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College Rugby

Saturday March 28, 2026

Poughkeepsie, NY

Seton Hall University Triumphs at Tri-State Sevens

In one of the closest competitions in years it was the Seton Hall University Men’s Rugby team that took home the spoils at the Tri-State Conference 7s Championships. 

A total of 12 teams battled it out in very chilly and blustery conditions at Vassar College’s Rugby fields located at the Preserve on campus in Poughkeepsie, NY. Originally, SUNY-New Paltz was to host but waterlogged fields caused the venue to be switched but that didn’t deter the lads from New Jersey.

Seton Hall went 3-0 in their group and that included the defending champions USMMA, Kings Point. That game was a close one with the Hall prevailing 24-19. As things turned out USMMA would end up advancing to the semifinals as the best second placed team in the tournament.

In Group B Fairfield University, who entered a development team, went 3-0 and in Group C Hofstra University won as they went undefeated knocking out the hosts Vassar College 20-12.

All the Group winners had accumulated 11 points so the seeding came down to points differential and the semifinal pairings (1 v 4 and 2 v 3). Hofstra earned the #1 seed and faced USMMA with Fairfield being the #2 seed and they went up against Seton Hall.

Seton Hall had no problems winning convincingly 33-10 and Hofstra advanced to the title game with only a conversion being the difference between them and USMMA, final score 14-12.

The final was a thriller and at the final whistle it was Seton Hall the victor by 19-12 as both teams left it all on the field. Congratulations to Seton Hall University Men’s Rugby and here’s hoping they get a bid to the National Collegiate Rugby Championship in late April in Boyd, MD.

Click the link below to see all the Championship game results…

TS Sevens 2026 Results

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College Rugby

Friday February 20, 2026

Poughkeepsie, NY

Tri-State Conference Releases Fall 2026 Schedules

In an effort to help teams plan ahead the Tri-State Collegiate Rugby Conference has published the Fall 2026 team schedules. Click on the links below to view the schedules. ​Team officers are encouraged to share this press release now with their school administrators and team members.

MEN – The 8 men’s teams in Division III will each play one another and then the top 4 will playoff for the Conference Championship with the traditional pairing of the #1 seed hosting the #4 seed and #2 hosting #3. These semifinals will take place on November 1st, 2026 and the following weekend the winners will compete in the Conference Championship game. Last year the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point defeated Vassar College 31-24. The Tri-State Conference also includes a Developmental Division and these teams will play each other home and away with the top 2 playing off after the regular season.

WOMEN – The highly competitive Tri-State Women will adopt a new format for 2026-27 with a modification of the previous two tier system in place. At the Annual General Meeting on February 1st, 2026 there was considerable discussion about alignment and competitive games. The net result was that 4 teams opted to have a Division II national pathway, 3 teams  chose a Division III national pathway and the 6 teams were content to play the regular season and conclude with a Conference Jamboree i.e. Bowl games for all.

As opposed to previous years when a Conference postseason has included single elimination games this year the Division II teams will all play each other home and away and the final standings will determine the seedings one through four. The Conference has always received 2 national postseason berths and in some years a third has been earned. Given the results of the past 2 years in the NCR Regional rounds where Tri-State’s second and third placed teams have defeated other Conference #1s and the Tri-State Conference #1 has defeated multiple #1s it is hard to deny that the top 3 teams should advance in Fall TS Men Fall 2026. We want to see the best teams competing in the postseason.

Fall 2026 Schedules

TS Men Fall 26 Schedules

TS Women’s Fall 2026 Schedules

TS Fall Schedules by Weekend 2026

TS Men Fall 2026 Playoffs

Please feel free to go to tristaterugby.com  for team contact information, news, results and standings.

 

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College Rugby

Atlanta, GA

Sat & Sun January 24 & 25, 2026

Tri-State Women All-Stars Win in Atlanta

First time entrants Tri-State Blues, coached by Austin Ryan, Reggie Ferraro and Greg Matthews traveled to Atlanta, GA and defeated all opponents to take the 7s Title.

Read Jackie Finlan’s report inThe Rugby Breakdown – click on the link below…

https://www.ncr.rugby/news/tri-state-more-like-try-state?utm_campaign=35318357-2026%20All%20Stars&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=400228147&utm_content=400228147&utm_source=hs_email

Congratulations to the Tri-State players that competed in the All-Star XVs competition and a huge thank you to NCR Women’s Director Alycia Washington for navigating the logistics with snow and ice disruptions!

Debutante Tri-State Wins NCR All-Star 7s

To: All Tri-State Conference Teams

Re: Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Please be advised that the AGM will take place on Sunday February 1, 2026 at 12:00 noon at Rutgers University.

Every team is required to send a representative.

