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The New England Wide Collegiate Rugby Conference is happy to announce that our Fall 2021 competitive season is set to kick off in a few short weeks!
Our men's clubs will be competing under the umbrella of National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), while our women's clubs will compete within American Collegiate Rugby Association (ACRA). Schedules have been sent to all teams and will be published here shortly.
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Due to continued COVID-19 restrictions related to collegiate athletics, New England Wide Collegiate Rugby Conference (NEWCRC) is moving forward under the expectation that the Spring 2021 Sevens Series and 2021 Conference 7's Championship will be delayed indefinitely. This is an extension of the previously announced suspension of conference operations from the Fall 2020 season.
If significant policy change occurs across our conference membership in regards to schools approving return to play, NEWCRC will revisit the suspension of conference activities this spring. To reiterate our conference administration's stance; Player and Coach health and safety is first and foremost in our mind, and we also recognize that there is a lot of uncertainty in the future. We believe there will be a time when all members can safely return to playing rugby, and remain committed to supporting and growing collegiate rugby when that time comes. In the meantime, we hope that all of our rugby community will stay safe and healthy. Dave Meyer Competition Director, NEWCRC Due to current COVID-19 conditions and school athletic cancellations, the New England Wide Collegiate Rugby Conference (NEWCRC) Board has voted to suspend conference operations for the Fall 2020 season. This includes team registrations, competition support and administrative functions.
Player and Coach health and safety is first and foremost in our mind, and we also recognize that there is a lot of uncertainty in the future. We believe there will be a time when all members can safely return to playing rugby, and remain committed to supporting and growing collegiate rugby when that time comes. In the meantime, we hope that all of our rugby community will stay safe and healthy. Ben Murray President, NEWCRC On Saturday, April 27th we will be holding our first annual 7's Championship Tournament. There are brackets for both men's & women's teams, and the winner of each will be granted an Automatic Qualifier berth in the USA Rugby National Championship tournament in Arizona next month. Our event guide is below, and there's a link to the event Facebook page as well. Location: Babson College, Wellesley MA Date: Saturday, April 27th Time: 10:40am - 5:00pm 
As nominated and voted on by the conference coaches, here are the NEWCRC All Conference selections for the 2018 fall season. Congratulations on all players nominated!
First Team Selections Tier 1 - Men Prop - Hank Brandeis, UVM Prop - Colby Miliken, Quinnipiac Hooker - Brandon Friedman, Quinnipiac Lock - Will Arliss, UVM Lock - Mike Maturo, Quinnipiac Flanker - Anthony Sarno, Sacred Heart Flanker - Elias Whitney, UVM 8-Man - Palmer Piana, SCSU Scrum Half - Ryan Schwab, Sacred Heart Fly Half - Stephen Anderson, UVM Center - Calvin Dixon, UVM Center - Greg Plunkett, Quinnipiac Wing - Keegan Bliss, UVM Fullback - Connor McCutcheon, Sacred Heart Tier 1 - Women Prop - Hannah Lopes, Springfield Prop - Alissa Terpstra, Maine Hooker - Carrie Fernandez, UNH Lock - Rebecca Callen, Maine Lock - Hayden Short, Coast Guard Flanker - Taylor Patterson, Maine Flanker - Brady Silva, UNH 8-Man - Hanna Waddell, Coast Guard Scum Half - Abigail Casey, Coast Guard Fly Half - Margaret Aydlett, Maine Center - Stephanie Piccininni, Maine Center - Lily Pudlo, UNH Fullback - Hollis Roush , Coast Guard Tier 2 - Men Prop - Mathew Robles, Westfield Hooker - Christopher Mcleod, Westfield Lock - Stephen Backman, Springfield Lock - Sean White, Westfield Flanker - Dylan Winchell, BU 8-Man - Christopher Kranmas, CCSU Scrum Half - Joe Yacovelli, CCSU Fly Half - Kyle Reinstadtler, Springfield Center - Cameron Mailman, CCSU Center - Brian Rachmaciej, Westfield Fullback - Mat Najberg, BU Tier 2 - Women Prop - Allison O'Neill, WPI Prop - Becca Miller, Smith Hooker - Morgan McKiernan, Tufts Lock - Sophia Breitag-Makeever, Smith Lock - Gloria Kitchens, Tufts Flanker - Allison Fernandez, Babson Flanker - Mathilde Geoffroy, Smith 8-Man - Shishi Shomloo, Smith Scrum Half - Caroline Smith, Smith Fly Half - Elizabeth Kirschner, WPI Center - Cai Shirley, Smith Center - Catherine Tremblay, Mount Holyoke Wing - Kianna Clark, Smith Wing - Emily Kellogg, Mount Holyoke Fullback - Matilda Kocaj, Babson Tier 3 - Women Abby McGee, MIT Alex Shook, Wellesley Amelie Kharey, MIT Anna Curnan-LaCava, Brandeis Berenice Estrada, MIT Casey Smith, Westfield Chelsea