Rugby Northeast is a collegiate rugby conference operating in the northeastern United States, particularly covering New England and surrounding states. It currently supports 21 women’s Division III teams and a number of men’s and women’s club teams. The mission of the conference includes organizing regular season schedules, registering teams, and providing a governance structure for its member institutions.
The Northeast has concluded week two of DI league play, and UConn has secured the top spot in the standings. The team has celebrated both wins at home and will test itself against 1-0 Rhode Island this weekend.
The Rugby Northeast Men’s DII conference season kicked off with two-time defending champion Bentley just escaping a tough Bryant College team.
The two teams were tied 5-5 late in the game and Bryant had the ball and were on the attack.
With the exit of varsity teams AIC, Army, and Norwich, the DI Northeast conference title is for the taking. Boston University opened with a 40-7 win over Northeastern Saturday, and will be gunning for the automatic bid to playoffs with a differently styled squad.
Despite the seven-try spread, Boston did not dominate the entire match.
The DI scene picks up this weekend, as teams in the varsity, ACRA, and independent realms play some important games.
The Rugby Northeast Men's DII College schedule is out, with the promise if yet another very competitive season.
In the fall of 2014, Bentley finished with the best record at 7-1, but were beaten by Southern Connecticut and chased hard by UMass Lowell. Still they won the playoffs and made the national Round of 16. The fall of 2015 promises to be a tough one, too.
