College rugby in the United States

Sport

College rugby in the United States

California Golden Bears v Saint Mary's Gaels match in March 2010

Governing body|

* USA Rugby
* NCR (men's/women's)
* NIRA (women's)

First played| 1874
Registered players| 65,000[1]
Clubs| 900

Club competitions

* Division 1-A
* Champions Cup
* Ivy Championship
* Collegiate Championship (7s)

College rugby is played by men and women throughout colleges and universities in the United States. Seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side variants of rugby union are most commonly played. Most collegiate rugby programs do not fall under the auspices of the NCAA and are instead governed by National Collegiate Rugby and USA Rugby, two nationwide governing bodies. 27 women's programs participate in the NCAA.

College rugby is the fastest growing college sport in the US and one of the fastest growing sports in the nation as the number of athletes increased by roughly 350% from 18,500 in 2006 to 65,000 in 2010.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Women's rugby is an NCAA Emerging Sport.[1] Over 900 college teams—male and female—are registered with USA Rugby and hundreds more with National Collegiate Rugby.[9] Over 32,000 college players are registered with USA Rugby, making college rugby the largest section of its membership.[10]

The highest profile college rugby sevens competition is the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC). College club rugby has included several championship competitions since 1980.

Rugby has been played in universities since as early as the 1800s, but in the 1960s rugby found a foothold in colleges, led by Catholic colleges such as Notre Dame and particularly Jesuit universities such as Boston College and St. Joseph's in Philadelphia.[11] Several schools have upgraded their investments in rugby by creating programs with varsity or quasi-varsity status and funding for scholarships.[12]

Alumni from collegiate programs make up much of the United States men's and women's national teams.

Major League Rugby implemented its first collegiate MLR Draft in 2020. Players are eligible for the draft after 3 years in college at 21 years old. Free agents can join teams at age 18.[13][14][15][16]

## Governance

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Pacific Tigers kicking off in a 1961 game

The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) oversees the top-level men's and women's divisions.[17][18]

27 schools govern their women's teams under applicable NCAA bylaws for recruiting and eligibility, under the NCAA's Emerging Sports for Women program. The NCAA has no authority over men's college rugby.

College rugby is often called a club sport because teams are usually administered by a student club sports department rather than the intercollegiate athletics department. Some schools promoted rugby to varsity status, committing resources for scholarships and paid coaches, or given rugby an elevated status short of full varsity status.

## History

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In the United States, college rugby was traditionally governed by (in descending order of authority): USA Rugby, geographical unions (GUs) and local area unions (LAUs) (e.g., NERFU) and administered by a College Management Committee.[19]

The Ivy Rugby Conference formed in 2009.[20] This move signaled a shift away from the LAUs and GUs as the governing bodies for regional college rugby. By 2011 USA Rugby was urging college rugby programs to adopt new conference structures like the conferences used by their other athletic programs. In 2019, in the wake of USA Rugby's bankruptcy declaration, the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) formed to oversee the top-level men's and women's divisions.[17][18]

## Play and participation

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Lynchburg College team photo after defeating Emory & Henry College, 35–15. Fall 2015

Winter and spring are the primary seasons for conferences in the Pacific, Northwest, and South regions (e.g., PAC, Southeastern); the fall is the primary season for conferences in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest (e.g., Big Ten, Atlantic Coast). Conferences establish playing schedules in the primary season, while in the secondary season the teams often set up friendly matches or focus on playing rugby sevens.

USA Rugby maintains player eligibility guidelines, administered by the local area unions. College players generally have five years of rugby eligibility from the time they graduate high school.[citation needed] On-field disciplinary issues are generally handled by the local area unions, while off-field disciplinary issues are governed by the academic institution and the local area union. USA Rugby's CIPP insurance program provides liability insurance to players, teams, administrators, and pitch hosts in exchange for an annual dues payment. Roughly one quarter of college rugby programs offer financial aid to their players.[21]

Outstanding college rugby players are recognized as All-Americans.[22] Qualified All-Americans can represent the United States in international tournaments by playing on the United States national under-20 rugby union team or the All Americans rugby union team.

## Divisions

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College rugby competition within USA Rugby's collegiate arm is divided into several tiers:

* The highest is Division IA for men and women
* Division IAA for men and Division I for women
* Division II for men and women

A separate organization, National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), has competition for both men and women in its own defined D1, D2 and small college divisions. National Intercollegiate Rugby Association(NIRA) consists of women's NCAA DI, II and III rugby programs that adhere to NCAA organizational rules under a sanctioning agreement with USA Rugby.[23]

USA Rugby generally allows colleges to select the division in which the college thinks it would fit best. Most schools remain in the same division from year-to-year, but there are exceptions. Schools that have been successful in a particular division may move up but are not required to do so; likewise, poorly performing schools may move down a division, but are not required to. Successful schools may have varied reasons for declining promotion. For example, a school may prefer to remain in its current conference against traditional rivals, or a school with a small budget might resist the additional travel expense that might come from switching divisions and conferences.

Significant movement across men's divisions occurred in 2011 when USA Rugby separated Division I into Division I-A and I-AA.[24] This new arrangement caused Division I schools to choose one or the other, with 31 schools joining Division I-A and the majority of Division I schools joining Division I-AA.[24] Additionally, the creation of Division I-AA caused several successful Division II schools to move up to Division I-A. The evolving division structures caused significant shifts in schools between Divisions I-A and I-AA in the following years, with half of the original 31 D I-A members leaving by the end of 2013, and new schools from lower divisions taking their place.[24]

The governance of collegiate rugby was split and diverged in 2021. The umbrella of the USA Rugby Collegiate Council includes College Rugby Association of America (CRAA), American Collegiate Rugby Association (ACRA), American College Rugby (ACR), and independent conferences.[23] National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), formerly NSCRO, challenged the existing structure and expanded beyond small colleges to include the higher divisions. Men's and women's conferences each chose as individual conferences (in some cases, schools within conferences also chose[23]) to align with USA Rugby or NCR.

### Women

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Twelve women's conferences that played historically in DII left the oversight of USA Rugby to join NCR. Beginning in 2021, women's college rugby within NCR is split between Small College and an Open Division. The Open Division, which NCR now refers to as its DI, is made up of teams from these 12 conferences.[23]

According to Goff Rugby Report, the DI Elite women's teams are part of College Rugby Association of America, and so are most women's DI conferences (eight conferences) and the independents. There are also a couple of DII or hybrid conferences within CRAA.[23][25]

The American Collegiate Rugby Association is a group of four DII-level women's conferences remaining under the aegis of USA Rugby, which included 62 teams as of June 2020.[25][26]

The collegiate women's programs in the NIRA operate their own regular season competition and championship.

