The 2025 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) occurs Friday-Sunday, April 25-27 in Boyds, Md., and will host 144 men’s and women’s teams competing toward one of eight division titles. This year, National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) has created a new structure through which teams will qualify for the season-culminating event.
RELATED: CRC 7s Home Page
During the next four months, a series of open regional tournaments will serve as automatic qualifiers for the CRCs. The goal is to encourage more cross-conference competition and get the best teams to Boyds. At the time of print (Dec. 19), more than 40 qualifiers have been scheduled (see the current list), and they’ll afford more than 50 automatic bids. More qualifiers can be added through Jan. 15. Submit your event here or contact NCR 7s Director Pat Clifton for more information.
The rest of the field will be filled via at-large bids (application) and the CRC Selection Committee will decide which teams will compete toward Premier, Division I Club, Division II and Division III titles.
IMPORTANT DATES
• January 15: Deadline for tournaments to be considered Automatic Qualifiers (submit your event)
• February 7: NCR Master List is finalized
• March 1: Club registration deadline
• April 1: At-Large applications deadline
• April 12: Selection Saturday: April 12
WOMEN’S QUALIFIERS
as of Dec. 19, 2024
Premier (P), Division I Club (DI), Division II (DII), Division III (DIII)
MARCH
1-2: Frostbite 7s @ Lancaster, Pa. (P)
8: Hawkeye 7s @ Iowa City, Iowa (DI)
8-9: St. Patrick’s 7s @ Rolla, Mo. (DIII)
15: Guilford 7s @ Greensboro, N.C. (DI, DII)
15: Love at First Ruck 7s @ Tallahassee, Fla. (DI, DII)
15: Razorback 7s @ Fayetteville, Ark. (DII)
22: Brown 7s @ Providence, R.I. (P)
22-23: Northwest Qualifier @ Monmouth, Ore. (DIII)
23: Richmond 7s @ Richmond, Va. (DIII)
29: Free Jacks 7s @ Quincy, Mass. (DIII)
29: Lone Star 7s @ Houston, Texas (DI, DII)
29: Tri-State 7s @ Fairfield, Conn. (DII)
30: Bonnies 7s @ St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (P)
30: Niagara 7s @ Lewiston, N.Y. (DIII)
APRIL
5: MARC 7s @ College Park, Md. (DII)
5: Wolverine 7s @ Ann Arbor, Mich. (DI)
6: Pittsburgh 7s @ Pittsburgh, Pa. (DII)
12: Franklin & Marshall 7s @ Lancaster, Pa. (DIII)
12: High Peak 7s @ Boulder, CO (DI, DII)