New England Rugby Football Union

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New England Rugby Football Union
The NERFU Logo
Abbreviation	NERFU
Formation	February 3, 1975
Legal status	Association
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts
Region served	United States of America
Membership	Approximately 6000 athletes on 228 teams (youth clubs, high schools, colleges, clubs or other associations)
President	Fred Roedel
Main organ	Executive Committee
Website	http://nerfu.org (administrative)

The New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for rugby union teams in New England. NERFU is part of the Northeast Rugby Union (NRU), which is the governing body for three LAU's (New York State Rugby Football Conference (NYSRFC) and Metropolitan New York Rugby Football Union (METNYRFU) being the others). All local and territorial unions are part of USA Rugby. There are currently over 230 active teams and over 5,000 registered players in the New England area.

Contents 1 Mission 2 Divisions 2.1 Men's 2.1.1 Club 2.1.1.1 Division I 2.1.1.2 Division II 2.1.1.3 Division III 2.1.1.4 Division IV 2.1.1.4.1 All-New England 2.1.1.4.2 Metro 2.1.1.4.3 Social 2.1.2 Collegiate 2.1.2.1 Division I 2.1.2.2 Division II 2.1.2.2.1 Central Conference 2.1.2.2.2 North Conference 2.1.2.2.3 South Conference 2.1.2.3 Division III 2.1.2.3.1 East Conference 2.1.2.3.2 South Conference 2.1.2.3.3 West Conference 2.1.2.3.4 Central Conference 2.1.2.4 Division IV 2.1.2.4.1 East Conference 2.1.2.4.2 North Conference 2.1.2.4.3 South Conference 2.1.2.4.4 West Conference 2.1.2.5 Division V 2.1.2.5.1 Pool A 2.1.2.5.2 Pool B 2.1.3 U19 2.1.3.1 Division I 2.1.3.2 Division II 2.2 Women's 2.2.1 Club 2.2.1.1 Division I 2.2.1.2 Division II 2.2.1.3 Division III 2.2.2 Collegiate 2.2.2.1 Division I 2.2.2.1.1 Eastern Conference 2.2.2.1.2 Western Conference 2.2.2.2 Division II 2.2.2.2.1 Downeast Conference 2.2.2.2.2 East Conference 2.2.2.2.3 West Conference 2.2.2.3 Division III 2.2.2.3.1 East Conference 2.2.2.3.2 South Conference 2.2.2.3.3 West Conference 2.2.2.4 Division IV 2.2.2.4.1 East Conference 2.2.2.4.2 West Conference 2.2.3 U19 2.2.3.1 Division I 3 Championships 4 External links

[edit] Mission

The mission of the New England Rugby Football Union is to manage, serve, and promote the game of rugby in the New England area, at all levels of play; to assist member teams and participants in their various forms of involvement with the game; to adhere to all the laws of the game; and to encourage and facilitate the involvement of as many people as possible in rugby activities.

[edit] Divisions

[edit] Men's

[edit] Club

[edit] Division I

• Albany Knickerbockers RFC
• Amoskeag RFC
• Boston Irish Wolfhounds RFC
• Boston RFC
• Connecticut Yankees RFC
• Mystic River Rugby Club
• New Haven RFC

[edit] Division II

• Burlington RFC
• Hartford Wanderers RFC
• Middlesex Barbarians RFC
• Newport RFC
• Old Gold Rugby Football Club
• Portland RFC
• Providence Rugby RFC
• South Shore Anchors RFC
• Worcester RFC

[edit] Division III

• Boston Irish Wolfhounds Third XV
• Charles River Rats RFC
• Harvard Business School RFC
• MIT RFC
• Mad River/Stowe RFC
• New London County RFC
• North Shore Rugby Football Club
• Rutland RFC
• Saranac Lake Mountaineers RFC
• Springfield RFC
• Seacoast RFC

[edit] Division IV

[edit] All-New England

• Boston Ironsides RFC
• Leviathan RFC
• Mt. Washington Valley RFC
• University of Vermont Law School RFC
• Yale Graduate RFC
• Equinox Rugby Club Bennington, VT

[edit] Metro

• Boston Irish Wolfhounds Fourth XV
• Harvard Business School RFC Second XV
• MIT RFC Second XV
• North Shore RFC Second XV
• Portland RFC Second XV
• Seacoast RFC Second XV

[edit] Social

• Albany Law School RFC
• Berkshire RFC
• Central Maine Stripers RFC

[edit] Collegiate

[edit] Division I

• Army (See ARFC)
• Boston College (see BCRFC)
• Dartmouth
• Northeastern University
• University of Connecticut
• Harvard University
• Norwich University
• Yale University

[edit] Division II

[edit] Central Conference

• Amherst College
• Boston University
• Middlebury College Rugby Club
• St. Michael's College
• University of Vermont
• University of Massachusetts - Amherst

[edit] North Conference

• Bates College
• Bowdoin College
• Colby College
• University of New Hampshire
• University of Maine at Farmington
• University of Maine, Orono

[edit] South Conference

• Bentley College
• Providence College
• Brown University
• United States Coast Guard Academy
• University of Rhode Island
• Western Connecticut State University

[edit] Division III

[edit] East Conference

• Babson College
• St. Anselm College
• Maine Maritime Academy
• Tufts University
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
• University of Massachusetts Lowell

[edit] South Conference

• Central Connecticut State University
• Trinity College
• New Haven RFC "U23"
• Southern Connecticut State University
• University of Hartford
• Wesleyan University

[edit] West Conference

• Keene State College
• Plymouth State University
• Springfield College
• Williams College
• Nichols College
• College of the Holy Cross