### Men

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In 2011 USA Rugby created a new Division 1-A with approximately 30 schools forming a new premier division.[27] Two men's conferences that played DI-A in 2019 joined NCR in 2021, as did three DI-AA conferences. Under NCR, they competed in fall 2021 as DI and DI-AA, with separate postseasons.[23] In 2021, there were five men's DI-A conferences plus independents under USA Rugby/CRAA.[23]

Men's DI-AA was dramatically split in 2021, with both NCR and CRAA-run postseasons in the fall. There was also a CRAA-run postseason in spring 2022. According to Goff Rugby Report, there was no way to have a sole men's DI-AA national champion in 2021–2022.[23]

In 2021, most DII men's rugby conferences aligned with NCR.[23]

## Varsity programs

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### Men's varsity

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Majority of colleges classify their rugby programs as club sports rather than varsity sports. A growing number of universities, however, have begun labeling rugby as a varsity sport, realizing that a successful rugby program can have a net positive effect on university revenue and increase a school's marketability.[28]

Men's College Varsity Programs (arranged by date)  No.  | College  | Athletic
affiliation  | Metro area  | Varsity
since  | National achievements

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1  | California (Berkeley)[29] | D1: Pac-12 | Berkeley, CA  | 1882  | 26 national championships since 1980, 5 CRC 7s championships
2  | Paul Smith's College | (USCAA) | Paul Smiths, NY  | 2000  | 2013 and 2017 ~ NSCRO Ranked Top 40
3  | Cal Maritime | (NAIA) | Vallejo, CA  | 2001  | NSCRO rank #1 (2009, 2010); runner-up (2012)[30]
4  | Franciscan University | D3: 3RRC | Steubenville, OH  | 2001  | NSCRO Ranked #1 (2012); 3rd at Nationals
5  | Norwich | D3: GNAC | Northfield, VT  | 2008  | D2 national playoffs (2013)
6  | American International College[31] | D2: NE-10 | Springfield, MA  | 2009  |
7  | Davenport University[32] | D2: Great Lakes  | Grand Rapids, MI  | 2009  |
8  | Life University[33] | (NAIA) | Marietta, GA | 2010  | D1-A champion (2013, 2016, 2018, 2019); D1-A runner-up (2014, 2015, 2017)
9  | Lindenwood | D1: Ohio | Saint Louis, MO | 2011  | D1 7s champion (2015, 2017, 2018), CRC 7s champion (2018); D1-AA runner-up (2013)
10  | Wheeling University[34] | D2: Mtn. East | Wheeling, WV  | 2012  |
11  | Principia College[35] | D3 | Elsah, IL | Pre-2013  | USA Rugby Division 2 7s title champion (2013). NCR D2 National Champs 15s (2022)[36]
12  | Army[37] | D1: Patriot | West Point, NY  | 2014  |
13  | Bethel College[38] | (NAIA) | Mishawaka, IN | 2015  |
14  | New England College[39] | D3: NECC | Henniker, NH  | 2015  | NSCRO National Champions VII's (2014), NSCRO National Champion XV's (2015), National runner-up XV's (2014)[40]
15  | Marywood University[41] | D3 | Scranton, PA | 2018  |
16  | Queens University of Charlotte[42] | D2: SAC | Charlotte, NC | 2018  |
17  | Southern Virginia University[43] |  | Buena Vista, Virginia  | 2019  |
18  | Belmont Abbey College[44] |  | Belmont, North Carolina  | 2019  |
19  | Adrian College[45] |  | Adrian, Michigan  | 2021  |
20  | McKendree University[46] |  | Lebanon, Illinois  | 2021  |
21  | Siena College[47] |  | Loudonville, New York  | 2021  |
22  | Navy[48] | D1: Patriot | Annapolis, MD  | 2022  |
23  | Walsh University[49][50] |  | North Canton, Ohio  | 2024  |
24  | Alfred University[51][52] |  | Alfred, NY  | 2026  |
Former Men's College Varsity Programs (arranged by date)  No.  | College  | Athletic
affiliation  | Metro area  | Varsity
duration  | National achievements/notes

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1  | UCLA[53][54][55][56][57] | D1A: Independent  | Los Angeles | 1934–1982  | 2 national championships: 1972, 1975
2  | Alderson Broaddus University[58] | DII | Philippi, West Virginia | Closed in 2023
3  | Notre Dame College | DII | South Euclid, Ohio | 2012–2024  | Walsh University took on Notre Dame College's varsity rugby teams after its closure in 2024.
4  | Central Washington | DII | Ellensburg, Washington | 2014–2025  | Central Washington University announced it would close its varsity programs at the end of the academic year in 2025 having been varsity since 2014.[59]
Men's College Quasi-Varsity Programs  No.  | College  | Athletic
affiliation  | Metro area  | Status

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1  | Penn State | D1: Big Ten | University Park, PA  | "Team sports" status; member of Athletic Department.[60]
2  | BYU | D1: West Coast | Provo, UT  | Rugby is one of four extramural sports teams sponsored by the school.[61]
3  | Spring Hill College | D2: SIAC | Mobile, AL  | Receives support from the athletics department, including a full-time head coach.[62]
4  | Kutztown | D2: PSAC | Kutztown, PA  | Kutztown rugby has been designated as elite club status.[63]
5  | Arizona | D1: Pac-12 | Tucson, AZ  | Rugby is in the "Cactus Tier", an elevated level of intercollegiate competition.
6  | Mount St. Mary's | D1: Northeast | Emmitsburg, MD | Elevated to "Premier Team Sport" status.[64][65]
7  | Dartmouth | D1: Ivy League  | Hanover, NH  | Men's rugby uses varsity facilities, has full-time coaching staff.
8  | Texas | D1:SEC  | Austin, Tx  | Men's rugby upgraded to 'Olympic sport' designation.

### Women's Rugby: An NCAA Emerging Sport

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Logo of NCAA Rugby with the "Emerging Sport" at bottom

The NCAA marked women's rugby as an NCAA Emerging Sports for Women in 2002. Thereafter schools began adding women's rugby as an NCAA sport. An "Emerging Sport" must gain championship status (minimum 40 varsity programs, except 28 for Division III) within 10 years, or show progress toward that goal to remain on the list.[66] Until then, it is under the auspices of the NCAA and its respective institutions. Emerging Sport status allows competition to include club teams to satisfy the NCAA's minimum number of competitions rule.

Growth was initially slow, with only 5 of nearly 350 collegiate teams qualifying.[67] The push for NCAA rugby status received a boost in 2009 when the International Olympic Committee announced that rugby would return to the Summer Olympics in 2016. Although NCAA Division I schools dropped 72 women's varsity sports teams during 2008–2012 due to the recession,[68] women's rugby programs grew in number.

