NSCRO Finals This Weekend
NSCRO Finals This Weekend
Medford, NJ - The NSCRO Small College National Championship is set for action this coming weekend at Infinity Park in Rugbytown USA, Glendale, Colorado. The event features the return of two-time defending champion, St. John’s University (Collegeville, MN) looking for a 3-peat. The Johnnies will face Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, MD) in the first semifinal at 1:00PM MDT.
The Mount finished 4th in 2014 in their first NSCRO “Final Four” and are focused on improving this year’s finish. At 3:00PM MDT, New England College (Henniker, NH), marking their third consecutive appearance at Nationals will face off against the California Maritime Academy (Vallejo, CA) Keehaulers. The NEC Lions finished 3rd in 2013 and 2nd in 2014, while Cal Maritime finished 2nd in 2012.
Sunday’s matches will begin with the fight for third place at 11:00 AM MDT followed by the championship match at 1:00 PM MDT. The NSCRO awards ceremony will follow the championship match.
All matches as well as the NSCRO awards ceremony are being produced by the City of Glendale and will be live-streamed for free at http://infinityparkatglendale.com/rugbytown/matchplayer. Match commentators are both former USA players Dallen Stanford and Dan Power. DVDs of the weekend’s matches will be available for purchase. Check the NSCRO website for details.