[edit] Central Conference

• Bryant University
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Roger Williams University
• Salve Regina University
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• Wheaton College

[edit] Division IV

[edit] East Conference

• Brandeis University
• Curry College
• Merrimack College
• Rhode Island College
• Stonehill College

[edit] North Conference

• Champlain College
• Johnson State College
• Lyndon State College
• Vermont Technical College

[edit] South Conference

• Connecticut College
• Eastern Connecticut State University
• Framingham State College
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

[edit] West Conference

• Castleton State College
• Colby-Sawyer College
• Green Mountain College
• Dartmouth College "C"
• Southern Vermont College

[edit] Division V

[edit] Pool A

• Brandeis University
• Curry College
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Maine Maritime Academy
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• University of Massachusetts Lowell
• University of Maine at Farmington
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Wheaton College

[edit] Pool B

• Bentley College
• Boston College Second XV
• Connecticut College
• Dartmouth College Third XV
• Franklin Pierce College
• Harvard University Second XV
• New Haven RFC U23 Squad
• Springfield College
• University of Hartford

[edit] U19

[edit] Division I

• Amoskeag RFC U19 Squad

• Bishop Hendricken High School
• Boston College High School
• Lincoln-Sudbury High School
• St. John's Preparatory School
• Middlesex RFC U19 Squad
• Xaverian Brothers High School

[edit] Division II

• Cheshire Rams
• Belmont High School (MA)
• Essex High School
• Fairfield High School
• Falmouth High School
• Kearsarge Regional High School
• Kimball Union Academy
• Mad River Valley Boys
• Middlesex Youth RFC
• Needham High School Men's Rugby Club
• North Country RFC U19 Squad
• North Quincy High School Rugby Football Club
• Phillips Exeter Academy
• Portland RFC U19 Squad
• Rutland RFC U19 Squad
• Springfield RFC
• Stanstead College
• Upper Valley Youth RFC
• Winged Beavers
• Malden Catholic High School
• Arlington Catholic High School
• Marshfield High School
• Brookline High School
• Catholic Memorial High School

[edit] Women's

[edit] Club

[edit] Division I

• Beantown RFC
• Boston Women RFC

[edit] Division II

• Albany Knickerbocker Sirens RFC
• Burlington WRFC
• Charles River WRFC
• Hartford Wild Roses
• Providence WRFC
• Seacoast WRFC
• Worcester WRFC

Portland, Maine (PWRFC) North Shore, Mass. (NSWRFC) The Fishies

[edit] Division III

• Connecticut Yankees WRFC

• University of Vermont Law School WRFC

[edit] Collegiate

[edit] Division I

[edit] Eastern Conference

• Boston College
• Brown University
• Boston University
• Radcliffe College
• Providence College
• Northeastern University

[edit] Western Conference

• Amherst College
• Dartmouth College
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Williams College
• University of Connecticut
• Yale University

[edit] Division II

[edit] Downeast Conference

• Bates College
• Bowdoin College
• Colby College
• University of Maine at Farmington
• University of Maine, Orono
• University of New Hampshire

[edit] East Conference

• Babson College
• Wesleyan University
• Smith College
• Tufts University
• Wellesley College
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

[edit] West Conference

• Castleton State College
• Keene State College
• Middlebury College
• Norwich University
• Plymouth State College
• University of Vermont

[edit] Division III

[edit] East Conference

• Bentley College
• Brandeis University
• Bridgewater State College
• MIT
• Stonehill College
• Wheaton College

[edit] South Conference

• US Coast Guard Academy
• Bryant College
• Central Connecticut State University
• Rhode Island College
• Trinity College
• University of Hartford
• Western Connecticut State University

[edit] West Conference

• Colby-Sawyer College
• Framingham State College
• Johnson State University
• Mount Holyoke College
• Saint Michael's College
• University of Massachusetts Lowell

[edit] Division IV

[edit] East Conference

• College of the Holy Cross
• Saint Anselm College
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• University of Rhode Island
• Wentworth Institute of Technology

[edit] West Conference

• Connecticut College
• Green Mountain College
• Lyndon State College
• Nichols College
• Southern Vermont College
• Springfield College
• Western New England College

[edit] U19

[edit] Division I

• Colchester High School
• Essex High School
• Marshfield High School
• Newport High School
• Needham High School Women's Rugby Club
• Phillips Exeter Academy
• Portland RFC U19 Girls
• Rutland RFC U19 Girls
• South Burlington High School
• Sugar River Girls
• Upper Valley Youth

[edit] Championships

1997
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

1998
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

1999
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

2000
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

2001
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - Tufts University
Men's College D4 - Bentley University
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

2002
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Men's College D4 - Brandeis University
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

2003
Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Men's College D4 - Wheaton College
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

2004
Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Men's College D4 - Maine Maritime Academy
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

2005
Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - Bentley University
Men's College D4 - Saint Anselm College
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -

2006
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - Bentley University
Men's College D4 - Nichols College
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
Women's College D4 -

2007
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2 - Middlebury College
Men's College D3 - Plymouth State University
Men's College D4 - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth See: 2007 NERFU College Men's Division IV Rugby Tournament
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
Women's College D4 -

2008
Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2 - Middlebury College
Men's College D3 - Salve Regina University See: 2008 NERFU College Men's Division III Rugby Tournament
Men's College D4 - Holy Cross College
Women's College D1 - United States Military Academy
Women's College D2 - Stonehill College
Women's College D3 - Bryant University
Women's College D4 - Holy Cross College

[edit] External links

• NERFU Official Site
• NRU Official Site
• USA Rugby Official Site
• IRB Official Site