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Fairfield University – Men’s 7s Champions

For Immediate Release
 
College Rugby – Men
 
Saturday April 6, 2024
Hempstead, NY
 
Tri-State 7s Winners are Fairfield University
The departure of Marist College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from the Division II ranks of the Tri-State Conference certainly left a void in the competition. Marist the winners in 2022 and 2023 had been preceded by William Paterson University who had developed a very strong 7s program that had fared well at Nationals. But with WPU no longer fielding a team and Marist gone the door was open for a new champion.
 
The semifinals saw the 3 pool winners advance and then one of the 3 second placed teams would join them to make the 4 playoff teams. 
 
In Pool A Hofstra University, the host for the tournament, went 3-0 and headed that pool as the Pride saw off challenges from Molloy College, Seton Hall University and SUNY-New Paltz B. The latter agreed to fill in after Bard College dropped out.
 
In Pool B it was Vassar College that took first place as they defeated Drew University, Montclair State and SUNY-Maritime College. Drew University went 2-1 and would hope to get through as the second best team.
 
In Pool C the Fairfield University team defeated USMMA, Kings Point as well as SUNY-New Paltz A and Seton Hall University B. SUNY-Oneonta dropped out and Seton hall B filled that slot.
 
It was Seton Hall University from Pool A that advanced to join those 3 Pool winners and it made for a couple of very compelling semifinals.
 
Fairfield outmaneuvered Seton Hall to the tune of 29-19 but the scoreline definitely reflected well on the credibility of Seton Hall to be in the playoffs. Meanwhile Vassar College came from behind to nip Hofstra University right at the end in a thriller 24-21.
 
The final saw Vassar dominate the first half in terms of territory but at the final whistle it was Fairfield who had added solid attack to their staunch defense and the Stags took the title, 19-5.
 
Congratulations to Fairfield University on their success and thanks to Hofstra for hosting the championship.
 

F​ull results & standings –

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Tri-State Conference 7s – Déja-vu – Columbia v Fairfield

Ws 7s RESULTS

Ws 7s STANDINGS 2024

For Immediate Release

College Rugby – Women

Stony Brook University

Sunday April 7th, 2024

Lions Threepeat as 7s Champions in Tri-State & Siena College wins Small College title.

Division II – Columbia defeat Fairfield

While the end result was the same as the previous 2 years, with Columbia University taking the Tri-State 7s title, the road to that victory was very different. The Tri-State divided the 10 Division II teams into 2 pools of 5 with the top 2 teams from each pool advancing to the semifinals.

In pool play Columbia started as expected but then in game 3 stumbled against Stony Brook University losing 10-5 to the hosts. It was nip and tuck as Marist College certainly looked capable of going undefeated in pool play having already beaten Stony Brook 12-5. But the Lions of Columbia took care of business beating Marist and won the pool although both teams had the same 3-1 record.

In Pool B it was last year’s runner-up Fairfield University who took the honors going 5-0 and second place went to The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) who went 4-1 with wins over Vassar, Montclair State and Rutgers.

Columbia fell behind in their semifinal but rallied to beat TCNJ 19-17 and on the other side of the draw Fairfield dispatched Marist 24-10.

In the Championship game Columbia shut out Fairfield 22-0 and has the opportunity to play at the CRC 7s.

Small College – Siena defeat Hofstra

The Tri-State Small College Division had 6 teams and given the distances traveled it was felt that 1 pool with everyone playing each other and then a final between the top 2 would make for an excellent competition. Teams were allowed extended rosters. Of the 6 teams 3 emerged as clear contenders with those being Drew, Hofstra and Siena. Drew decided to withdraw despite being 3-1 so the Hofstra game was a forfeit.

Hofstra had beaten Siena 10-7 in pool play and the final would see a rematch. It was close yet again but Siena prevailed 17-15.

Congratulations to all the teams present for a full day of Rugby 7s.

Many thanks to Stony Brook University for hosting the event and good luck to Columbia, Siena and Fairfield in their bid to play at the CRC event at the end of the month.

All the game Results & Standings for the day are available in the links at the top of this article.

 

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FALL 2024 CONFERENCE SCHEDULES & PLAYOFF BRACKETS SET

To: All Tri-State Conference Teams

Re: Fall 2024 Schedules and Playoffs

Date: Tuesday February 20, 2024

Click on the links below to see the Fall 2024 Schedules and Playoff brackets.

