East Coast Rugby Conference
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Inaugural season | 2011 |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Middlebury College |
| Most titles | Middlebury College(2) |
The East Coast Rugby Conference was founded in 2011 after USA Rugby decided that college rugby teams would leave their local area unions and form independent conferences. Seven teams participated in the inaugural season. In 2012, the league expanded and added an eighth team, with American International College joining the league as an associate member. They were voted into full membership for the Fall 2013 league season.
Northeastern University (NURFC)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Connecticut (UCRFC [1])
University at Albany, SUNY (UARFC [2])
American International College
Boston College played at the 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship. The CRC, held every June at PPL Park in Philadelphia, is the highest profile college rugby tournament in the US, and is broadcast live on NBC. The opening round of fixtures took place on September 17, 2011. Northeastern won the conference's inaugural season, earning a bid to the round of 16 of the D1-AA tournament. The conference also hosted a 7's tournament on November 5, with the winner getting an automatic bid to the USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships. Boston College defeated the University of Albany 36–10 in the final, but declined the bid to the national championships.
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