The Agenda is shown below and if you want an item added please feel free to write to me and it will be included. (tobrown@vassar.edu)

Tri-State Conference Collegiate Rugby

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Sunday February 1st, 2026

at 12:00 pm

Venue: The SONY Werblin Recreation Center Conference Room, 656 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854

AGENDA

1.SIGN IN

Members present to sign in providing:

Team, name, cell phone # & email address,

eg:  Marist Women, Suzi Smith, 914-273-8496, ssmith@marist.edu

2.CONTACT INFORMATION

Team representatives are asked to check the team contact details on the conference web site and provide updates and corrections. Name, office, cell phone number and email addresses should be provided. These should reflect the coaching staff and administrators, both school officials and students, for the Spring and Fall of 2026.

3.FALL 2025 REPORT – A brief summation of the Fall 2025 15s Season.

4.SPRING 2025 SCHEDULES

Members will discuss 15s & 7s options and have an opportunity to set up their schedule.

We need to decide on the Tri-State 7s Championships dates and venues

Men Date: ________________ Venue: __________

Women Date: ________________ Venue:___________

5.FALL 2026 CONFERENCE STRUCTURE & SCHEDULES

Proposals for Fall 2026 Division alignments

6.REFEREES

7.CONDUCT ON & OFF THE FIELD – Disciplinary Committee

8.CONFERENCE BUDGET

9.MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS at games

10.EXECUTIVE BOARD – Volunteers required

11.ALL CONFERENCE RECOGNITION & SELECT SIDE PLAY

12.BUDGET REVIEW

13.ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

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College Rugby (Men & Women)

Sunday November 9, 2025

Tri-State Conference Champions Fall 2025

Poughkeepsie, NY – On Saturday November 8th, 2025 the Vassar College Women defeated Fairfield University Women 88-5 to take the Tri-State Conference Title and #1 seed into the National Collegiate Rugby Postseason. Fairfield advance as well as the Tri-State #2 team and on the back of a solid Fall season Marist University earned an At-Large bid to the Division II playoffs as well. Three Tri-State teams in Division II postseason play. In the Division III NCR postseason pathway Tri-State has Hofstra University and Siena College competing.

On the men’s side the Tri-State Conference Champions in Men’s Division III play are USMMA, Kings Point. The midshipmen defeated Vassar College Men 31-24 and will advance and host Endicott College Men next weekend.

Congratulations to the 2025 Champions, Vassar College Women and USMMA, KingsPoint Men. We wish them and all the teams in postseason the very best of luck and let’s hope that all acquit themselves well representing our Conference.

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Collegiate Rugby – Men & Women

Tri-State Conference Rugby Playoffs

(NY, NJ, CT)

Monday November 3, 2025

Poughkeepsie, NY – Please be advised of the following game results from the Tri-State Conference this past weekend and upcoming games for the weekend of November 8th, 2025.

Sunday November 2, 2025

Men

Tri-State Conference Semifinals

USMMA, Kings Point Men 98 v 21 Seton Hall University Men

Vassar College Men 50 v 28 SUNY-Maritime College Men

Women

Tri-State Conference Semifinals

Vassar College Women 74 v 7 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Women

Fairfield University Women 39 v 12 Marist University Women

Consolation brackets

Fordham University Women 7 v 33 Molloy University Women

Hofstra University Women 28 v Montclair State University Women (forfeit)

Siena College Women 28 v 0 The College of New Jersey Women (forfeit)

Columbia University Women 0 v 28 Rutgers University Women  (forfeit)

SUNY-New Paltz Women 28 v 0 Stony Brook University Women (forfeit)

Upcoming Games

​Saturday November 8, 2025

Men

Tri-State Championship Game

# 2 Vassar College Men at # 1 USMMA, Kings Point Men KO 2:00 pm

Women

Tri-State Championship Game

# 2 Fairfield University Women at # 1 Vassar College Women KO 12:00 pm

Third/Fourth Place Playoff Game

# 4 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Women at # 3 Marist University Women

Consolation brackets

Rutgers University Women at Siena College Women

Hofstra University Women at Molloy University Women

​N.B. SUNY-New Paltz Women at the Patriot Bowl in Worcester, MA versus Wentworth Institute of Technology Women (Fordham University Women on Standby or at Vassar for a B-side game).

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

 

Tony Brown

tobrown@vassar.edu

(845) 380-9052

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College Rugby

Tri-State Conference – Men

October 30, 2025 – Final Regular Season game determines playoff seedings

SUNY-Maritime College defeated Hofstra University 48-17 and finished the regular season in third place which means that the semifinalist are #1 USMMA, Kings Point, Vassar College, SUNY-Maritime College and Seton Hall University.