As of the fall of 2022, the NCAA had sanctioned rugby for 27 schools across three divisions, adding Princeton University for the 2022–23 season. In addition, other schools have teams with varsity status that are not under NCAA governance. Current women's varsity rugby programs, as of March 2025, include the following:[69]

Penn State vs West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2008).Nichole Lopes '07 '09 with the ball for Penn State Women's varsity programs  | School  | Metro area  | Varsity since  | NIRA Division

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1  | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, Maine  | 2004  | III
2  | West Chester University | West Chester, Pennsylvania  | 2004  | II
3  | Norwich University | Northfield, Vermont  | 2005  |
4  | Army West Point | West Point, New York  | 2010  | I
5  | Life University[70] | Marietta, Georgia  | 2010  |
6  | Quinnipiac University[71] | Hamden, Connecticut  | 2011  | I
7  | Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts  | 2013  | I
8  | Brown University[72] | Providence, Rhodes Island  | 2014  | I
9  | American International College[73] | Springfield, Massachusetts  | 2015  | II
10  | Dartmouth College[74] | Hanover, New Hampshire  | 2015  | I
11  | Sacred Heart University[75] | Fairfield, Connecticut  | 2015  | I
12  | Vermont State University[76] | Castleton, Vermont  | 2016  |
13  | University of New England[77][78] | Portland, Maine  | 2016  | III
14  | Wheeling University[79] | Wheeling, West Virginia  | 2016  |
15  | Paul Smith's College[80] | Paul Smiths, New York  | 2016  |
16  | Long Island University[81] | Brooklyn, New York  | 2017  | I
17  | Mount St. Mary's University[82] | Emmitsburg, Maryland  | 2017  | I
18  | Queens University of Charlotte[42] | Charlotte, North Carolina  | 2018  | I
19  | Guilford College[83] | Greensboro, North Carolina  | 2019  | III
20  | New England College[84] | Henniker, New Hampshire  | 2019  |
21  | Post University[85] | Waterbury, Connecticut  | 2020  |
22  | Adrian College[86] | Adrian, Michigan  | 2021  |
23  | McKendree University[86] | Lebanon, Illinois  | 2021  |
24  | University of New Haven[87] | West Haven, Connecticut  | 2021  | II
25  | Lander University[88] | Greenwood, South Carolina  | 2021  |
26  | Princeton University[89][90] | Princeton, New Jersey  | 2022  | I
27  | Navy Academy[48] | Annapolis, Maryland  | 2022  | I
28  | Davenport University[91] | Grand Rapids, Michigan  | 2022  | II
29  | Newberry College[92] | Newberry, South Carolina  | 2022  | II
30  | Siena College[93] | Loudonville, New York  | 2022  |
31  | Warren Wilson College[94] | Swannanoa, North Carolina  | 2023  | III
32  | Frostburg State University[95] | Frostburg, Maryland  | 2023  | II
33  | Emory & Henry University[96] | Emory, Virginia  | 2023  | II
34  | Lindenwood[97] | St. Charles, Missouri  | 2024  | I
35  | Walsh University[49] | North Canton, Ohio  | 2024  |
36  | La Salle University[98] | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  | 2025  | I
37  | Thomas College[99] | Waterville, Maine  | 2025  | III
38  | Alfred University[52] | Alfred, New York  | 2025  |

Castleton University merged with several other universities to form Vermont State University in 2023.

Alderson Broaddus University, who had a varsity women's team since 2019, closed in 2023.[58]

Walsh University took on Notre Dame College's varsity rugby teams after its closure in 2024. They were varsity from 2012.

Central Washington University announced it would close its varsity programs at the end of the academic year in 2025. They were varsity since 2014.[59]

## Division 1 Men's National Championships (15s)

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See also: Division 1-A Rugby

### National Invitational Championship

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Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up | Ref.

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1972 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | 28–17 | Navy | [100][101][102]
1973 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | 13–4 | Illinois | [100][103]
1974 | Texas A&M | 12–0 | LSU | [100][104]
1975 | not held | [105]
1976 | LSU | 21–3 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | [106]
1977 | moved from fall to following spring
1978 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | 19–4 | LSU | [107][108]
1979 | Palmer College of Chiropractic |  |  | [109]

### USA Rugby 1980–2012

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Main article: National Collegiate Rugby Championship

Except for interruption by the COVID-19 pandemic, USA Rugby has crowned an official national men's champion each year since 1980.[110] After the 2010 season, USA Rugby split Division 1 into two, with the top flight called Division 1-A Rugby (formerly called the College Premier Division), and the second flight called Division 1-AA.

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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1980 | California | 15 – 9 | Air Force
1981 | California | 6 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Harvard
1982 | California | 15 – 14 | Life College
1983 | California | 13 – 3 | Air Force
1984 | Harvard | 12 – 4 | Colorado
1985 | California | 31 – 6 | Maryland
1986 | California | 6 – 4 | Dartmouth
1987 | San Diego State | 10 – 9 | Air Force
1988 | California | 9 – 3 | Dartmouth
1989 | Air Force | 25 – 7 | Penn State
1990 | Air Force | 18 – 12 | Army
1991 | California | 20 – 14 | Army
1992 | California | 27 – 17 | Army
1993 | California | 36 – 6 | Air Force
1994 | California | 27 – 13 | Navy
1995 | California | 48 – 16 | Air Force
1996 | California | 47 – 6 | Penn State
1997 | California | 41 – 15 | Penn State
1998 | California | 34 – 15 | Stanford
1999 | California | 36 – 5 | Penn State
2000 | California | 62 – 16 | Wyoming
2001 | California | 86 – 11 | Penn State
2002 | California | 43 – 22 | Utah
2003 | Air Force | 45 – 37 | Harvard
2004 | California | 46 – 24 | Cal Poly
2005 | California | 44 – 7 | Utah
2006 | California | 29 – 26 | BYU
2007 | California | 37 – 7 | BYU
2008 | California | 59 – 7 | BYU
2009 | BYU | 25 – 22 | California
2010 | California | 19 – 7 | BYU
2011 | California | 21 – 14 | BYU [111]
2012 | BYU | 49 – 42 | Arkansas State

### 2013–2017

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See also: Varsity Cup Championship

In 2013, eight of the top college rugby teams withdrew from the USA Rugby D1A competition and organized their own championship called the Varsity Cup. The media and other rugby commentators viewed the Varsity Cup as equivalent to the USA Rugby D1A championship, given the strength of the teams participating and the fact that the 2013 Varsity Cup finalists—BYU and Cal—finished the spring 2013 season as the consensus #1 and #2 ranked teams in all of college rugby.[112][113][114] Four additional schools joined the Varsity Cup for 2014, bringing the number of teams in that tournament to twelve. The Varsity Cup was successful in gaining media exposure, with the 2014 Varsity Cup final televised live on NBCSN. USA Rugby responded to the successful promotion of its Varsity Cup rivals by signing a ten-year contract in October 2014 with IMG that would focus on the marketing and increase exposure of USA Rugby's Collegiate National Championship.[115] The Varsity Cup folded in November 2017 when the organizer, broadcast partner and a major sponsor, Penn Mutual, withdrew their support.[116]

The lists below show the champions for the Division 1-A Rugby and the Varsity Cup championships for each year, along with the teams' final regular season rankings, as ranked by RugbyMag/RugbyToday.com.

