Collegiate Rugby" as the organization saw massive growth in competition with teams leaving their USA Rugby based leagues for the NCR. As of 2022, NCR competitions include men's and
Championships
The NCR runs the following
Open Division | Small College Division |
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Men's XVs Grand Cup | Men's 15s Champions Cup
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Men's 7s National Championship | Men's 15s Challenge Cup |
Women's XVs Cup National Championship (Fall/Spring) | Women's XVs National Championship |
Women's 7s National Championship | Men's 7s National Championship |
Women's 7s National Championship |
Prior to 2007, the men's Small College XVs national championship (Men's Champions Cup) was known as the East Coast Division III Collegiate Rugby Championships, and Men’s Division III National Championship until 2012.
History
The National Small College Rugby Organization has its beginnings in 2002 to organize the first-ever small college men's and women's college rugby national playoff system, the East Coast D3 Championship. In 2008 was approved by
Conferences
Small College Division | Open Division |
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Allegheny Rugby Union | Allegheny Rugby Union |
Cardinals Collegiate Rugby Conference | Cardinals Rugby Conference |
Chicago Area Rugby Union | Deep South Conference |
Colonial Coast Rugby Conference | Gateway Conference |
Deep South Rugby Conference | Great Lakes Conference |
Dixie Rugby Conference | Great Midwest Conference |
Florida Rugby Union | Mid Atlantic Conference |
Georgia Rugby Union | Midwest Rugby Conference |
Gold Coast Rugby Conference | Northern Lights Rugby Conference |
Great Lakes Conference | Southern Rugby Conference (SoCon) |
Lonestar Rugby Conference | Tri State Rugby Conference |
Mid America Conference | |
Mid Atlantic Conference | |
Midwest Rugby Conference | |
Minnesota Rugby Union | |
New England Rugby Conference | |
Northern California Conference (NorCal) | |
Northwestern Rugby Conference | |
Potomac Rugby Conference | |
Rocky Mountain Rugby Conference | |
Southern Conference (SoCon) | |
Three Rivers Conference | |
Tri-State Conference | |
Upstate Conference | |
Wisconsin Rugby Union |
Small College Division | Open Division |
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Allegheny Rugby Union | Allegheny Rugby Union |
Carolinas Conference | Great Waters Women's Conference |
Capital Rugby Union | Illinois Women's Rugby Conference |
Cascades Conference | Midwest Women's Rugby Conference |
Colonial Coast Conference | Northern Lights Conference |
East Penn Rugby Union | Upstate New York Conference |
Great Waters Women's Conference | |
Illinois Conference | |
Independents | |
Northern Lights Conference | |
Ohio Valley | |
Pacific Desert | |
Prairie States | |
Rugby Northeast | |
Texas Rugby Union | |
Tri State Conference | |
Upstate New York Conference |
References
- ^ "Evolution of NSCRO". Retrieved 2018-11-28.