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The Season Begins This Coming Weekend

For Immediate Release
 
College Rugby
 
Monday September 3, 2018
NY-NJ-CT
 
Tri-State Rugby Conference 2018-19 Season Begins
This weekend marks the start of the 2018-19 season for Tri-State Collegiate Rugby Conference teams.
 
Saturday September 8th, 2018
On Saturday September 8th two Long Island schools will get the ball rolling as Monroe College Women will be at Hofstra University Women. Upstate will see Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Women travel to the University at Albany Women.
On the men’s side Molloy College Men will host New Jersey Institute of Technology Men. The latter program has suffered the last year or so with construction at the school meaning they have not had field space and there is some question as to whether or not they will be able to fulfill their games. Hopefully NJIT can get enough of a squad to sustain a season of games.
 
Sunday September 9th, 2018
On Sunday September 9th the majority of the rest of the Conference take to the field with a full slate of games.
Hofstra

University

Men at William Paterson Men

Marist Men at Seton Hall Men
Rensselaer Men at USMMA Men
TCNJ Men at Montclair Men
Marist Women at Siena Women
Fairfield Women at U. New Haven Women
New Paltz Women at Vassar Women
Montclair Women at SBU Women
Manhattanville Women at Drew Women
Fordham Women at Bard Women
Montclair State Women at Stony Brook Women

Referees
The Conference games are officiated by the Rugby Referees Society of New York (RRSNY) and the New York Rugby Referees Society (NYRRS). Teams are reminded to mark out the technical area for coaches on their home field and to have a fence along the touchlines. But most important is that all players, coaches and spectators are asked to respect the refereeing decisions and understand that the game depends on this tradition.
Teams are required to go to the RRSNY or NYRRS web site on Monday of each week to see which referee has been assigned to their game the following weekend. Then the home team must contact the referee and give kick-off and travel details. If contact has not been established with the referee and details confirmed by Wednesday then the team should contact me at tobrown@vassar.edu or call (845) 380-9052.
Teams are all expected to have set-up with their school the Medical Emergency Plan for the rugby game. Please talk with your Club Sport Director, Student Association, Athletic Department or the Faculty Advisor and ensure that a Medical Emergency Plan is in place. There must be an EMT, Athletic Trainer, Paramedic or Physician at each game to provide medical coverage in the event of an injury.
All programs are reminded to have their players registered with USA Rugby in the Club and Individual Participation Program (CIPP). The team must be registered as well.
 
Please go to the Tri-State Conference web site http://www.tristaterugby.com
and you can read all the rules and regulations pertaining the conference.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns and ood luck with your Fall Season
Sincerely,
Tony Brown

Tri-State Rugby Conference, Inc.
Director/Commissioner
http://www.tristaterugby.com
Tel: 845-380-9052 (C)
E-mail: tobrown@vassar.edu

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Sunday August 26th – Atavus Coaching Clinic at Maritime College

Atavus Coaching Clinic – Sunday August 26th, 2018
 
On Sunday August 26th at SUNY-Maritime starting at 9:30 am and finishing at 3:00 pm the elite coaching development company Atavus is conducting a clinic for all rugby coaches in the Tri-State Rugby Conference.
 
This is FREE as the Conference covers the cost of the clinic.
 
What a great way to start the Fall 2018 season! Talk rugby skills, games, and tactics and take that information back to your team.
 
This will be an opportunity for Tri-State coaches to ask what they want to ask and have that area of the game addressed. For example, if you want to get a better understanding of attack options from set piece then just ask. When and how would you compete at the breakdown? just ask. You determine the curriculum at this clinic.
 
A coach may bring 3 or 4 players if they wish so they can be a part of the demonstration groups.
 
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AT NO COST, FOR YOU TO GET INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR PROGRAM.
 
THE INFORMAL SETTING WILL ALLOW YOU TO TALK AND INTERACT WITH COACHES AND THE ATAVUS STAFF MEMBER.
 
Please RSVP if you will attend with an e-mail to me, tobrown@vassar.edu, and if you will have some players with you include that number. 
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CIPP 2018-19 – Register Your Team & Players

To: All Tri-State Conference Rugby Teams
The Fall 2018 Season is fast approaching and we want all teams to be eligible for participation.
Please register your club and all your players with USA Rugby’s Club & Individual Player Participation Program (CIPP).
Pre-registration opened Wednesday August 1, 2018 – Members may renew/register but will be current on Saturday September 1, 2018 once their current role expires.

New Members become current, once their payment is processed, after Wednesday August 1, 2018.
 
2018-2019 season begins Saturday September 1, 2018 (please note that clubs that have not paid their club registration fee by this date will not be available for members to register to until this step is complete) for instructions on how to register the club once they are no longer available, please direct people to contact Membership Services at membership@usarugby.org.
The USA Rugby Membership Services staff can help you with many questions you or your constituency may have.  Please find their names, contact information and specialization included below.

