ECRC

The East Coast Rugby Conference (ECRC) is a college rugby conference, founded in 2011 after USA Rugby restructured collegiate leagues. Historically, it featured teams from the northeastern United States in USA Collegiate D1AA rugby. However, the collegiate rugby landscape has been fluid, and a major reorganization occurred in early 2025.

In February 2025, five teams from the Rugby East Conference left to form the Atlantic Rugby Conference (ARC) within the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR). This change significantly reshaped the competitive landscape for rugby programs on the East Coast.

09.12.2016College Men

BC Impresses in Win over Dartmouth

Boston College’s 22-17 over Dartmouth shouldn’t necessarily be thought of as a surprise.

After all, BC downed Dartmouth a year ago, too, in an early-season contest. But the result has resonated somewhat because of Dartmouth’s strong finish last spring. The Eagles, going into the ECRC regular season starting next week, have to feel good about the result, and indeed they do.

09.10.2016College Men

ECRC - AIC Wins Close One

AIC started their ECRC season with a hard-won victory over a tough NEC squad.

American International had their longtime Head Coach Josh Macy move to Lindenwood, and are operating under previous assistant, and current interim Head Coach Rob Guiry.

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09.09.2016College Men

Men DI College Scores Sept 9-11

A new conference starts play this weekend as the Chesapeake gets on the field.

This will be a toss-up competition, with strong DII programs Towson and Salisbury taking on playoff-level DIAA teams (James Madison), championship-level NSCRO teams (Mount Saint Mary's), and solid DI teams, as well. It's a wild mix, and now we get to see how they all match up.

09.04.2016College Men

Good Start for Northeastern

Northeastern University laid down something of a big result this weekend in beating Harvard 31-13 in a preseason clash.

08.21.2016College Men

ECRC 2016 Preview

The East Coast Rugby Conference, the ECRC, gets ready for another season, with everyone chasing top dogs AIC.

Contributing writer Michael Griffin has produced team previews for Goff Rugby Report. You can link to each preview below. Also below is the conference schedule:

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