After something of a line in the sand was officially drawn, all teams in the Big 10 Conference will be members in USA Rugby and pay the CRAA $20-per-play fee.
This came after an earlier vote among teams in the Big 10 that, to avoid complications in games between USA Rugby-only members and NCR-only members, all conference members should be USA Rugby members. Three members of the Big 10 are pursuing an NCR post-season. There was some question as to whether, of those, Michigan and Notre Dame would be members, although UND Head Coach Justin Hickey said that was never in question.
What has been in question for NCR member teams that also hold a USA Rugby membership is the $20-a-player fee that covers some services. The University of Michigan and University of Notre Dame men’s rugby teams notified the Big Ten Conference last week they would be USA Rugby members and would pay the $20-a-player fee, as well.