USA Rugby championship Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2013 | (#3) Life University | 16 – 14 | St. Mary's (CA) (#5)
2014 | (#1) St. Mary's (CA) | 21 – 6 | Life University (#3)
2015 | (#3) St. Mary's (CA) | 30 – 24 | Life University (#4)
2016 | (#3) Life University | 24 – 20 | St. Mary's (CA) (#5)
2017 | (#1) St. Mary's (CA) | 30 – 24 | Life University (#2)
Varsity Cup Championship Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2013 | (#1) BYU | 27 – 24 | California (#2)
2014 | (#2) BYU | 43 – 33 | California (#4)
2015 | (#1) BYU [a] | 30- 27 | California (#2)
2016 | (#1) Cal | 40 – 29 | BYU (#2)
2017 | (#3) Cal | 43 – 13 | Arkansas St. (#5)

1. ^ In 2016, BYU was stripped of the 2015 title for using an ineligible player.[117]

### USA Rugby 2018–present

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2018–present  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2018 | Life University | 60 – 5 | California
2019 | Life University | 29 – 26 | California
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | Army | 20 – 8 | St. Mary's (CA)
2023 | Navy | 28 – 22 | California
2024 | St. Mary's | 26 – 22 | Navy
2025 | California | 55 – 38 | Life University

### National Collegiate Rugby (Men)

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Division I  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2021 | St. Bonaventure | 19 – 18 | Penn State
2022 | Brown | 21 – 5 | Queens
2023 | Notre Dame College | 33 – 10 | St. Bonaventure
2024 | Brown | 23 – 20 | Queens[118]

### Men's Division 1-AA

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#### USA Rugby

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2011–present  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2011 | Davenport | 38 – 19 | UC Santa Barbara[119]
2012 | Davenport | 39 – 0 | San Diego State[120] (Davenport promoted to D-1A for the following season)
2013 | Central Florida | 27 – 25 | Lindenwood[121] (Lindenwood promoted to D-1A for the following season)
2014 | Central Florida | 64 – 13 | Arizona[122]
2015 | UC Davis | 18 – 15 | Central Florida[123]
2016 | UC Davis | 17 – 13 | Notre Dame College[124]
2017 | Notre Dame College | 40 – 20 | UC Davis[125]
2018 | Mary Washington | 38 – 30 | Dartmouth[126]
2018 fall | Bowling Green | 19 – 7 | Saint Joseph's
2019 spring | Dartmouth | 46 – 5 | Chico State
2019 fall | Iowa Central Community College | 36 – 21 | Western Michigan[127]
2020 spring | Cancelled (pandemic)
2020 fall
2021 spring
2021 fall | Tennessee | 36 – 31 | Bowling Green (CRAA)[128]
2022 spring | Fresno State | 22 – 17 | Kansas (ACR)[129][130]
2023 spring | Sacramento State | 28 – 24 | Florida State (CRAA)[131][132]
University of San Diego | 41 – 19 | Iowa State (ACR)[133][134]
2024 spring | University of San Diego | 38 – 7 | Iowa State (CRAA)
2025 spring | St. Thomas University (Florida) | 38 – 32 | University of San Diego (CRAA)

#### National Collegiate Rugby (Men)

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Division I-AA  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2021 | Virginia Tech | 34 – 22 | West Chester
2022 | Virginia Tech | 24 – 22 | Louisville
2023 | Kentucky | 43 – 28 | Louisville
2024 | Kentucky | 57 – 14 | Bowling Green[135]

## Division 1 Women's National Championships (15s)

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### USA Rugby Women's Division 1A

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The following are the results from the Division 1 women's national championship, from 1991 to the present.[136] USA Rugby established a new division called "Division 1 Elite" that began championship competition in 2016, following which the remainder of Division 1 was called "Division 1 Club" (later shortened to "Division 1"). Division 1 Elite became "Division 1A" in the 2024-2025 season.

Division 1  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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1991 | Air Force | 12–0 | Boston College
1992 | Boston College |  | Connecticut
1993 | Connecticut |  | Air Force
1994 | Air Force |  | Boston College
1995 | Princeton |  | Penn State
1996 | Princeton |  | Penn State
1997 | Penn State |  | Radcliffe
1998 | Radcliffe |  | Penn State
1999 | Stanford |  | Princeton
2000 | Penn State |  | Princeton
2001 | Chico State |  | Penn State
2002 | Air Force |  | Penn State
2003 | Air Force |  | Illinois
2004 | Penn State |  | Princeton
2005 | Stanford | 53 – 6 | Penn State
2006 | Stanford | 15 – 12 | Penn State
2007 | Penn State | 22 – 21 | Stanford
2008 | Stanford | 15 – 10 | Penn State
2009 | Penn State | 46 – 7 | Stanford
2010 | Penn State | 24 – 7 | Stanford
2011 | Army | 33 – 29 | Penn State[137]
2012 | Penn State | 32 – 12 | Stanford [138]
2013 | Penn State | 65 – 10 | Norwich [139]
2014 | Penn State | 38 – 0 | Stanford
2015 | Penn State | 61 – 7 | Central Washington
Division 1A ("Division 1 Elite" through 2024)  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2016 | Penn State | 15 – 5 | Brigham Young
2017 | Penn State | 28 – 25 | Lindenwood
2018 | Lindenwood | 36 – 9 | Life University
2019 | Lindenwood | 36 – 19 | Life University
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | Lindenwood | 54 – 12 | Life University
2022 | Lindenwood | 21 – 0 | Life University
2022 (fall) | Lindenwood | 17 – 15 | Life University (CRAA, moved from spring 2023 to fall 2022)
2024 | Life University | 44 – 41 | Lindenwood (CRAA, moved from fall 2023 to spring 2024)
2025 | Lindenwood | 19 – 15 | Life University (CRAA)

### USA Rugby Women's Division 1

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Division 1 (formerly "Division 1 Club")  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2015–16 (fall) | Connecticut | 19 – 12 | Air Force [140]
(spring) | UC Davis | 30 – 25 | Virginia[141]
2016–17 (fall) | Air Force | 19 – 8 | Connecticut[142]
(spring) | UC Davis | 27 – 19 | Notre Dame College[143]
2017–18 (fall) | Davenport | 89 – 24 | Notre Dame College [144]
(spring) | Chico State | 54 – 26 | UCF [126]
2018–19 (fall) | Air Force | 40 – 27 | Davenport [145]
(spring) | BYU | 48 – 0 | Virginia Tech [146]
2019–20 (fall) | Air Force | 26 – 10 | Navy [147]
(spring) | cancelled (pandemic)
2020–21 (fall)
(spring)
2021–22 (fall) | Navy | 20 – 12 | Davenport (CRAA)[148]
(spring) | BYU | 80 – 7 | Virginia Tech (CRAA)
2022–23 (fall) | Navy | 61 – 28 | Utah State (CRAA)
(spring) | BYU | forfeit | Virginia (CRAA)
2023–24 (fall) | Northeastern | 42 – 7 | Colorado Mesa (CRAA)[149]
(spring) | Stanford | 36 – 19 | Grand Canyon (CRAA)
2024–25 | Stanford | 57 – 25 | California (CRAA)