Lucy Zugschwert – Tournament/Event Sanctioning, Insurance and Database Management lzugschwert@usarugby.orglzugschwert@usarugby.org  or (800) 280-6302 ext 134.
 
Justin Holshuh – Eligibility for Senior and College Rugby
eligibility@usarugby.org or  (800) 280-6302 ext. 110.
 
Jess Dombrowski – New Club creation, insurance claims and certificates of insurance processing, international tours, all other needs.

I have attached a users guide for your reference as we will be reaching out to you regarding compliance very early into the fall.  Please use this guide to be able to access the information you need to keep your clubs, and conference in compliance as soon as their season begins.

Please take this opportunity to login to the database and confirm that you have the correct clubs affiliated to your conference. This is something that can be changed at any time, but we will need to know as soon as possible if changes need to be made.

You can go to www.usarugby.org, click on the “register/login button in the upper right hand corner, and login on the next page.  If you do not know your password please request this and it will be emailed to this email address immediately.

USA Rugby is very excited about the upcoming season and we know that your contributions are a major driving force in our continued success.

Thank you for your continued support of USA Rugby and feel free to contact me if you have any additional needs.

-Lucy
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Fall 2018 Schedules Finalized (Men & Women)

For Immediate Release

Tri-State Conference Releases Fall 2018 Schedules for Men & Women Collegiate Teams

The Fall 2018 Schedules for the Tri-State Conference Collegiate Rugby Teams are now finalized. The majority of the games are scheduled on Sunday to help accommodate the Rugby Referees Society of New York as they strive to cover all the games each weekend.

Please review the links here to see your team schedule:

TS Fall 2018 M&W All Schedules

TS Fall Men DII 2018

TS Men NSCRO Fall 2018

TS Fall 2018 W DII

TS Women NSCRO Fall 2018 Schedules

Each team needs to have 2 individuals train as a referee as we embark on a program to develop referees. Given that one can earn $90 a game this could well be an opportunity that students should consider. Details of a coaching course will be publish this summer and it could well be that college age referees could cover games senior men’s and women’s club games on Saturdays in the Fall and/or High School games in the spring. If you are interested please contact the RRSNY.

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William Paterson Repeat as 7s Champs

For Immediate Release

College Rugby

Poughgkeepsie, NY

Sunday April 29, 2018

Vassar Hosts Tri-State 7s Championship
The Vassar College Rugby teams hosted the Tri-State Conference Men’s 7s Championship this past Sunday at the Vassar College Farm.

It was a day that started cold and wet, improved a tad to cloudy and chilly before becoming very cold. So not exactly ideal conditions for 7s with the ball being very slippery and the surface the same. Games started at 9:00 am and the final kicked-off at 6:40 pm. In total there were 47 games and the referees of the Rugby Referees Society of New York kept the tournament on schedule doing a great job throughout..

The teams were split into 4 pools of 5 teams with the top 2 from each pool advancing to the quarterfinals.

William Paterson University Men’s Rugby went undefeated on the day at the and was the deserved winner after defeating the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the final 31-14. Full credit is due both teams after a tough long day of 7s action.

UW-Milwaukee came out of arguably the toughest group as they defeated Vassar College 21-7, Marist College 17-12, Montclair State University 36-5 and SUNY-Oneonta 45-5. Vassar and Marist are former 7s winners at the Tri-State Championship and Marist advanced to the semifinals on this weekend.

William Paterson University swept aside their group opponents Molloy B 56-0, SUNY-New Paltz 36-5, Marist B 57-0 and New Paltz B 35-0.

The Pioneers advance to the USA Rugby National 7s Championship on the weekend of May 19, 2018 and will represent the Conference for the second successive year. We wish them the very best of luck and hope they can bring back a National title to the Tri-State area.

Full results and standings below just click on links:

TS MEN’S 7s 2018 RESULTS

TS 7s Men 2018 Playoffs

 

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MARIST COLLEGE WOMEN 2018 7s CHAMPIONS

