The Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft: Pre-Draft Shows 1-3
the Major League Rugby Draft will be held next week.
Goff Rugby Report has a look at it and we look at it, as usual, from a college player perspective.
Why, for example, is the number of players declaring for the draft down 41% from 2022.
Which players are looking like they might be nicely poised to be drafts?
Here goes:
NCR Finalizes Championship Dates, Venues for 2023-24
National Collegiate Rugby confirmed its finalized championship weekends for the 2023-24 season.
One of the big successes of NCR is their ability to confirm championship dates and venues early on in the cycle, which makes it much easier for teams to plan.
The Women's 15s championships will be held in Houston, Texas at AVEVA Stadium on December 2-3.
How Auburn Men's Rugby Ended Up in No Man's Land
One of the issues within American collegiate rugby, especially past the most elite teams, is how one defines a division.
For much of the history of collegiate rugby, when there’s been a divisional split, what division you’re in depends on you. You basically announce that you’re D1A (if you’re accepted), D1AA, D2, etc.
College Fall Schedules: D1A and NCR D1
Men's D1A and NCR D1 conference schedules for the fall are here.
Some Players to Watch at the Collegiate Shield
Thursday, July 13 brings the Collegiate Rugby Shield back to Herriman, Utah as a pre-Major League Rugby draft event.
In fact, the Shield is touting the fact that it had more players than “any other MLR Redraft Event.” While technically true, there aren’t really a lot of these so being the biggest wouldn’t be hard.