### National Collegiate Rugby (Women)

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Division 1  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

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2021 (fall) | Life University | 87 – 3 | Northern Iowa (For NCR in 2021, Life University fielded a largely freshman and sophomore team.[25])
2022 (fall) | Michigan | 41 – 14 | Notre Dame College
2023 (fall) | Michigan | 33 – 17 | Notre Dame College
2024 (fall) | Wheeling | 58 – 17 | Southern Nazarene[150]

## College Rugby Sevens

[edit]

Since the 2009 announcement that rugby sevens will be included in the 2016 Olympics, college rugby sevens has grown more popular. The addition of Rugby 7s to the 2016 Summer Olympics has led to increasing interest from TV and other media coverage, and an increased emphasis in the collegiate ranks on the 7s game. For example, the University of Texas founded its competitive rugby sevens program in 2010.[151] Cal rugby announced in December 2011 that beginning in 2013 it would use the fall term for sevens.[152]

### Collegiate Rugby Championship

[edit]

Main article: Collegiate Rugby Championship

The Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) is the highest profile college sevens rugby championship in the United States. The inaugural CRC, held in Columbus, Ohio in June 2010 was televised live by NBC and NBC Universal.[153] The result was high ratings, with the CRC ratings beating the NCAA lacrosse championship.[154]

The success of the inaugural 2010 tournament led to a second tournament in 2011 at PPL Park in Philadelphia, again televised live by NBC.[155] NBC recognized that rugby is growing in popularity, participation, and interest.[156] In 2014, the Penn Mutual Life Insurance company become the title sponsor of the championship. The tournament grew each year and was signed to a multi-year deal with several large sponsors and Talen Energy Stadium (Formerly PPL Park) for the tournament to be held in Philadelphia for several more years.[157][158]

The National Collegiate Rugby Organization obtained the rights to the CRC in 2020 and in 2021 and 2022 staged its championship 7s matches at the tournament in New Orleans. In 2023, it moved to the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC.

#### Men's

[edit]

Division I Premier
("Division I" before 2022)  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2010 | Utah | 31 – 26 | California[159]
2011 | Dartmouth | 32 – 10 | Army
2012 | Dartmouth | 24 – 5 | Arizona
2013 | California | 19 – 14 | Life
2014 | California | 24 – 21 | Kutztown
2015 | California | 17 – 12 (a.e.t.) | Kutztown
2016 | California | 31 – 7 | UCLA
2017 | California | 19 – 0 | Life
2018 | Lindenwood | 24 – 7 | UCLA
2019 | Lindenwood | 21 – 12 | Life
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | Lindenwood | 24 – 14 | Life
2022 | Kutztown | 17 – 12 | Dartmouth
2023 | Mount St. Mary's | 19 – 5 | Indiana
2024 | Wheeling | 29 – 12 | Kutztown
2025 | Wheeling | 19 – 5 | St. Bonaventure
Division I Club  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2022 | Sam Houston State | 17 – 15 | Salisbury
2023 | University of San Diego | 15 – 7 | Clemson
2024 | Louisville | 29 – 0 | North Carolina State
2025 | North Carolina State | 12 – 7 | UNC Charlotte

#### Women's

[edit]

Division I Premier
("Division I" before 2022)  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2011 | Army | 14 – 5 | Penn State[160]
2012 | not held
2013 | Penn State | 31 – 5 | Ohio State[161]
2014 | Penn State | 29 – 12 | James Madison
2015 | Penn State | 24 – 7 | Lindenwood
2016 | Life | 19 – 10 | Lindenwood
2017 | Life | 17 – 12 | Lindenwood
2018 | Lindenwood | 21 – 12 | Penn State
2019 | Lindenwood | 34 – 12 | Army
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | Lindenwood | 10 – 7 | Life
2022 | Lindenwood | 19 – 7 | Life (Premier)
2023 | Brown | 21 – 19 | Army
2024 | Brown | 12 – 5 | Army
2025 | Brown | 19 – 7 | Army
Division I Club  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2022 | Roger Williams | 12 – 7 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire
2023 | Clemson | 29 – 17 | Massachusetts
2024 | Claremont | 17 – 7 | Oregon
2025 | Northeastern | 15 – 12 | Iowa

### USA Rugby National Championship

[edit]

Main article: USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships

USA Rugby announced in September 2011 the creation of a new sevens tournament, the USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships.[162] The tournament was held annually at the end of the fall season for its first three years and featured 24 teams. Qualification is based on performance at sevens tournaments during the fall, where tournament winners receive automatic bids, with the remaining places in the 24-team field filled by invitation. Some of the more high-profile qualifying tournaments include tournaments based on traditional conference rivalries, such as the Atlantic Coast 7s (composed mostly of ACC schools), the Southeastern 7s (composed mostly of SEC schools) and the Heart of America 7s (composed mostly of Big 12 schools).

The inaugural Championship tournament was held December 16–17, 2011 in College Station, Texas, and was contested by 24 teams that qualified based on performance in qualifying tournaments throughout the fall of 2011. The 2011 tournament was won by Life University, defeating Central Washington 22–17 in overtime.[163] Tim Stanfill of Central Washington was the tournament MVP, Derek Patrick of Miami was the tournament's leading try scorer, and Colton Caraiga of Life University was the tournament's leading points scorer.[164] In the first three years, strong teams that won bids have declined to participate.[165][166][167]

#### Men's Division I

[edit]

Division I  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2011 | Life University | 22 – 17 | Central Washington
2012 | Arkansas State | 21 -7 | Life University
2013 | Arkansas State | 32 – 12 | Saint Mary's (CA)
2014 | (moved from fall 2014 to spring 2015)
2015 | Lindenwood | 28 – 10 | Davenport
2016 | Saint Mary's | 7 – 5 | AIC[168]
2017 | Lindenwood | 26 – 5 | Saint Mary's[169]
2018 | Lindenwood | 26 – 12 | California
2019 | Lindenwood | 36 – 0 | AIC[170]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | Life University | 24 – 19 (a.e.t.) | Lindenwood[171][172]
2023 | Life University | 28 – 17 | Lindenwood
2024 | cancelled (not enough teams)[173]
2025 | not held

#### Men's Division I-AA

[edit]

Division I-AA  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2019 | Lindenwood-Belleville | 19 – 5 | Western Michigan[170]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | San Diego | 28 – 14 | Harvard[172]
2023 | Iowa State | 20 – 10 | Nebraska (ACR)
2024 | Western Washington | 21 – 0 | Oregon (CRAA/ACR)
2025 | St. Thomas University (Florida) | 42 – 12 | Iowa (CRAA)

#### Women's

[edit]