UPDATED 2-27-24

TS Women Fall 2024 Schedules

TS Women Fall 2024 Playoffs

TS Men Fall 2024 Schedules

Ms TS Fall 2024 Playoffs

Please share these details with your Club Sport Director and the Department of Athletics as well as your returning players.

The sooner your schedule is known and input to master calendar to reserve the field the better.

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

Sincerely,

Tony Brown

tobrown@vassar.edu

(845) 380-9052

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Sad News

To: The Tri-State Conference Teams
Re: Tragic loss of life
 
Today, January 25th, 2024 Caleb Persanis of SUNY-New Paltz contacted the Tri-State Conference to inform us of the tragic passing of his teammate Raymond E. Rattray. 
 
Caleb writes, “Raymond was a beloved member of New Paltz Rugby Football Club. He joined the team in the Fall of 2023 and went on to play prop for us on the field. Off the field Ray was one of the greatest men I have ever played with, he had the most admirable love for the game. It was a common sight to see him running laps at the field half an hour before practice! He enjoyed every second of practice, our games, and life.” 
 
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Raymond’s family and friends at this most difficult of times.
 
Press Report
 
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — A 22-year-old SUNY New Paltz senior was killed on Tuesday in a hit-and-run on state Route 208 near campus, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said late Wednesday.

The Sheriff’s Office said the student killed in the “fatal car versus pedestrian accident” was Raymond E. Rattray, 22, of New York City.

In a letter to members of the college community, college president Darrell P. Wheeler said Rattray was a philosophy major in the school’s Educational Opportunity Program and a member of the Men’s Rugby Club.

“We extend our deepest sympathy to Raymond’s family and friends and to the faculty and staff who had the privilege to know him,” Wheeler said in the letter.

Police said they determined through an investigation that on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at approximately 5:11 p.m., Rattray, “was walking home from class on Route 208 on the shoulder of the south bound lane and was struck by a dark colored sedan traveling south.” Police said that the “vehicle fled the scene” but that it “sustained damage to the front-end on the passenger side.”

At around 1:16 p.m. on Wednesday deputies responded to state Route 208 between the area of Hawk Drive and Cross Creek Road “for the report of a deceased subject found on the side of the road,” police said. The area is near the SUNY New Paltz campus. “When deputies arrived, they located a deceased male in a wooded area approximately 20 feet from the road,” police said in a news release.

Police had announced the closure of Route 208 at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, and the reopening at around 8 p.m.

The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, New York State Police BCI, the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office, SUNY New Paltz Police and the Town of New Paltz Police Department, the release said.

New Paltz students who need assistance “in processing this sad loss” may contact the SUNY New Paltz Counseling Center at (845) 257-2920. College employees may contact the Employee Assistance Program at (845) 257-2886, Wheeler said.

The investigation remains open and active, police said, asking “anyone who may have witnessed this accident or has information about this accident” to call a Sheriff’s Office detective at (845) 338-3640 or call the confidential tip line at (845) 340-3599.

Rattray is the second college student killed in a hit-and-run car crash this month in Ulster County.

Sincerely,
 
Tony Brown

tobrown@vassar.edu

(845) 380-9052
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Beast weekend changed and AGM reminder

To: All Tri-State Conference Teams
Re: Beast of the East Tournament, Portsmouth, RI 2024 & our AGM
 
Beast of the East 2024
It has been brought to my attention that the Beast of the East Tournament this year will be held on the final weekend in April and not it’s traditional third weekend.
So, it will be held on Saturday & Sunday, April 27th & 28th, 2024.
You can check and verify this on Friday by going to the Beast of the East website at: https://beastoftheeast.net/
 
Reminder:
Tri-State Conference Annual General Meeting 
The Conference AGM will be held on
Sunday, January 28th, 2024 at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT starting at 12:00 noon in Nursing Hall 103.
Every team must send a representative who is empowered to vote.
 
Please feel free to send in agenda items.
 
Sincerely,
 
Tony Brown

tobrown@vassar.edu

(845) 380-9052
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CRC 7s Qualification 2024

To: All Tri-State Teams
Re: CRC 7s Qualification – Spring 2024
 
Please see the pathways for the CRC 7s Championships this Spring.
 
