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TS Postseason & 7s – Fall 2023

For Immediate Release

College Rugby

Tri-State Conference Playoffs Fall 2023 & Developmental 7s Championship
 
In close games this past weekend Columbia University Women and Vassar College Women advanced to the Tri-State Conference Championship game. Columbia defeated Rutgers and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute while Vassar accounted for Stony Brook University and Fairfield University.
 
Tri-State Conference Playoffs
Women
Quarterfinals 10/28/23
Columbia University 89 v 0 Rutgers University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 27 v 14 Marist College
Fairfield University 29 v 5 Montclair State University
Vassar College 65 v 0 Stony Brook University
 
Semifinals 10/29/23
Columbia University 19 v 0 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Vassar College 27 v 12 Fairfield University
 
Final 11/5/23
11:00 am Vassar College at Columbia University – Baker Sports Complex
 
Tri-State Men & Postseason
USMMA, Kings Point advance as the Tri-State Division II Champion and will play in a first round NCR playoff game against probably the University of Vermont.
 
In Tri-State Division III semifinal action Hofstra University Men defeated Seton Hall University Men 24-12 while the Vassar College Men squeaked past SUNY-Maritime 19-17. Hofstra and Vassar will face off next weekend and then head to NCR postseason play.
 
Developmental 7s – Annandale-on- Hudson 10/28 & 10/29, 2023
 
Bard College hosted a 7s Tournament for 6 men’s teams and the final saw Drew prevail against SUNY-New Paltz. The Tri-State teams have been battling to rebuild their rosters since the Covid-19 pandemic and the loss of the 2020-21 season. Many programs have not had enough players to field 15-a-side games so the default has been 7s or 10s. Kudos to all these 6 teams for playing rugby this fall and it is hoped that come next fall everyone of them will be back to playing 15s each weekend. Special thanks to RRSNY referees David Mowen and Brian Wolf for covering all the games.
 
Results
Bard 0-29 New Paltz
Montclair State 5- 5 Oneonta
New Paltz 5- 14 Drew
Molloy 5-0 Oneonta
Drew 26- 0 Bard
Montclair 17-  0 Molloy
 
Semi finals
Drew 28- 0 Molloy
New Paltz 12- 0 Montclair State
 
Final
Drew 22- 10 New Paltz
 
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Women’s Tri-State Quarterfinals

Tri-State Conference Playoffs
Quarterfinals 10/28/23
Columbia University 89 v 0 Rutgers University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 27 v 14 Marist College
Fairfield University 29 v 5 Montclair State University
Vassar College 65 v 0 Stony Brook University
 
Semifinals 10/29/23
Columbia University v Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Vassar College v Fairfield University
 
Final 11/5/23
Winners of the semifinal games
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Women’s Conference Championship Matchups

For Immediate Release
 
College Rugby
 
Tri-State Conference Fall 2023 Playoffs
Poughkeepsie, NY
Sunday October 22, 2023
 
Playoff Brackets for the Conference Championship 2023.
Click on the link:
Division II
Following this weekend’s results the North Division teams are seeded 1-5 according to their regular season finish. 1. Columbia University 2. Vassar College 3. Fairfield University 4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 5. Marist College.
 
The top 3 teams outside of the North Division are:
1. Montclair State 3-1-0 15 points
2. Stony Brook University 3-1-0 15 points
3. Rutgers University 3-2-0 14 points
Therefore, this Saturday, the Tri-State Conference Quarterfinal match-ups will be:
 
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
QF 1 Columbia University hosting Rutgers University
QF 2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hosting Marist College
QF 3 Fairfield University hosting Montclair State University
QF 4 Vassar College hosting Stony Brook University
 
Please contact your opponent and set the games up.
 
Sunday October 29th, 2023
Winner of QF 1 plays Winner of QF 2 (higher seed is the home team)
Winner of QF 3 plays Winner of QF 4 (higher seed is the home team)
 
Sunday October 29th, 2023
Small College Division
SF 1 Siena College host Drew University
SF 2 Hofstra University hosts Molloy College
 
Please contact your opponent and set the game up.
 
Tony Brown tobrown@vassar.edu
(845) 380-9052
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Women’s NCR Postseason

Check the Playoffs section of this website or go to ncr.rugby for postseason details.

1. Conference Champions and Playoff Qualification: If your conference is receiving an AQ bid to any division, please connect Kelsea or myself to their best team contacts the moment they are qualified either via a points system or conference championship. The sooner we can begin teams through the eligibility check process, booking hotels, etc the better.  All teams attending Regionals will need to have an approved Player Eligibility Verification (PEV) Form available on the NCR Resources page submitted to eligibility@ncr.rugby upon qualifying to attend. Please always be sure to use the website version as it’s the most updated version. 

