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.
The Men's DII College schedule for this weekend is suddenly far, far smaller than it has been the previous weeks.
Now that we're into the national playoffs, we've got nine games this weekend, all involving ranked teams, and most involving two ranked teams.
Three-time defending national DII college champs Minnesota-Duluth took one step closer to defending their title with a 31-7 defeat of North Dakota State in the Northern Lights Conference final Sunday.
Conferences are a step closer to deciding their champions in Men's DII College - here's a rundown of Saturday's action:
New England Wide. The much-anticipated clash between Coast Guard and Hartford didn't happen, as Hartford apparently conceded the conference to the US Coast Guard Academy. So Coast Guard moves on to the national playoffs.
The Men's DII College season is heading into playoff time, so here's a look at where everyone is, and who remains in the hunt.
To see the conference standings, go to: Men DII College Standings Fall 2016
In a rare clash across conference boundaries in Men's DII College rugby, Winona State handed Northern Iowa a 64-12 defeat Saturday.
De La Salle HS
Saint Mary's (Rudy Scholz Finalist)
USA U20s (Captain)
USA Men's National 15s Team (Debut vs Georgia 2023 at age 20)
As a 17-year-old Spencer Huntley required a waiver to play for the USA U20s, an indication of how he was rated in the USA age-grade pathway. He got that waiver and impressed for the USA U20s, and then moved up to the USA U23s. He led the San Diego Mustangs to a national HS Club championship in 2024.
He also played in the SoCal single-school league for Cathedral Catholic.
Hope Rogers began playing rugby at age 16 in high school and continued to compete during her time at Penn State University. There, she won four National Championships, was crowned MVP on two occasions, was named to the USA Under-20s and earned Collegiate All-American honors for four years. Rogers was also an impressive discus player during her senior year in high school where she broke a school record and won Gold at Districts for the sport.
Mike played for Life College, Philly-Whitemarsh and played for the USA National 7s and 15s teams in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was also part of the Atlantis touring side, playing 7s for the team in several around the world.
