The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) is a governing body for elite collegiate rugby programs in the United States. The CRAA manages the top divisions for both men's and women's collegiate rugby and organizes events including the national championships.
Sutcliffe to Oversee CRAA Men D1AA and D2
Santa Clara, Calif. – College Rugby Association of America has appointed Josh Sutcliffe as the new Commissioner for Men’s D1AA and D2 Rugby, effective immediately.
Sutcliffe comes to CRAA from his role as Director of Rugby at Stanford University. Before that he was USA Rugby's Coach Development Director and California D1AA Conference Commissioner.
Who Plays What and Where in Men's College Rugby
As the 2023-24 men's collegiate season opens we figured it would be a public service to let you know what you, or the team you follow, is playing for.
CRAA Makes Schedule Changes
Editors Note: Some of this stuff has proven to be "to be confirmed rumors" rather than confirmed-for-sure happenings. We are working on separating the wheat from the chaffe on this and will post an update, which will also be linked in the body of this article. For now we will leave the article as initially published until we have confirmed exactly what to change.
US Collegiate Rugby Membership By The Numbers
How many college rugby players are there in the United States?
Seems like you should be able to answer that question fairly easily, but of course it's never that easy.
How many of those players are women? A difficult answer to find, too.
What percentage of those players operate under NCR and what percentage play under other umbrellas? That's a tough one, too.
