National Collegiate Rugby

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Sport| Rugby union
Jurisdiction| National
Abbreviation| NCR
Founded| 2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Affiliation| USA Rugby
Headquarters| Wilmington, DE
President| Rafael Zahralddin
CEO| Jeremy Treece
Secretary| Audrey Billingsley
Other key staff| Wade Smith, COO

Brad Dufek, Men's Rugby Director

Angela Smarto, Women's Rugby Director

Pat Clifton, 7's Commissioner
Official website
www.ncrugby.org

National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) formerly the "National Small College Rugby Organization" ("NSCRO") is a rugby union governing body in the United States. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, NCR was created in 2007 by Chip Auscavitch and Steve Cohen to support and encourage the development and organization of small college rugby in the country.

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 women's championships.

## Championships

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Main article: NSCRO National Championships

The NCR runs the following national championship events for both men's and women's college rugby clubs in both 15s and 7s rugby:

National Championship Competitions  Open Division  | Small College Division

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Men's XVs Grand Cup  | Men's 15s Champions Cup
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

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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 USA Rugby. In August 2012, NSCRO reclassified Division 3 as Small College Rugby, and since 2015 Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company is the main sponsor.[1] Men's Challenge Cup was introduced in 2014 for colleges with developing clubs. In May of 2020, NSCRO was renamed as NCR or National Collegiate Rugby with the goal to serve and work with all collegiate rugby programs of all sizes.

## Conferences

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Men's 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  |

Women's NCR Conferences  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  |

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## References

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1. ^ "Evolution of NSCRO". Retrieved 2018-11-28.

## External links

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* Official website

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Collegiate rugby union in the United States

15's Seasons|

| National Invitational Championship|

* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* ~~1975~~
* 1976
* ~~1977~~
* 1978
* 1979

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National Collegiate Rugby Championship|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010

Division 1-A|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Varsity Cup Championship|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017

NCR XVs Champions Cup|

* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

7's Seasons|

| USAR Collegiate National Championships|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* ~~2014~~
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023

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Collegiate Rugby Championship|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Finals Venues|

| National Collegiate Rugby Championship|

* Collins Polo Field
* Dufour Stadium
* Witter Rugby Field
* Balboa Park
* Steuber Rugby Stadium

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Division 1-A|

* Rio Tinto Stadium
* Kennesaw State University Stadium
* Stevens Stadium
* SaberCats Stadium

Varsity Cup Championship|

* South Field
* Rio Tinto Stadium
* Stevens Stadium

USAR Collegiate National Championships|

* Infinity Park
* Kino Sports Complex
* Aveva Stadium

Collegiate Rugby Championship|

* Columbus Crew Stadium
* PPL Park
* Gold Mine on Airline
* Maryland SoccerPlex

NCR XVs Champions Cup|

* Aveva Stadium
* Infinity Park
* Lupo Family Field
* South Jersey Rugby Football Club
* Virginia Beach Sportsplex

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Rugby union in the United States

Governing body|

* USA Rugby

Geographical Unions|

* Capital
* Carolinas
* Empire
* Eastern Pennsylvania
* Florida
* Mid-America
* New England
* Northern California
* Pacific Northwest
* Rocky Mountain
* Southern California
* Texas
* True South

National teams|

| Men's|

* Eagles (Results)
* USA Falcons
* All Americans
* U-20
* U-19
* 7s

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Women's|

* Women's
* 7s

Competitions|

| International|

* U.S. at the Rugby World Cup
* Americas Rugby Championship
* Global Rapid Rugby

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Domestic|

* Major League Rugby
* Women's Elite Rugby
* Women's Premier League Rugby
* Premier Rugby Sevens
* USA Rugby Club 7s
* Midwest Rugby Premiership
* Pacific Rugby Premiership
* National Rugby Football League
* USA Club Rugby XVs

College|

| Bodies|

* NCR
* NIRA

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Conferences|

* Colonial Coast
* East Coast
* Heart of America
* Ivy
* Northeast
* PAC
* Potomac
* Red River
* Southeastern

Competitions|

* Division 1-A
* Results
* NCR Champions Cup
* NCR Nationals
* Collegiate Championship (7s)
* USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships (7s)

Hosted events|

* 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
* Americas Rugby Championship
* USA Sevens
* USA Women's Sevens

Defunct|

| International|

* Churchill Cup
* North America 4
* Pacific Rim Championship
* PARA Pan American Championship

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Club|

* Elite Cup
* PRO Rugby
* Rugby Super League

College|

* Atlantic Coast League
* Bowl Series
* Varsity Cup

Related articles|

* American flag rugby
* History
* First match
* International players
* Comparison with American football
* Rugby union in American Samoa
* Rugby union in Guam
* Rugby union in the US Virgin Islands
* Stanford rugby teams (1906–17)
* USA Rugby South

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