New England Rugby Football Union

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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 2.1.2.1.1 White Conference 2.1.2.1.2 Green Conference 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 2.1.2.4 Division IV 2.1.2.4.1 East Conference 2.1.2.4.2 South Conference 2.1.2.4.3 North Conference 2.1.2.4.4 Independent 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 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 Knickerboxers RFC
• Amoskeag RFC
• Boston Irish Wolfhounds RFC
• Boston RFC
• Connecticut Yankees R.F.C.
• Mystic River Rugby Club
• New Haven RFC
• Worcester RFC

[edit] Division II

• Burlington RFC
• Charles River RFC
• Hartford Wanderers RFC
• Newport RFC
• Old Gold Rugby Football Club
• Providence RFC
• South Shore Anchors RFC
• Springfield RFC

[edit] Division III

• Boston Irish Wolfhounds Third XV
• Harvard Business School RFC
• MIT RFC
• Mad River/Stowe RFC
• Middlesex Barbarians RFC
• New London County RFC
• North Shore Rugby Football Club
• Portland RFC
• Rutland RFC
• Saranac Lake Mountaineers 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

[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

[edit] White Conference

• Army
• Boston College (see BCRFC)
• Dartmouth
• Northeastern University
• University of Connecticut
• University of Massachusetts Amherst

[edit] Green Conference

• Amherst College
• Brown University
• Harvard University
• Norwich University
• University of New Hampshire
• Yale University

[edit] Division II

[edit] Central Conference

• Babson College
• Boston University
• Middlebury College
• St. Michael's College
• University of Vermont
• Williams College

[edit] North Conference

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

[edit] South Conference

• Bryant College
• Providence College
• Trinity College
• United States Coast Guard Academy
• University of Rhode Island
• Western Connecticut State University

[edit] Division III

[edit] East Conference

• Bentley College
• Harvard University "B"
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Tufts University
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Wheaton College

[edit] South Conference

• Central Connecticut State University
• Rhode Island College
• Roger Williams University
• Southern Connecticut State University
• University of Hartford
• Wesleyan University

[edit] West Conference

• Keene State College
• Plymouth State University
• Springfield College
• St. Anselm College
• University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

[edit] Division IV

[edit] East Conference

• Brandeis University
• Curry College
• Dartmouth College "C"
• Franklin Pierce College
• Stonehill College
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

[edit] South Conference

• Eastern Connecticut State University
• Framingham State College
• Nichols College
• Connecticut College
• New Haven RFC U23
• University of Massachusetts Amherst "C"

[edit] North Conference

• Castleton State College
• Colby-Sawyer College
• Green Mountain College
• Johnson State College
• Lyndon State College
• Southern Vermont College

[edit] Independent

• New England 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
• Arlington Catholic High School
• Bishop Hendricken High School
• Boston College High School
• Brookline High School
• Catholic Memorial High School
• Marshfield High School
• St. John's Preparatory School
• Middlesex RFC U19 Squad

[edit] Division II

• Cheshire Rams
• Essex High School
• Fairfield Ward High School
• Falmouth High School
• Kearsarge Regional High School
• Kimball Union Academy
• Lincoln-Sudbury High School
• Mad River Valley Boys
• Middlesex Youth RFC
• North Country RFC U19 Squad
• Phillips Exeter Academy
• Portland RFC U19 Squad
• Rutland RFC U19 Squad
• Stanstead College
• Upper Valley Youth RFC
• Winged Beavers

[edit] Women's

[edit] Club

[edit] Division I

• Beantown RFC
• Boston Women RFC

[edit] Division II

• Albany Knickerboxer Sirens RFC
• Burlington RFC
• Great Northern WRFC
• Hartford Wild Roses
• Providence WRFC
• Seacoast WRFC
• Worcester WRFC

[edit] Division III

• Charles River WRFC
• Connecticut Yankees WRFC
• North Shore WRFC
• Portland 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

• 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 University
• 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
• United States Coast Guard Academy
• 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
• Phillips Exeter Academy
• Portland RFC U19 Girls
• Rutland RFC U19 Girls
• South Burlington High School
• Sugar River Girls
• Upper Valley Youth

[edit] External links

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