NCR All-Star Tournaments Return for 2023
NCR All-Star Tournaments Return for 2023
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) will bring back the nation's largest collegiate All-Star events back to Texas this coming January.
Held over consecutive weekends, the men's and women's tournaments will be held in Houston and Austin, respectively.
The Men’s All Star Shield Challenge is scheduled for January 14-15 at the Houston Sabercats’ AVEVA Stadium and will feature regional all-star teams as well as Rising Star sides formed through regional tryouts and coach nominations.
The 2022 men’s tournament included over 330 players representing 130 schools across Division I, Division II and Small College. The New England Red team beat the Pacific Coast Grizzlies 18-8 in the final.
The Women’s All Star 7s National Cup will take place on January 21-22 at the Round Rock Sports Center in Austin. The competition structure will include conference-based All Star teams competing in multiple divisions.
In 2022, over 200 student athletes from 65 schools competed in the women’s tournament. The Texas Lonestar Conference took home the Division I Championship while the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union were Small College Champions.
NCR will announce additional information about the men’s and women’s teams in the coming weeks and release final rosters in early January.