 
If conferences wish to submit a second team to playoffs, or teams would like to individually submit to be an at large team that is due by October 21st using this form.
 
Please review the competition structures here for all divisions – matchups with kick off times by region will be confirmed in the first week of November. 
 
2. BOAR Tournament: If your teams want to get more rugby in the late fall, apply now for a post season grant up to $750 reimbursed cost for an end of season tournament. I’ve a had few people ask if anyone else was throwing one, so don’t be shy. If you have a venue available, host something. It can be 7s, 10s, 15s, motley sides, whatever you want as long as 4 non playoff teams are in attendance we will reimburse you for awards, referees, and medical costs. We realize only so many teams can qualify for playoffs, but NCR still wants to support more minutes in November/December for all teams so rally the troops and play. 
 
3. Friday Night Rugby: Please tune in tonight for our second featured women’s match at 7:30 pm EST with a small college clash St. Bonaventure v Niagara, and our final will be in a few weeks with Purdue v Notre Dame on 10/27. It’s important that we support each other in our effort to have college rugby in front of more eyeballs turn it on, and give it a watch. 
 
4. All Stars: Big email about it went out about 2 weeks ago, but a reminder to please have your current coaching staff complete this form by Sunday 10/15 for event registration. This info is how we’re going to get the ball rolling so if you are not the best POC please forward this to whoever is going to run the program so we can be in touch. At this time, any and all inquiries regarding the event, kit, hotel links, and so on should be directed towards TC at tc@ncr.rugby. 
 
 
If you have any other questions/comments/concerns at this time please reach out to Kelsea or myself and we’ve be happy to help you with whatever. 
 
Cheers, 
 
Angela Smarto

—

Angela Smarto, M.Ed.  (she/her)

NCR Director of Women’s Rugby & DI and DII Commissioner
(c) 412-606-0087, best available after 3pm EST on weekdays
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Results for the Weekend of 10/14 & 10/15, 2023

Results 10/14/23 & 10/15/23
 
Saturday October 14, 2023
Hofstra Men at Hartford Men (15s) – game cancelled
Fairfield Men Dev. 15 at 32 Vassar Men (15s) (1 bonus point for Vassar)
Columbia Women 33 at 10 RPI Women (15s) (1 bonus point for Columbia)
Fairfield Women 0 at 48 Vassar Women (15s) (1 bonus point for Vassar)
Sunday October 15, 2023
Maritime Men 7 at 62 USMMA Men (15s) (1 bonus point for USMMA)
Seton Hall Men 25 at 19 New Paltz Men (15s) (1 bonus point for New Paltz)
Oneonta Men & WPU Men at MSU (7s) – 7s games do not count in the standings.
Drew Men & Bard Men at Mollov Men (7s)
Molloy 12 v 0 Bard (7s)
Drew 26 v 7 Bard (7s)
Molloy 17 v 12 Drew (7s)
Drew 19 v 12 Bard (7s)
Molloy 17 v 5 Drew (7s)
Montclair Women 60 at 21 Drew Women (15s game) (1 bonus point for Montclair)
Fordham Women 22 at 55 Rutgers Women (15s) (1 bonus point for Rutgers)
Stony Brook Women 100 at 3 New Paltz Women (15s) (1 bonus point for Stony Brook)
Hofstra Women 69 at 12 Molloy Women (15s) (1 bonus point to Hofstra)
TCNJ Women 12 at 48 Marist Women (1 bonus point for Marist)
Siena Women at Maritime Women (7s) – cancelled
 
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Men’s Postseason

To:  All  Men’s Teams in the Tri-Satte Conference
 
Blue Division: USMMA, Hofstra, Maritime.
 
USMMA are the only Division II team in the Tri-State Conference. But in order to give them games we scheduled Hofstra and Maritime to play them.
 
At the conclusion of regular season play USMMA advances to a play-in game in the NCR Division II playoffs. 
 
Green Division: Seton Hall, Vassar, New Paltz, Fairfield Dev. XV, Drew, Molloy, Montclair/WPU, Oneonta, Bard.
 
Postseaon
Hofstra and Maritime move to the semifinals of the Tri-State Conference Small College Championship. The top 2 teams from the Green Division will play in those semifinals.
 