The Tri-State Conference 7s Championships 2024 will be structured as follows:
 
Men – A Small College bracket. The winner will advance to the CRC event. (USMMA is the only DII Men’s program so it will need to attend a Qualifier Tournament to attempt to qualify.)
 
Women – A Division II bracket and a Small College bracket – the winner of each will advance to the CRC event.
DII Teams: Columbia, Fairfield, Marist, Vassar, Rensselaer, Stony Brook, Montclair, Rutgers, TCNJ & Fordham.
Small College Teams: Hofstra, Molloy, Maritime, Drew, New Paltz & Siena.
 
Teams should note that there are just a few At-Large slots so there is an outside chance of a runner-up getting an opportunity.
———- Forwarded message ———
From: Pat Clifton <sevens@ncr.rugby>
Date: Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Subject: CRC Qualification
Commissioners and coaches, 

 
Hope the holidays are treating you well. I wanted to check in regarding the spring 7s calendar and qualification pathways to the Collegiate Rugby Championship, April 26-28, 2024 at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, MD. All of this will eventually be on the website after our team gets through the 15s championships. But I know there are lots of teams planning now, and you all need to be planning your 7s conference championships if you haven’t been already, so I wanted to arm you with the information to do that. Apologies for the cumbersome email.  
 
We have a couple of significant changes this year, one being the men will play Friday and Saturday ONLY, and the women will play Saturday and Sunday ONLY. Another big change is streamlining the size and nature of our divisions. The Men’s Premier Cup will remain 32 teams, and every other division will now be a 16-team bracket, a la the Women’s Premier Cup. We think this aligned competitive structure will make for a better overall experience for everyone and be much easier to follow.
 
As announced earlier this month, the qualification pathways are set. Below is the list of each conference with an AQ bid by division. Please plan to crown your conference champion by no later than Sunday April 14, 2024, as that is the deadline. Please submit your conference championship information to this form by Friday January 12th. 
 
That form is also where ALL tournaments should be submitted to get onto the NCR Master Schedule. When it comes down to deciding those at-large bids, the selection committee will ONLY consider tournaments on the NCR Master Schedule. So please share this link with your teams so they can make sure all their results count.  
 
Please do not hesitate to hit me with any questions or clarifications whatsoever.  
 
Women’s Premier Cup AQ Conferences (All other bids are at-large)
Big Ten
Midwest
SARC
Rugby Northeast

Women’s D1AA AQ Conferences (All other bids are at-large)
Allegheny/Upstate
Big Ten
Lonestar
Midwest
SARC

Women’s D2 AQ Conferences (All other bids are at-large)
Allegheny
Great Lakes
Great Waters/Northern Lights
Lonestar
MARC
Mid-America
NEWCRC
Ohio Valley
High Peaks
Rugby Northeast
SARC
Tri-State
Upstate New York

Women’s Small College AQ Conferences (All other bids are at-large)
Allegheny
Colonial Coast
EPRU
Great Lakes
Great Waters/Northern Lights
MARC
Mid-America
NEWCRC
Ohio Valley
Prairie States
Rugby Northeast
SARC
Tri-State
Upstate New York

 
Men’s Premier Cup AQ Conferences
Big Rivers
Big Ten
Rugby East
Liberty
SCRC
 
Men’s Premier Open Qualifiers
Sunshine 7s February 24 Confirmed Men’s University of Florida Gainesville, FL drbuschman@gmail.com
Frostbite 7s March 2 Confirmed Men’s Hempfield High School Lancaster, PA https://www.paclassics.org/frostbite-rugby-tournament
Crimson Storm Classic March 2 Confirmed Men’s Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK agilliland@mail.snu.edu
Terrapins 7s March 9 Confirmed Men’s University of Maryland College Park, MD jsoeken@comcast.net
Kansas City Collegiate Invitational March 16 Confirmed Men’s KC Current Training Facility Kansas City, MO sevens@ncr.rugby
Fighting Irish Invitational March 23 Confirmed Men’s Stinson Rugby Field Notre Dame, IN https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWVKfZdseaGKYa0-KyGpp9h8AxmvhbNfg4u7MZJuJ7LJej3w/viewform
Monumental 7s April 6 Confirmed Men’s Veterans Memorial Stadium Quincy, MA https://freejacks.com/product/2024-monumental-7s-registration/
Cherry Blossom April 13 Confirmed Men’s Liberty Sports Park Washington, D.C. http://www.washingtonrugbyclub.org/pages/CherryBlossomTournament
 
