Air Force, reigning USA Rugby DI fall champion / Photo: Kat Stutesman
Below is a review of the national and seasonal championships occurring this fall. Be advised that only NSCRO has released its playoff bracket thus far, and this article will update as the rest of the leagues circulate post-season info.
College reminder: NSCRO and NIRA operate outside of USA Rugby and hold their national championships in the fall. USA Rugby’s Division I and Division II colleges hold separate fall and spring championships. DII pits its fall and spring champions against each other in a national final, but DI does not.
CLUB
Nov. 8 and 10 • Tucson, Ariz.
Top two teams from each conference advance to championship semifinals, and the remainder will play in an unconventional six-team, two-game structure that will be best explained by the WPL shortly.
COLLEGE
Nov. 11: Quarterfinals @ higher seed
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn.
Nov. 17: Semifinals
Nov. 19: Championship
DIVISION INov. 11-12: Fall play-in round
Nov. 18-19: Fall QFs/SFs
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Illinois State, Normal, Ill. – UPDATE: NO LONGER HOSTING
Dec. 2-3: Fall championship
Furman Univ., Greenville, S.C.
Nov. 11-12: Fall round of 32 @ higher seed
Nov. 18-19: Fall rounds 16/8
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Kutztown Univ., Kutztown, Pa.
Illinois State, Normal, Ill. – UPDATE: NO LONGER HOSTING
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec. 2-3: Fall SFs/championship
Furman Univ., Greenville, S.C.
Nov. 11-12: Regional Championships
Northeast: Colby-Sawyer, New London, N.H.
Mid-Atlantic: York College, York, Pa.
Central: Ohio Wesleyan, Delaware, Ohio
West: Wayne State College, Wayne, Neb.
Dec. 2-3
National SFs/championship
Life University, Marietta, Ga.