2018 NEWCRC Post season

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)