New England Rugby Football Union

New England Rugby Football Union

Abbreviation	NERFU
Formation	February 3, 1975 (February 3, 1975)
Legal status	Association
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts
Region served	New England, United States of America
Membership	Approximately 3000 athletes on 80 teams (collegiate and senior)
President	Brad Dufresne
Main organ	Executive Committee
Website	nerfu.rugby

The New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) is a Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams in New England.

Prior to 2013, NERFU had been a local area union ("LAU"), and 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 Union being the others).

There are currently over 80 active teams and over 3,000 registered players in the New England area.

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. NERFU focuses the majority of its attention on serving rugby at the club level, and less on the collegiate and HS levels.

Divisions

Men's

Club

Division I

• Mystic River Rugby Club

Division II

• New London, Coast Guard Academy RFC
• Newport RFC
• Portland RFC
• Worcester RFC
• Boston Irish Wolfhounds
• South Shore Anchors
• Hartford Wanderers RFC
• Boston RFC
• Mystic Barbarians

Division III

• New London County RFC
• MIT RFC
• Boston Irish Wolfhounds 2nd XV
• Amoskeag Rugby
• Boston Maccabi Rugby, Newton, MA
• North Shore Rugby Football Club
• Old Gold Rugby Football Club
• Charles River Rats RFC
• Albany RFC
• Providence RFC
• Burlington RFC (Vermont)

Division IV

• Monadnock Rugby (New Hampshire)
• Springfield RFC (Massachusetts)
• Freedom RFC (New Hampshire)
• Mad River/Stowe RFC (Vermont)
• Upper Valley RFC (New Hampshire)
• Boston Ironsides RFC (Massachusetts)
• Cape Cod RFC (Massachusetts)
• Black River RFC (Vermont)
• South Shore 2nd XV (Massachusetts)

Collegiate

Division I

NERFU's Division I program lost multiple rugby programs when the ivy league colleges left to form the Ivy League Rugby Conference (Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth).

• Boston College (see BCRFC)
• Northeastern University (see NURFC)
• University of Connecticut
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (See UMRFC)
• University of Albany
• Southern Connecticut State University
• Middlebury College

Division II

• Boston University
• University of Vermont
• College of the Holy Cross
• University of New Hampshire
• University of Maine, Orono
• Norwich University
• University of Rhode Island

Division III

Maine Conference

• Colby College
• Bowdoin College
• University of Maine at Farmington
• Bates College
• Maine Maritime Academy
• University of Maine at Orono

Boston Conference

• Tufts University
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Babson College
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Curry College

Central Conference

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

Western Conference

• Williams College
• Amherst College
• Plymouth State College
• Keene State College
• Castleton University
• Franklin Pierce University

Southern Conference

• New Haven U23
• Central Connecticut State University
• Western Connecticut State University
• Springfield College
• University of Hartford
• Trinity College
• Western New England College
• Eastern Connecticut State University
• Brandeis University

Division IV

Central Conference

• Westfield State University
• Nichols College
• Wesleyan University
• Connecticut College
• Southern Vermont College
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

South Conference

• Lasell College
• Framingham State College
• Rhode Island College
• University of New England
• Mitchell College

North Conference

• Colby-Sawyer College
• Green Mountain College
• Champlain College
• Lyndon State College
• Maine Maritime Academy
• Johnson State College

U19

NERFU has essentially abdicated its role in overseeing U-19/HS Rugby in favor of state based rugby organizations (SRBOs). In New England, there are nascent SRBOs in VT, CT and MA.

Division I

• Amoskeag RFC U19 Squad
• Bishop Hendricken High School
• Belmont High School (MA)
• Boston College High School
• Lincoln-Sudbury High School
• Scituate Stormers Rugby
• St. John's Preparatory School
• Middlesex RFC U19 Squad
• Xaverian Brothers High School
• Brookline High School

Division II

• Cheshire Rams
• Essex High School
• Fairfield High School
• Falmouth High School
• Groton 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
• Staples High School
• Upper Valley Youth RFC
• Winged Beavers
• Malden Catholic High School
• Arlington Catholic High School
• Marshfield High School
• Catholic Memorial High School

Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization (MYRO)

The Massachusetts SBRO (http://myrugby.org) is now the umbrella organization for youth rugby in the state. All High School, U19, and U15 clubs are now under their auspices.

Boston middle schools that play rugby include Washington Irving, Edwards, Orchard Gardens, and Lee Academy.

Women's

Club

Women's Premier League

• Beantown RFC

Division I

• Albany Knickerbocker Sirens RFC
• Boston Women RFC
• Providence WRFC

Division II

• Burlington WRFC
• Charles River WRFC
• Hartford Wild Roses
• Seacoast WRFC
• Worcester WRFC
• Portland, Maine (PWRFC)
• North Shore, Massachusetts North Shore Monsoons WRFC

Division III

• Connecticut Yankees WRFC

• Vermont Law School WRFC

Collegiate

Division I

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

Division II

Downeast Conference

• Bates College
• Bowdoin College (Bowdoin College Men's Rugby)
• Colby College
• University of Maine at Farmington
• University of Maine, Orono
• University of New Hampshire

East Conference

• Babson College
• Wesleyan University
• Smith College
• Tufts University
• University of Rhode Island
• Wellesley College
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

West Conference

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

Division III

East Conference

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

South Conference

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

West Conference

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

Division IV

East Conference

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

West Conference

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

U19

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
• Newton South High School Girls Rugby Club

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 - Norwich University
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 - New England College All Black's

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 - United States Coast Guard Academy
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

2009
Men's Club D1
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3
Men's Club D4 - Saratoga Springs Stampede
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2 - UMASS Amherst
Men's College D3 -
Men's College D4 -
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Women's College D4 -

2010
Men's Club D1
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3 - Saratoga Springs Stampede
Men's Club D4
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2
Men's College D3 - Salve Regina University See 2010 NERFU College Men's Division III Rugby Tournament
Men's College D4 -
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
Women's College D4 -

2016
Men's Club D1
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3
Men's Club D4
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 Maine at Orono
Men's College D4
Women's College D1
Women's College D2
Women's College D3
Women's College D4 -

External links

• Official website