For Immediate Release
 
College Rugby
Women
 
Fairfield, CT
Sunday April 22, 2018
 
MARIST COLLEGE WOMEN TRIUMPH AT CONFERENCE 7s
A wonderful final, ​after 30 games of 7-a-side rugby with 16 teams battling for the Conference title, saw the Marist College Women defeat the University at Albany Women 20-10.
It was a sunny warm day for a change in the Northeast and Fairfield University hosted the 4 pools of 4 in the Tri–State Conference 7s Women’s Championship.
The Rugby Referees Society of New York (RRSNY) provided a stellar crew and thanks are due to all the referees as the event ran smoothly finishing on time.
Fairfield provided the fields, medical coverage as well as security. The Fairfield women’s team, their coaches and the school administration, particularly Jon Dinihan, are to be thanked for their hospitality.
In pool play Vassar College Women, the University at Albany Women, Marist College Women and Siena College Women all went 3-0 and topped their respective pool.
Looking at the pool results both Marist and Albany certainly had the most firepower as they racked up some pretty hefty scores and had the best point differential. The Red Foxes scored 123 points in 3 games and conceded one try. Albany scored 102 points and did not concede any points!
The quarterfinals saw the 4 pool winners play the second placed teams from another pool. First up was Vassar versus Stony Brook and the former, the defending Tri–State 7s Champions, had a tough game falling behind 19-12 with just a few minutes left. But the Brewers rallied and clinched the game 24-19.
The University at Albany finished Hofstra’s day with a solid 29-7 win and that game was followed by Marist beating the hosts 29-0. SUNY-New Paltz upset the form book as they defeated Siena College 22-10. New Paltz had been a runner-up while Siena had won their pool.
The semifinals pitted Albany against Vassar and Marist against New Paltz. Albany jumped ahead of Vassar 5-0 and it was only in the second half that Vassar tied it at 5-5. But Albany capitalized on a couple of errors and two more tries made it 17-5 and a trip to the final for the Great Danes. Marist took on Mid-Hudson rivals New Paltz and ran amok. The Red Foxes thumped the Hawks 43-0 and entered the final as firm favorites.
Marist and Albany were clearly the best two teams at the championship and with Cat Sum refereeing this was always going to be a good game. Neeither team disappointed. Marist looked the fresher of the teams and jumped ahead 15-0 as the teams switched ends at the half. Albany rallied with a try and it was 15-5. A spilled pass in the Marist 22 brought a groan as Albany looked on the verge of staging a grandstand finish. But Marist countered, 20-5 and although Albany got one more it was too little too late.
Congratulations to Marist College Women, their coaches, family and supporters on a deserved 7s championship.
 
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Central Teams Must Decide on Fall 2018 Format

Re: Fall Central (NSCRO) Divisional Format for Fall 2018
We have 9 teams in the Central Division so there are some issues which each team needs to look at and then decide their preference. PLEASE send your choice to tobrown@vassar.edu  Thank you for your cooperation.
Option 1: We have every team play every other team (8 games over 9 weekends) and then the top 2 play for the Championship. This means starting on Labor Day weekend Sunday September 2, 2018. The Championship game is on Sunday November 4, 2018.
Option 2: We have every team play every other team but start September 9th with one weekend being a double-header.
Option 3: We have every team play every other team but start on September 9th and schedule one mid-week game.
 
Option 4: We reduce the Central Division to 8 teams either by dropping one team or have one move to the Division II South (with Hofstra, Molloy, Montclair, TCNJ & NJIT). With 8 teams we can start on September 9th and every team plays every other team with a Championship game on November 4th between 1 and 2.
 
Option 5: We split the Central Division into a group of 5 teams and a group of 4 teams – A tier 1 group: Vassar, Maritime, New Paltz, Monroe & Union. A tier 2 group: Bard, Drew, Oneonta & Hartwick. The top 8 teams qualify for the Conference playoffs with tier 1 teams seeded 1-5 based on their regular season finish and the top 3 teams from tier 2 seeded 6-8. The bye weekend for the tier 1 teams could see them play a division II team that is on their bye weekend. We play quarterfinals, semifinals and a final. This schedule starts September 16 for tier 1 and September 23 for tier 2.
Weekends and Playoff dates
September
2 Labor Day w/end
9
16
23
30
October
7
14
21
28
November
4 Central Division Championship Game
10 or 11 NSCO Playoff
17 & 18 NSCRO Regional Final 4
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Tri-State 7s Winners – National Competitions 2018

Tri-State Conference Teams pathway to National 7s Championships 2018

MEN

The Winner of the Men’s Division II teams (North & South Divisions plus UW-Milwaukee) at the Conference 7s Championship will advance to the USA Rugby National Men’s Division II Championship to be held in Glendale, CO on May 18-20, 2018.

The highest placed Central Division team (NSCRO team) will have the opportunity to advance to the NSCRO National 7s Championship on June 2-3 in conjunction with the CRC 7s at Talen Energy (formerly PPL) Park in Chester, PA (near Philadelphia).

WOMEN

The highest placed Tri-State Conference Women’s Team will have the opportunity to advance to the USA Rugby National Women’s Division II Championship to be held in Glendale, CO on May 18-20, 2018.

The highest placed Tri-State Conference Women’s Team that is eligible for NSCRO will have the opportunity to advance to the  2018 NSCRO Women’s 7’s National Championships at Founders Field in Pittsburgh, PA, on April 28th & 29th, 2018.

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Women’s 7s Schedule Set

Updated schedule – games start at 9:00 am.

The Tri-State Women’s 7s Championship groups and schedule are now finalized. See link below. It is critical that teams are on the field ready to play at their schedules kick-off time. Please be prompt.

RPI and the University of New Haven dropped out and have been replaced by Marist “B” and Albany “B”.

The Championship takes place at Fairfield University in Connecticut on Sunday April 22nd, 2018. Again, please be on time as there is no opportunity to rescheduled games.

WOMEN’S 7s 2018 (2 fields)