The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA), the home to the majority of NCAA women’s rugby programs, will host its three national championships on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. NIRA also announced that the 2023 national championship event will occur at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
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The Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 post-seasons begin with semifinals on Nov. 12, and higher seeds will host that round. Victors will then advance to their respective divisional finals, all of which occur on the same day, at the same location, and receive the same treatment come game day. All games will be live-streamed on ESPN+.
Dartmouth is the reigning Division I champion, American International College holds the Division 2 trophy, and Bowdoin College has won all of the Division 3 titles.
NIRA 15s NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: HISTORY |
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| Year | 1st | 2nd |
| 2022 | ||
| 2021 (D1) | Dartmouth | U.S. Military Academy |
| 2021 (D2) | AIC | West Chester |
| 2021 (D3) | Bowdoin | Univ. New England |
| 2020 |
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| 2019 (Tier 1) | Harvard | U.S. Military Academy |
| 2019 (Tier 2) | West Chester | Brown |
| 2019 (D3) | Bowdoin | Univ. New England |
| 2018 | Dartmouth | Harvard |
| 2017 | Quinnipiac | Dartmouth |
| 2016 | Quinnipiac | Central Washington |
| 2015 | Quinnipiac | U.S. Military Academy |