Nelson, Wesleyan Chris Sacha, MIT Crysta Pepicelli, Westfield Elizabeth Zwart, Framingham Faith Agbonsalo, Framingham Hannah Fulton, Westfield Jordanne Stobbs-Vergara, Wellesley Justine Felix, Williams Kayla Enriquez, Wesleyan Kyra Wilson, Wellesley Laura Masucci, Westfield Meghan Cum, MIT Sarah Pechet, Brandeis Second Team Selections Tier 1 - Men Hooker - Aaron Such, Sacred Heart Fullback - Joey Porter, UVM Tier 1 - Women Lock - Danielle Krause, Maine Lock - Hannah Harkins, UNH Flanker - Kayla Wisniewski, Springfield Flanker - Liv Holowachuk, UNH 8-Man - Emily Sniekus, Maine Scrum Half - Abigail Howe, Maine Fly Half - Kaylin Samia, UNH Center - Becky Hale, Springfield Tier 2 - Men 8-Man - Josh Devereux, BU Center - Shawn Cardoza, Westfield Center - Jesus Sanchez, Springfield Tier 2 - Women Prop - Abby Loynd, Lasell Lock - Allison Lambert, WPI Lock - Emily Stanton, Babson Flanker - Carol Rossell, Tufts Flanker - Casey Willis, WPI 8-Man - Kate Tank, Babson Scrum Half - Bonnie Caldwell, Tufts Fly Half - Chiara de Brabant, Babson Center - Mararet Allard, Smith Center - Alicia Gaudet, Babson Wing - Paula Mascuch, Mount Holyoke This coming weekend (Saturday, November 10th) the USA Rugby national tournaments will begin, and the New England Collegiate Cup will be held at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. NEWCRC is well represented in each competition;
Men's National Championship Vermont has secured the 6th overall seed, and a bye into the Round of 16. They will face the winner of the Bloomsburg vs. Virginia play-in game set for this weekend. Sacred Heart is NEWCRC's 2nd seed, and will travel to William Paterson University for a play-in game this weekend (November 11th). Winners of the men's play-in games, and teams on bye will travel to Greenville, NC next weekend (November 17-18) for the Rounds of 16 and 8, held Saturday & Sunday, respectively. Women's National Championship Coast Guard has secured a 2nd seed, and hosts Syracuse this coming weekend (November 10th/11th). Maine (8th seed) will host SUNY Cortland in a match of conference runner-ups (November 10th/11th). Vermont (14th seed) was set to travel to Bryant to face the Rugby Northeast conference champions, but unfortunately has forfeited due to travel restrictions. Winners of the women's games will travel to Vassar College next weekend (November 17-18) for the Rounds of 16 and 8, held Saturday & Sunday, respectively. New England Collegiate Cup Cross-conference bowl games, hosted at Fort Adams State Park, Newport Rhode Island - November 10th. 10:00am Kickoffs Tufts Women vs. Bentley University. WPI Women vs. UMass Dartmouth 12:00pm Kickoffs Smith Women vs. Endicott Westfield State Men vs. Wentworth 2pm Kickoffs UNH Women vs. URI Boston University Men vs. Plymouth State Congratulations to our men's and women's clubs who have reached the post-season! While not official yet, we are expecting 2 men's bids, and 3 women's bids into USA Rugby's D2 National Tournaments.
NEWCRC will also be sending multiple men's and women's clubs to play in the New England Collegiate Cup, on Saturday November 10th, at Fort Adams State Park, Newport Rhode Island. Tier 1 Our Tier 1 playoffs began last weekend, with the results listed below; Men #1 - UVM (68) over #4 - New Blue (15) #2 - Sacred Heart (17) over #3 - Coast Guard (10) Women #1 - Coast Guard (n/a) over #4 - UNH (forfeit) #3 - Maine (80) over #2 - UVM (10) This coming weekend features our league championship match-ups; Men's Championship #1 - UVM vs. #2 - Sacred Heart Saturday, October 27th - 1pm Kickoff Burlington, VT Women's Championship #1 - Coast Guard vs. #3 - Maine Saturday, October 27th - 9am Kickoff New London, CT Women's Consolation Final #2 - UVM vs. #4 - UNH Saturday, October 27th - 10:30am Kickoff Burlington, VT Tier 2 Our Tier 2 season ended this past weekend, with the tier champions listed below; Men's Champion Boston University (5-0, 23 Conference Points) Women's Champion Smith College (4-1, 22 Conference Points) New England Collegiate Cup The NECC features 6 matches, pitting NEWCRC clubs against teams of equal standing from Rugby Northeast Conference (RNE) and Colonial Coast Rugby Conference (CCRC). Opponents and kickoff times TBD. The following NEWCRC clubs have been awarded games in the Cup; Men Boston University (Tier 2, Champion) Westfield State (Tier 2, Runner-up) Women Team TBD (Tier 1, fourth place) Smith College (Tier 2, Champion) Tufts University (Tier 2, Runner-up) WPI (Tier 2, third place) Welcome to the 2018 Fall Season! There are several important changes this year, so please take a moment to review this post.
Schedules have been emailed to all clubs, and posted under the Competitions tab above. If there are any scheduling issues, PLEASE email the competition director ASAP (Competition@NEWCRC.org). New this year; We have added 8 new clubs!
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