Teams that have played 15s games will be the first considered since it is a 15s Championship and the 2 teams with the highest standing will advance.
 
The seeding for the semifinals is shown on the website together with the hosting details. Semifinal home venues are awarded to the top placed team of Hofstra and Maritime, and the top team from the Green Division.
 
NCR postseason follows in November.
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Game results as of 9-24-23

Tri-State Conference
Collegiate Rugby
Results – Fall 2023
N.B. * denotes bonus point for a team & only Conference  Divisional games count in the 15s Standings
 
Saturday September 16, 2023
Hofstra 10 v 31 Siena Women * (15s) – Conference game
 
Saturday September 23, 2023
Hofstra Men B 30 at 15 Fairfield University Men Dev. XV (10s) – Friendly
Hofstra Men A 14 v 12 Quinnipiac Men (15s) – Friendly
Vassar Women * 34 at 5 RPI Women (15s) – Conference game
SBU Women 5 at 38 Fairfield Women (15s) – Friendly
Rutgers Women 7 at 20 Siena Women (15s) – Friendly
 
Sunday September 24, 2023
Marist Women 0 at 44 Columbia Women * (15s) – Conference game
TCNJ Women at MSU Women – postponed (Covid) – Conference game
Fordham Women * 24 at 19 Drew Women * (15s) – Friendly
Maritime Women 0 at 34 Fairfield Women B (10s) – Friendly
Molloy Women at New Paltz Women – postponed (waterlogged field) – Conference game
USMMA Men * 43 at 3 Maritime Men * (15s) – Conference game
Seton Hall Men 0 at 39 Vassar Men * (15s) – Conference game
Bard Men 0 v 22 New Paltz Men (7s) – Friendly
Oneonta Men 10 v 10 New Paltz Men (7s) – Friendly
Bard Men 5 v 24 New Paltz Men (7s) – Friendly
Oneonta Men 0 v New Paltz Men 17 (7s) – Friendly
Drew Men 5 v 7 Molloy Men (7s) – Friendly
Montclair State Men A 5 v Molloy Men A 19 (7s) – Friendly
Drew Men A 12 v  15 Montclair State Men A (7s) – Friendly
Molloy Men 43 v 0 Montclair State Men B (7s) – Friendly
Drew Men 40 v 0 Montclair State Men B (7s) – Friendly
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Conference Dues & NCR Registration

Tri-State Conference Dues & National Collegiate Rugby Dues
 
For the 2023-24 Season each team in the Tri-State Conference pays dues to the Conference of $500 dollars.
In addition to that each team must register with National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) and each individual player must register.
 
Here is a breakdown of what the funds are used for…
 
NCR Team fee and player fees
NCR is solely focused on the collegiate game and 100% of dues are invested in membership services and growing collegiate rugby.
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‍Marketing & Promotion

NCR aggressively promotes our competitions and member accomplishment to elevate the sport of rugby with administrators, fans and the general public.  We have a comprehensive digital marketing program that integrates social media, web and email.
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  • We reach over 12 million social media accounts and engage with 2 million accounts annually.
  • Over 500,000 fans watch NCR matches via YouTube and our streaming partners.
  • One million people visit ncr.rugby and collegiaterugbychampionship.com each year.
‍Administration & Insurance
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  • Advanced registration, scheduling and competition management tools through the SportsEngine platform.
  • Custom liability and accident insurance that covers members when competing against all college programs in the U.S and internationally.
  • Comprehensive eligibility policy and governance to ensure fair play and parity for our member schools.
The Tri-State Conference dues are used for…
An annual payment to the Referees Societies of Met NY and Upstate NY to facilitate referee training and development ($175);
Subsidizing teams that are poorly supported by their club sports office with transportation and referee payments as well as playoff support;
Balls and equipment as determined at the AGM each year;
Athletic Trainers, referees and fields for post season play.
 
Please register your team and players so that everyone has insurance coverage.
 
Thank you.
 
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All Schedules at a Glance – Updated

To take a look at the complete Tri-State Conference Fall 2023 Schedule, for all teams, just click on the link below…

TS Schedules Fall 2023 (ALL) 9-7-23

 

To view the Women’s Team Schedules click below…

Ws DII Schedules as of 9-7-23

A note to all Tri-State Conference Women’s Rugby Teams

Re: Fall 2023 Team Schedules

To all interested parties,

I just wanted to follow up and provide the details regarding possible match-ups this Fall in the event that certain teams are not participating, have low roster numbers, or may not be able to fulfill a commitment on a particular weekend due to roster size.

