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The Northern Lights Men's Collegiate Rugby Conference is a collegiate rugby conference that competes under the umbrella of National Collegiate Rugby (NCR). It is a part of the larger college rugby structure, which includes various leagues and divisions for men's and women's teams. The conference was listed as an organization on Exposure Rugby's event platform for the 2025-2026 season.

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Men Fall DII College Rankings Week #9

This is the final Men's DII rankings for the 2016-17 season.

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College Men

Norwich Takes 3rd in DII

The Norwich University men's rugby team finished off the best season in program history with an impressive 40-17 victory over three-time defending USA Rugby Division II National Champion Minnesota-Duluth on Sunday morning in the third-place match at Furman University. 

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College Men

Furman Unseats Champs in Semi

Furman University pulled off quite the upset Saturday, winning their Men’s National DII semifinal over three-time defending champs Minnesota-Duluth 32-29.

Bolstered by a vocal home crowd - the semis were held at Furman - the Paladins played some sterling defense and torched the Fighting Penguins for three key first-half tries that proved the difference.

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College Men

Our Men DII College Semi Picks

OK so we have the preview articles on each team, and now it’s time to make some predictions.

Furman At Home in the National Semis

Whitewater #1 But Now's Time to Prove It

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