Division I Elite/Premier  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2018 | Lindenwood | 20–0 | Penn State
2019 | Lindenwood | 24–7 | Dartmouth[170]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | Lindenwood | 32 – 0 | Dartmouth[171][174]
2023 | Life | 17 – 12 | Lindenwood
2024 | Harvard | 17 – 12 | Lindenwood
2025 | Dartmouth | 31 – 0 | Life University
Division I/College Club  Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2011 | Norwich University | 34–5 | Boston College[175]
2012 | Norwich University | 17–5 | Navy[175]
2013 | Norwich University | 17–10 | James Madison[175]
2014 | (moved from fall to spring)
2015 | Penn State | 47–26 | Central Washington
2016 | Life | 10–0 | Lindenwood[176]
2017 (Open, all divisions) | Lindenwood | 31–12 | Life[177]
2018 (Open to DII) | Air Force | 20–17 | Chico State
2019 | Air Force | 21–5 | Virginia Tech[178]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | Davenport | 24 – 17 | Navy[174]
2023 | Northeastern | 19 – 5 | Air Force
2024 (Open to DII) | Western Washington | 12 – 7 | Colorado State
2025 (Open to DII) | Stanford | 19 – 7 | California

## Conference membership

[edit]

Team rankings are in parentheses, based on Goff Rugby Report rankings, current as of January 2017.[179]

### Division I-A

[edit]

Main article: Division 1-A Rugby

The conference champion is invited to the D1A playoffs along with several at large bids for independents or other highly ranked teams.[180]

California  | St. Mary's (3)

Santa Clara
Cal Poly SLO (20)
San Diego State (23)
UC Santa Barbara
Grand Canyon

PAC | California (1)

UCLA (17)
Arizona (21)
Utah (18)

Rocky Mountain  | Colorado (38)

Air Force (32)
Colorado State (31)
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utah State
BYU

Mid-South  | Life (2)

Lindenwood (9)
Davenport (10)
Arkansas State (12)

East  | Army (11)

Navy
Penn State (6)
Big Ten Universities | Wisconsin (14)

Illinois
Ohio State (15)
Michigan
Michigan State

Red River | Oklahoma (40)

Texas A&M
Baylor (45)
Texas
TCU
Texas Tech
North Texas

### Division I-AA

[edit]

Italics indicate second teams of clubs competing in D I-A. These teams are ineligible for Division I-AA playoffs.[181][182]

|  Atlantic Coast | North Carolina St.

North Carolina
Wake Forest
Mid Atlantic  | Maryland

Virginia
Virginia Tech
Georgetown
James Madison (26)
Mary Washington
Mount St. Mary's (39)
Salisbury
Towson
East Coast (defunct)  | AIC (16)

Albany
Boston College (27)
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New England College
Northeastern
Fairfield
Empire  | Stony Brook (25)

Binghamton
Brockport
Colgate
Fordham
Merchant Marine
Syracuse
Gold Coast  | Claremont

Long Beach (24)
San Diego
Santa Barbara CC
Fullerton
Azusa Pacific
Grand Canyon
Heart of America | Iowa State

Kansas
Kansas State
Minnesota
Missouri (44)
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Washington (MO)
Truman State
|  Ivy | Dartmouth (34)

Cornell
Brown
Columbia
Harvard
Penn
Princeton
Yale
Keystone  | Rutgers

St. Joseph's (48)
Millersville
Pittsburgh
Lock Haven
Temple
Villanova
West Chester
MAC Schools  | North  | South

|

Bowling Green (13) | Cincinnati
Kent State | Dayton
Central Michigan | Louisville
Northern Illinois | Miami (Ohio)
Western Michigan | Ohio
NCRC  | Oregon

Boise State
Washington (43)
Eastern Washington
Western Oregon
Western Washington (42)
Washington State
Gonzaga
OSU
Pacific Western[183][184] | Chico State

Sacramento State (50)
Fresno State
San Francisco State
San Jose State
Stanford
Nevada
UC Santa Cruz
Humboldt State
|  Mountain States  | Idaho State

BYU B Team
Salt Lake CC
Snow College
Southern Utah
Weber State
UNLV
Utah Tech
Utah Valley
South Independent Rugby Conference  | North  | South

|

Middle Tennessee  | Central Florida
Kennesaw State  | Florida International
Memphis  | Florida State
Georgia Tech  | South Florida
Georgia Southern  | Northern Florida
SCRC | West  | East

|

Alabama (35)  | South Carolina (41)
Auburn | Georgia
Florida  | Kentucky (37)
Mississippi | Tennessee (36)
Mississippi State | Vanderbilt
Southwest  | Rice

Saint Edward's
Stephen F. Austin
Texas State
Independent  | Cent. Washington (5)

Notre Dame (30)
East Carolina
New England College
Notre Dame College (7)
Lindenwood-Belleville (25)

Former Conferences:

* The Mid-Eastern conference disbanded in summer 2012, as most members went to the D1-A Big Ten Universities or to the D1-AA Mid-America conference.
* The Midwest conference disbanded in summer 2012, as most members went to the D1-A Big Ten Universities or to Division 2.

## Organization and conferences

[edit]

American college rugby is governed by USA Rugby. In the past, college rugby competitions have been governed by local unions.

The structure of the college game has evolved significantly in recent years. To increase the marketability of the game, many traditional rivals have been consolidated into conferences resembling major NCAA conferences such as the Pac-12 and Big Ten.[185][186][187]

## Conferences and conference tournaments

[edit]

Beginning around 2010, college rugby programs began realigning into conference structures that mirror the traditional NCAA conferences used by the member schools' other athletic programs. The first high-profile example was the formation of the Ivy League Rugby Conference in 2010.[20] Following the organization of the Ivy League schools, the members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference followed suit in 2010.

### Ivy Rugby Conference

[edit]

Main article: Ivy Rugby Conference

The Ivy Rugby Conference was formed and had its first full season in 2009.[188] The IRC was formed to foster better competition among rugby teams from the Ivy League schools and to raise the quality of play.[189] The IRC has had consistent success in attracting commercial interests.[185] The IRC formed committees to manage the league, independently of the LAUs and TUs.[189] Prior to formation of the IRC, clubs from the eight Ivy League schools had competed in the Ivy Rugby Championship Tournament since 1969.

### Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference

[edit]

Main article: Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference

In December 2010, a core group of founding schools formed the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference (SCRC). By April 2010, the SCRC had expanded to 11 schools, comprising the entire membership of the NCAA's Southeastern Conference (SEC) at that time except for Arkansas. Tennessee won the 2010 Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Sevens Championship beating LSU 19–17, and repeated in the 2011 SCRC Olympic Sevens Championship, beating Florida 26–14 in the final. Similar to other conferences, the SCRC has also enjoyed commercial success, announcing in fall 2010 that the SCRC had formed commercial partnership agreements with Adidas and the World Rugby Shop.[190]

The Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference, formed by the aforementioned 11 SEC schools, was created in late 2010 and began play in the 2011–12 season. Florida won the conference title in the inaugural season, defeating Tennessee in the championship match. Although the SEC has since expanded to 14 schools, the SCRC membership remains at 11.

