National Collegiate Rugby
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) formerly the "National Small College Rugby Organization" 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.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| www | |
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
The NCR runs the following national championship events for both men's and women's college rugby clubs in both 15s and 7s rugby:
| Open Division | Small College Division |
|---|---|
| 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
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
| Small College Division | Open Division |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