Men’s D1AA AQ Conferences (All other bids are at-large)
Liberty
MARC
Southern
Big Ten
SCRC
MAC
 
Men’s D2 AQ Conferences (All other bids are at-large)
Allegheny
Cardinals
Deep South
Gateway
Great Lakes
Great Midwest
High Peaks
Liberty
MARC
New England Wide
Northern Lights
SCRC
Southern
Tri-State
 
Men’s Small College AQ Conferences 
MARC
Allegheny
NERFU
Colonial Coast
Cardinals

Men’s Small College Open Qualifiers

Northwest Small College National Qualifier March 23 Confirmed Men’s Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR https://forms.gle/m3Quvb1p9ubZJk1DA
Calfornia Small College National Qualifier April 6 Confirmed Men’s Cal Maritime Vallejo, CA https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSce2LstXVEpR9_vQX7Y1zdzsDixplSokj4PUgSBQI8bzx8Eaw/viewform
Rockies Small College National Qualifier TBC Proposed Men’s TBC TBC TBC
Midwest-North Small College National Qualifier April 13 Confirmed Men’s Wisconsin Rugby Sports Complex Cottage Grove, WI https://form.jotform.com/233064635543051
Midwest-East Small College National Qualifier March 23 Confirmed Men’s Fortress Obetz Obetz, OH seth.r.erwin@gmail.com
Mid-Atlantic Small College National Qualifier April 6 Confirmed Men’s TBC Pittsburgh, PA seth.r.erwin@gmail.com
Southeast Small College National Qualifier April 13 Confirmed Men’s East Carolina University Greenville, N.C. jwiseman003@gmail.com
New York Small College National Qualifier April 7 Confirmed Men’s Niagara University Buffalo, NY https://forms.gle/Y3E4tRaEaSJUdcC39
New England Small College National Qualifier April 6 Confirmed Men’s TBC Boston, MA dale.russell@maine.edu

Thank you,

 
Pat Clifton
NCR 7s Director
816.506.4904
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Fall 2023 Conference Winners

For Immediate Release

College Rugby

Monday November 6th, 2023

Tri-State Teams crowns Conference winners for Fall 2023

Congratulations to the Tri-State Conference Champions 2023 and to the teams that earned postseason berths and are headed to National playoffs.

WOMEN – Division II

Columbia University finished the season unbeaten and in a thriller of a final against the Vassar College Women they won 31-22 at Baker Field in New York City. Both teams head to the regional round of the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Championship and in addition Fairfield University gained an At-Large bid so the top 3 teams in the Tri-State advanced.

East Regional

Columbia will face the US Coast Guard Academy and if successful will then take on the University of New Hampshire or Roger Williams University.

South Regional

Vassar take on Coastal Carolina and if successful will meet either Temple or Syracuse.

Midwest

Fairfield face the defending NCR Champiions the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and if successful will play the University of Cincinnati or Grand Valley State University.

West

Illinois v Bowling Green & LSU v Colorado Mines

WOMEN – Small College

Siena College won the Tri-State Small College title and together with the runner-up Hofstra University head to regionals on November 11 & 12 for the NCR playoffs.  Siena will take on Colby College in Henniker, NH while Hofstra face Lee University in the South Regional.

MEN – Division II

USMMA, Kings Point is the Tri-State Division II Men’s Champion and they play in the first round of the NCR Playoffs against the University of Vermont this Saturday, November 11, 2023 at UVM.

MEN – Small College

Vassar College Men defeated Hofstra University 47-31 at Hofstra to take the Small College title. Vassar will compete on Saturday and Sunday November 11 & 12 against Holy Cross, SUNY-Brockport, Endicott or Roger Williams for a spot in the round of 16.  It is hoped that Vassar will host this 4 team playoff (to be confirmed). Hofstra head to Penn State-Berks for a Bowl game against the hosts Penn State-Berks on November 18th, 2023.

Let’s hope all the Tri-State Teams advance – please send your results to the Conference (tobrown@vassar.edu)

FULL PLAYOFF DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NCR WEBSITE – ncr.rugby