Most probably we will know prior to the start of the season if a team is unable to participate but there is always the hope that good first year student recruitment will enable a team to play their games.

Update as of 9/7/23

1. The U. at Albany Women’s Team are suspended by their school;

2. Maritime College Women (very low number of players) expect to be able to play 7s.

3. Molloy College Women may also have low numbers but hope to have at least enough players for 7s.

Below are the 5 weekend scenarios with alternate match-ups:

Weekend of Sat. 9/23 & Sun 9/24

9/23 Rutgers University Women at Siena College Women.

9/23 Maritime College Women at Fairfield v SBU B (or Fairfield B) Women.

9/24 Molloy College Women at New Paltz Women.

Weekend of Sat. 9/30 & Sun 10/1

10/1 Molloy College Women hosts Drew, Vassar & Maritime Women.

10/1 Maritime College Women at Molloy with Vassar & Drew Women.

Weekend of Sat. 10/7 & Sun 10/8

10/7 Montclair State Women at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Women

10/7 Maritime College hosts New Paltz Women.

10/8 Molloy College Women at Siena College Women

Weekend of Sat. 10/14 & Sun 10/15

10/15 TCNJ Women to Marist College Women

10/15 Maritime College Women hosts Siena College Women

10/15 Molloy College Women hosts Hofstra University Women.

Weekend of Sat. 10/21 & Sun 10/22

10/21 Fordham University Women at Hofstra University Women with Columbia & Maritime Women.

Please INFORM your Club Sport Director and school administration of these changes and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Tony Brown

tobrown@vassar.edu

(845) 380-9052

tristaterugby.com

 

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Women’s Teams Fall Competition – Schedules

For Immediate Release

College Rugby in the Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT)

Monday July 24th, 2023

This year the Tri-State teams will compete in the National Collegiate Rugby postseason pathways. That means a Division II team as well as a Small College team will advance. There is also the possibility of Tri-State Division II team being granted an At-Large bid to the postseason Round of 16. Competition will no doubt be fierce as traditionally Tri-State teams have fared well in the playoffs. Below is a link to the Fall Schedules and if you want to look at the playoff picture then go to the home page, click on Playoffs in the main menu at the top of the page.

TS Women Fall 2023 Schedules

To: All Tri-State Conference Women’s Rugby Teams

Re: Fall 2023 Team Schedules

To all interested parties,

I just wanted to follow up and provide the details regarding possible match-ups this Fall in the event that certain teams are not participating, have low roster numbers or may not be able to fulfil a commitment on a particular weekend due to roster size.

Most probably we will know prior to the start of the season if a team is unable to participate but there is always the hope that good first year student recruitment will enable a team to play their games.

The 2 programs that are most at risk are U. at Albany Women (currently suspended by school) and Maritime College Women (very low number of players). Molloy College Women may also have low numbers but hopes to have at least enough players for 7s.

I realize that the sooner we know the status of these programs the better it is for planning purposes i.e. buses and officials.

Below are the 5 weekend scenarios with alternate match-ups:

Weekend of Sat. 9/23 & Sun 9/24

9/23 Albany at Rutgers – if Albany is suspended Rutgers at RPI vs Vassar B.

9/23 Maritime at Fairfield v SBU B (or Fairfield B).

9/24 Molloy at New Paltz.

Weekend of Sat. 9/30 & Sun 10/1

10/1 Albany hosts Drew – if Albany is suspended Molloy hosts Drew & Vassar.

10/1 Maritime at Molloy with Vassar & Drew.

Weekend of Sat. 10/7 & Sun 10/8

10/7 Albany at Montclair – if Albany is suspended then on 10/8 Montclair at Siena.

10/7 Maritime hosts New Paltz – but if Maritime cannot play then New Paltz to RPI.

10/8 Molloy at Siena with Montclair.

Weekend of Sat. 10/14 & Sun 10/15

10/14 Albany hosts TCNJ – if Albany is suspended TCNJ to Marist.

10/15 Maritime hosts Siena – if Maritime cannot play then Siena to Marist.

10/15 Molloy hosts Hofstra.

Weekend of Sat. 10/21 & Sun 10/22

10/22 Albany at Fordham – if Albany is suspended then Fordham to Hofstra.

10/22 Maritime at Hofstra with Columbia & Fordham.

Again, let me state that we hope to know the status of each team prior to the start of the Fall schedule (the third weekend of September) but I wanted to let teams know of the options.

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

Sincerely,

Tony Brown

tobrown@vassar.edu

(845) 380-9052

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