### Pacific Athletic Conference

[edit]

Main article: PAC Rugby Conference

Several members of the Pac-12 conference agreed in spring 2012 to form a conference beginning play in the 2012–13 season.[191]

### Other conferences

[edit]

Nine D1A rugby programs currently compete in the Big Ten Universities conference, which was founded in 2012. The Red River Conference, which replaced the Allied Rugby Conference in 2014–15, is composed mostly of teams from what had been the Big 12 South from 1996 to 2011. The Southwest Conference (SWC) was created in 2011 with charter members from seven Texas schools. University of Texas was immediately added, and Texas won the conference in the inaugural 2011–12 season.

## Other competitions

[edit]

College rugby includes rivalry trophies such as the World Cup between the University of California, Berkeley and the University of British Columbia (Canada),[192] the Wasatch Cup between BYU and Utah,[193] the University Cup between Texas and Texas A&M,[194] the Koranda Cup between Yale and Princeton,[195] and the Common Wealth Shield between Virginia and Virginia Tech.[196]

The ACRC Bowl Series championship 15s tournament took place annually for three years from 2014 until 2016. College conference champions and select elite sides participated. The tournament provided an opportunity for teams to play outside of their conferences and was therefore relevant to establishing final fall 15s college rankings.[197]

## Division II XVs

[edit]

Until 2021, Division II was solely governed by USA Rugby.

### USA Rugby

[edit]

#### Men

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

1994 | Lock Haven University[198] |  |
1995 | Lock Haven University |  | Salisbury[129]
1996 | Salisbury[199] |  | Coast Guard[129]
1997 | Salisbury[199] |  | Bates[129]
1998 | UC San Diego |  | Oregon[200]
1999 | UC San Diego | 21 – 18 | Chico State[200]
2000 | Sacramento State | 49 – 3 | Claremont
2001 | Baylor | 29 – 16 | Arkansas State
2002 | Stanford | 26 – 15 | Northern Iowa
2003 | Radford | 32 – 22 | Northern Colorado
2004 | Salisbury | 43 – 24 | Arkansas State
2005 | Northern Colorado | 24 – 22 | Humboldt State
2006 | Coast Guard | 17 – 12 | Northern Colorado
2007 | Middlebury | 38 – 22 | Arkansas State
2008 | Radford | 25 – 14 | Utah Valley State
2009 | Middlebury | 27 – 11 | Wisconsin
2010 | Claremont Colleges | 25 – 19 | Temple (Claremont promoted to Div. 1)
2011 | UW-Whitewater | 7 – 3 | Middlebury[201]
2012 | Lindenwood | 50 – 12 | Salisbury[202] (Lindenwood promoted to Div. 1-AA)
2013 (Spring) | Salisbury | 34 – 17 | Minnesota-Duluth[203]
2013 (Fall) | Minnesota-Duluth | 31 – 7 | Salisbury[204]
2014 | Minnesota-Duluth | 24 – 14 | UW-Whitewater
2015 | Minnesota-Duluth | 25 – 19 | UW-Whitewater
2016 | UW-Whitewater | 29 – 13 | Furman [205]
2017 | UW-Whitewater | 34 – 27 | VMI[206]
2018 | North Carolina State University | 57 – 12 | UW-Whitewater[207]
2019 | Queens University (NC) | 74 – 8 | UW-Whitewater [127]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | Auburn | 31 – 12 | Montana State (CRAA)[208]
2022 | none (NCR only)[209][210]
2023
2024
2025 | Southern California | 29 – 10 | North Florida (CRAA)

#### Women

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2000 | Plymouth State |  | East Stroudsburg
2001 | Northern Iowa |  | Nevada-Reno
2002 | Northern Iowa |  | Minnesota
2003 | Dayton |  | Northern Iowa
2004 | Temple | 17 – 7 | Providence
2005 | Providence | 15 – 10 | Temple
2006 | UC Santa Cruz | 22 – 10 | Plymouth State
2007 | Iowa State | 26 – 19 | UC Santa Cruz
2008 | Shippensburg | 47 – 0 | Minnesota-Duluth
2009 | Shippensburg | 29 – 5 | Stonehill
2010 | Washington State | 37 – 0 | Temple
2011 | Radcliffe | 22 – 10 | University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)[211]
2012 | Norwich | 82 – 12 | Winona State[212]
2013 | Washington State | 60 – 5 | Winona State[213]
2014 | Mary Washington | 36 – 22 | Cal State, Northridge[214]
2015 | Notre Dame College | 69 – 10 | UC-Riverside
2016 | Davenport | 61 – 0 | USC[a][215]
2017 | Davenport | 71 – 5 | Kennesaw State [216]
2017–18 (fall) | Winona State | 38 – 36 | Vassar [144]
(spring) | Tulane | 31 – 14 | Claremont Colleges [126][217]
2018–19 (fall) | Vassar | 50 – 13 | Winona State [218]
(spring) | Fresno State | 25 – 19 | Salisbury [146]
2019–20 (fall) | Winona State | 19 – 10 | Colorado School of Mines [147]
(spring) | cancelled (pandemic)
2020–21 (fall)
(spring)
2021–22 (fall) | Vassar | 74 – 5 | Temple (ACRA)[219]
(spring) | Claremont | 22 – 7 | San Diego State (CRAA)
2022–23 (fall) | Vassar | 71 – 24 | Coast Guard (CRAA/ACRA)
(spring) | Claremont | 47 – 5 | Howard (CRAA)
2023–24 (fall) – not held (NCR only)[220]
(spring) | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | 104 – 5 | Eckerd College (CRAA)
2024–25 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | 64 – 7 | UC-Irvine (CRAA)

1. ^ USC substituted for Tulane, who qualified for the final but could not participate.

### National Collegiate Rugby

[edit]

#### Men

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2021 | Thomas More | 21 – 17 | Adrian
2022 | Principia | 47 – 16 | Indiana (PA)
2023 | Indiana (PA) | 27 – 19 | Memphis
2024 | Indiana (PA) | 38 – 29 | Northern Iowa[221]

#### Women

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2022 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 78 – 0 | Marquette
2023 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 32 – 29 | Vassar
2024 | Vassar | 24 – 5 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire[222]

## Division II Sevens

[edit]

### USA Rugby

[edit]

#### Men

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2013 | Principia | 27-12 | UW–Stout[223]
2014 | (moved from fall 2014 to spring 2015)
2015 | James Madison | 40 – 22 | Wisconsin–Whitewater[224]
2016 | Minnesota–Duluth | 17- 5 | Saint Louis[168]
2017 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 26 – 5 | UNC Charlotte[225]
2018 | UNC Charlotte | 38 – 10 | Wisconsin–Whitewater[226]
2019 | North Carolina State University | 28 – 12 | Wisconsin–Whitewater[227]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | Southern California | 29 – 7 | Memphis[171][172]
2023 | none[228]
2024
2025

