Liberty Rugby Conference (LRC)

The Liberty Rugby Conference (LRC) is a collegiate men’s rugby union league that brings together universities primarily from the northeastern United States, including schools in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Operating under the umbrella of National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), the conference fields teams across multiple divisions — chiefly D1, D1AA, and D2, with each conference sending teams to NCR's national playoff.

Division: Men's NCR D1
Division: Men's D1AA
Division: Men's D2

Conference Website

Men's NCR D1

Updated: November 2, 2025

Men's D1AA

Updated: October 30, 2025

10.07.2023College Men

Brown Does Just Enough to Beat Fairfield

Brown managed to hold off Fairfield 24-11 Friday night in a tense game that was perhaps closer than the defending NCR D1 champions desired.

For Brown Head Coach David LaFlamme, this could have been a bit of a statement win, but it wasn’t.

09.26.2023College Men

Yale Making a Move in Liberty Conference

Rugby at Ivy League colleges has been in the news quite a bit with rivalries heating up in NIRA and also te Liberty NCR D1, but there's another Ivy program to keep an eye on—Yale.

The Yale men are now 3-0 in the Liberty DIAA Conference, having beaten Rhode Island this past weekend.

09.25.2023College Men

Shakeup in Liberty D1, D1AA After Weekend's Results

Big doings in the Liberty Conference as league-leaders Fairfield were upended by Iona in the NCR D1 conference.

The 24-16 victory put Iona at 1-0 and dropped Fairfield to 3-1 and opened things up in the conference.

09.12.2023College Men

Some Head-Turning Results in D1 College Over the Weekend

Surprises and upsets?

We certainly saw a few in men’s collegiate rugby action over the weekend. Here’s a look at a few results we thought were especially interesting this week.

Wisconsin

After a couple of relatively rough years the Wisconsin Badgers unleashed an impressive 41-29 defeat of University of Notre Dame.

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09.11.2023College Men

Liberty D1 Pecking Order Already Coming Together

It’s going to be a fun time in the Liberty Conference this season.

Yes it’s true that Brown is the defending NCR D1 champion, returns several of the players from that team, and appears to be ready to reload. But other teams are working their way forward, too.