Southern Rugby Conference

The Southern Rugby Conference is a college rugby league made up primarily of teams from the Carolinas and Virginia, competing across multiple tiers including Division I and Division I-AA. It participates under the auspices of National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), with its member institutions contesting both league play and national qualification. The conference structure accommodates a mix of large university club programs and smaller colleges, indicating a spectrum of competitive levels rather than a single monolithic division.

Since being established in 2011, the Southern Rugby Conference has consistently produced nationally-ranked programs (Top 25 in the nation). UNC-W and Furman University have both participated in the 15's Sweet 16 since joining the conference. The Citadel won the 2016 SRC 7s Championship to join the elite teams in the DII National 7s Tournament accompanied by UNC-W who were our conference runner-ups in 7's and 15's Champions.

Division: Men's NCR D1
Division: Men's D1AA
Division: Men's D2
Division: Men's D3 (Small College)

Conference Website

12.03.2016College 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.

12.01.2016College Men

Furman At Home in the National Semis

The key game for Furman University this season was the Southern Conference final.

Going into that game Head Coach John Roberts - after whom the college’s rugby field is named - acknowledged the massive importance of that matchup with UNC-Charlotte. Lose and you still make the national playoffs, but win … and you’re at home for the entire playoff run.

11.10.2016College Men

Men DII Coll Games Nov 12-13

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.

11.06.2016College Men

Furman Wins Southern Conference

Furman University has won the Southern Conference and in doing so the Paladins put themselves in excellent position for a good national playoff run.

With the victory Furman takes the #1 seed out of the Southern, and will play in the bracket at their home fields in Greenville, SC. Should they win and make the final four, the Paladins host that final weekend, also.

10.30.2016College Men

College DII Playoff Update

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.