The Men’s Final Regular Season Standings are shown below and the playoff semifinals see USMMA host Seton Hall University on Saturday November 1st, 2025 at %;30 pm, while on Sunday Vassar College host SUNY-Maritime College with a 2:00 pm kick-off time. Click on the link below.

TS Final Standings Fall 2025

TS Men Playoffs Fall 2025

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Collegiate Rugby

Sunday October 26th, 2025

Tri-State Conference Men’s Playoff Picture Still Murky!

Poughkeepsie, NY – Playoff matters are only a little clearer in the Tri-State Conference as of Sunday evening October 26th, 2025.

We now know that USMMA and Vassar will host semifinal games.

This weekend USMMA, Kings Point clobbered Hofstra University 89-0 to close out their regular season play. The cadets are 6-1 tied and with Fairfield University Men atop the table. Although Fairfield finish first based on the tie-breaker of head-to-head competition, the Stags are ineligible for post season play in the Tri-State. So USMMA are the number 1 seed. The Vassar College Men has now had back-to-back wins over Hofstra and Seton Hall and that takes their points tally to 22 and a second place finish behind USMMA.

Currently, Seton Hall is in the third position with 17 points. Right behind in 4th is Maritime with 16 points and then Hofstra with 15 points. The big win this weekend was SUNY-New Paltz defeating Maritime 46-17. 

There is one game left to play on account of a weather postponement and that is Hofstra v Maritime. It has implications for 3 teams in the running for a semifinal berth.

HOFSTRA v MARITIME

If Hofstra was to win with or without scoring a bonus point for 4 tries, then they would have 19 or 20 points. If Hofstra was to lose, they are toast!

If Hofstra was to tie and score 4 tries, they would have 18 points. 17 points would also work since in a tie with Seton Hall they hold the regular season win.

A tie for Maritime with or without a bonus point would ensure they make the playoffs.

If Maritime win with or without a bonus point, they are the number 3 seed.

If Maritime lose but score 4 tries that would give them 17 points however, a tie with Seton Hall in the standings doesn’t help them as the Hall go through on head-to head play.

	MEN as of 10-27-25
	Division III	W	L	T	Pts For	Pts Agnst	Pts Diff	Bonus Points	Total
	Fairfield University Men	6	1	0	278	84	194	8	32
1	USMMA, Kings Point Men	6	1	0	457	46	411	8	32
2	Vassar College Men	4	3	0	299	185	114	6	22
3	Seton Hall University Men	3	4	0	215	357	-142	5	17
4	SUNY-Maritime College Men	3	3	0	154	224	-70	4	16
5	Hofstra University Men	3	3	0	226	201	25	3	15
6	SUNY-New Paltz Men	1	6	0	95	310	-215	1	5
7	Montclair State University Men	0	7	0	44	264	-220	1	1

 

Men’s Results – Fall 2025

10/25/25                                                                 

MSU Men 0 at 28 Fairfield Men

10/26/25                                                                 

Maritime Men 17 at 46 New Paltz Men

Seton Hall Men 24 at 41 Vassar Men

Hofstra Men 0 at 89 USMMA Men

Bard Men 28 at 0 Union Men

Oneonta Men 28 at 0 Molloy Men

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Collegiate Rugby

Tri-State Conference

(NY-NJ-CT)

Sunday October 26, 2025

Tri-State Top Teams Advance

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Tri-State Conference completed the first round of their Conference postseason play and the top four seeds all advanced to the semifinals. Vassar College and Fairfield University essentially had byes as their opponents forfeited. Meanwhile Marist University defeated Columbia University convincingly 67-0 and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute had a battle with Siena College but prevailed 29-5. 

These results mean that Vassar College will host Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Fairfield University will host Marist University next weekend on Sunday November 2, 2025. The latter of these games will be something of a decider given that in regular season play the match ended 26-26.

There are also games scheduled for teams that did not win this weekend as the Tri-State set up consolation brackets. A look at the attachment will help every team understand the bracket they are to play in. Siena College will host The College of New Jersey while Columbia University will host Rutgers University in the Challenger bracket.

Fordham University will host Molloy University and Montclair State University will host Hofstra University in the Plate bracket.

SUNY-New Paltz would have traveled to Stony Brook to decide the Bowl bracket but the Stony Brook University team has been struck by injuries and with a small roster is not able to play this game.

Sunday November 2, 2025

Division II Championship – semifinals

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Vassar College

Marist University at Fairfield University

Challenger bracket – semifinals

The College of New Jersey at Siena College

Rutgers University at Columbia University

Plate bracket – semifinals

Molloy University at Fordham University

Hofstra University at Montclair State University

Bowl bracket

SUNY-New Paltz at Stony Brook University (forfeit to New Paltz)

Please feel free to visit the Tri-State Conference website for news, general information and results.

Go to:  tristaterugby.com

TS WOMEN PLAYOFFS as of 10-27-25