#### Women

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2016 | Davenport | 24 – 14 | Bloomsburg[229]
2017 | eligible for open division
2018 | eligible for open division
2019 | Bryant | 22 – 19 | Fresno State[230]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | San Jose State | 22 – 0 | St. Mary's[171][174]
2023 | Colorado Mesa | 19 – 14 | San Jose State
2024 | eligible for Division I/College Club tournament
2025 | eligible for Division I/College Club tournament

### National Collegiate Rugby

[edit]

#### Men

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2022 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 17 – 7 | Lander
2023 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 12 – 7 | North Carolina State
2024 | Maine | 19 – 15 | Georgetown
2025 | UNC-Wilmington | 24 – 12 | Montana State

#### Women

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2023 | Roger Williams | 10 – 5 | Colorado Mines
2024 | UW–Eau Claire | 22 – 5 | Roger Williams
2025 | Coast Guard | 17 – 5 | Roger Williams

## Small Colleges

[edit]

Small College Rugby, formerly known as Division III, is governed by the National Collegiate Rugby Organization, formerly the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO). In 2020, NSCRO re-branded as National Collegiate Rugby. The National Small College Rugby Organization was created to give a competitive outlet to small colleges which would not otherwise have an opportunity to compete on a national stage. Each year, the NSCRO hosts rugby tournaments for men's and women's college teams, and during 2006–2011 it also conducted a Division IV Women's college tournament.

### Men's 15s

[edit]

Main article: NSCRO Champions Cup

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2002 | Western Carolina University |  | Stonehill College
2003 | Furman University |  | Stonehill College
2004 | Furman University |  | Central Connecticut State
2005 | Furman University |  | Duke University
2006 | Bentley University |  | The Citadel
2007 | Bentley University | 11 – 10 | Furman University
2008 | Plymouth State Univ | 22 – 15 | Furman University
2009 | Coastal Carolina | 36 – 15 | SUNY Oswego
2010 | Penn State Berks | 11 – 6 | Keene State[231]
2011 | Longwood University | 36 – 27 | Occidental College[232]
2012 | Salve Regina | 22 – 15 | Cal Maritime[233]
2013 | St. John's (Minn.) | 31 – 16 | Duke[234]
2014 | St. John's (Minn.) | 37 – 25 | New England College[235]
2015 | New England College | 32 – 15 | Mt. Saint Mary's (MD)
2016 | Mt. Saint Mary's (MD) | 26 – 19 | Claremont Colleges[236]
2017 | Claremont Colleges | 65 – 10 | Tufts[237]
2018 | Iowa Central Community College | 64 – 11 | Claremont Colleges
2019 | Claremont Colleges | 57 – 17 | Christendom College[238]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | Christendom College | 34 – 29 | New Mexico Tech
2022 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 20 – 15 | Wayne State
2023 | Babson | 27 – 23 | Wayne State
2024 | Wayne State | 27 – 8 | Holy Cross[239]

### Women's 15s

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2002–03 | College of New Jersey |  | University of Maine
2003–04 | Fordham University |  | Susquehanna University
2004–05 | Castleton State |  | Susquehanna University
2005–06 | Babson University |  | Ursinus College
2006–07 (Spring) | Stonehill College |  | Penn
2007 (Fall) | Stonehill College |  | Marist College
2008 | Bryant University |  | Gettysburg College
2009 | MIT |  | East Stroudsburg University
2010 | Bentley University |  | Drexel University[240]
2011 | Carleton |  | Lock Haven
2012 | Wayne State (Nebraska) |  | Roger Williams
2013 | Wayne State (Nebraska) |  | Smith
2014 | Roger Williams | 45 – 10 | Sacred Heart
2015 | MSU-Moorhead | 44 – 24 | Colgate[241]
2016 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | 11 – 0 | Colgate[242]
2017 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | 46 – 26 | Bentley
2018 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | 67 – 12 | Catholic University[243]
2019 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | 90 – 14 | Endicott College[147]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | 72 – 10 | SUNY–Cortland[244]
2022 | Endicott | 24 – 12 | Lee University
2023 | St. Bonaventure | 22 – 17 | Wisconsin-Platteville
2024 | Endicott | 22 – 15 | Colorado School of Mines[245]

### Men's 7s

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2013 | Occidental | 28 – 15 | North Florida[246][247]
2014 | New England College[248][249] | 22 – 14 | New Mexico Highlands
2015 | New Mexico Highlands | 22 – 19 | New England College
2016 | New Mexico Highlands | 31 – 7 | St. Mary's College (MD)[250]
2017 | Christendom College | 24 – 19 (OT) | St. Mary's College (MD)
2018 | Claremont Colleges | 17 – 0 | Salve Regina
2019 vacated, ineligible players[251] | New Mexico Highlands | 17 – 12 | Claremont Colleges
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | New Mexico Tech | 26 – 10 | Christendom College
2023 | Babson | 17 – 0 | Springfield
2024 | Slippery Rock | 19 – 12 | St. Thomas (Minn.)
2025 | UW-Eau Claire | 22 – 0 | Springfield

### Women's 7s

[edit]

Year | Champion | Match score | Runner-up

|
|
|

2014 | Wayne State College (Nebraska)[252][253] | 24 – 7 | South Dakota State
2015 | Wayne State College | 22 – 17 | Mt. Saint Mary's
2016 | Wayne State College | 20 – 0 | Colorado College [254]
2017 | Colgate | 15 – 12 | Wayne State College [255]
2018 | Wayne State College | 24 – 5 | Lee
2019 | Wayne State College | 31 – 7 | Rochester [256]
2020 | cancelled (pandemic)
2021 | cancelled (pandemic)
2022 | Chicago | 10 – 5 | South Dakota [257]
2023 | Endicott | 15 – 10 | Lee [258]
2024 | Yale | 31 – 7 | Gannon University
2025 | Endicott | 32 – 0 | Baldwin Wallace

### Division IV

[edit]

The National Small College Rugby Organization conducted a women's-only Division IV championship from 2006 to 2011.

Year | Champion | Runner-up

|
|

2006 | University of Rhode Island | Ursinus College
2007 | Roger Williams University | Gettysburg College
2008 | College of the Holy Cross | Albright College
2009 | Drexel University | Wentworth Institute of Technology
2010 | Lock Haven University | Mount Holyoke College
2011 | Johnson State College | Albright College[259]

## Injuries

[edit]

In the US, college rugby has much higher injury rates than college football. Rugby union has similar injury types to American football but with more common injuries of arms.[260]

## See also

[edit]

* MLR Draft
* Major League Rugby
* College athletics
* College football
* College basketball
* College baseball
* College ice hockey
* College soccer in the United States
* College lacrosse
* Intercollegiate sports team champions
* Concussions in rugby union
* Rugby union in the United States
* History of rugby union in the United States

## References

[edit]

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