GRR: NCR
Women's D1 rugby in NCR is probably down to probably seven teams as we get to the business end of October.
There is not Small College division in NCR anymore, but really there still is; it's just called D3.
Still when we're talking about "last year" or anything historical, we're talking about NCR's Small College competition. And this year, we're talking about D3.
The Big 10 Rugby Conference's status as a mixed league of NCR members and USA Rugby members is has come to a head this week.
As we have pointed out in previous articles on GRR, player and team dues in college rugby remains an issue.
Because National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is not a member of USA Rugby, their members are also not members of USA Rugby, and as a result, USA Rugby does not support their members playing NCR teams.
The National Collegiate Rugby 2024-25 season is upon us in fairly short order, with games starting in late August.
This year we're doing away with the Small-College moniker, as that is now called Division III. Why? Officially it’s because (as NCR announced in June)