The Tri-State Rugby Conference announced the Women’s All-Conference Team following the Fall 2017 competitive season.

The 16 women’s teams were asked to submit nominations and 23 players were selected to the All-Conference Team. This honor for these young women is recognition of their contributions to the sport and to their team both on and off the field.

Vassar College Women

Amanda Saich, Senior, Number 8, Science, Technology & Society

Jennie To, Junior, Scrumhalf, Geography & Chinese

Abby Alexander, Senior, Wing, Economics

University at Albany Women

Emily Buis, Senior, Fly-half, Biology

Radha Urribarri, 1st year graduate student, Fullback, Public Health

Daisy Titus, Senior, Flanker, Criminal Justice MA/Sociology BA

Marist College Women

Melanie Marotta, Senior, Flyhalf,

Kyra Shelby, Senior, Outside Center

Adriana Castillo, Senior, Number 8

Siena College Women

Maria Hyland, Senior, Wing, Psychology

Jaime Winnie, Senior, Outside Center, Management

RPI Women

Jill Brown, Senior, Lock, Chemical Engineering

Brianna Somersall, Junior, Flanker/Number 8, Biomedical Engineering

SUNY-Binghamton Women

Amanda Ormanion, Senior, Scrumhalf, Graphic Design

Shannon Kelly, Senior, Hooker, Creative Writing

Fairfield University Women

No nominations submitted

SUNY-New Paltz Women

No nominations submitted

Hofstra University Women

Liliana Hinojos Madrid, Senior, Wing, Biochemistry

Leah Bodh, Junior, Scrumhalf, Physician Assistant Studies

Stony Brook University Women

Ashley Kappenmacher, Senior, Scrumhalf, Psychology and Sociology

Bonnie Macaluso, Junior, Wing, Biomedical Engineering

Monroe College Women

No nominations submitted

Fordham University Women

No nominations submitted

Manhattanville College Women

No nominations submitted

Montclair State University Women

Chelsea Fonseca, Sophomore, Prop, Mathematics

Nadine Bischoff, Senior, Scrumhalf, Physical Education

Drew University Women

Genesis Guedes, Sophomore, Hooker, History

Victoria Santiago, Junior/, Prop, Biology

Bard College Women

No nominations submitted

The Tri-State Rugby Conference announced the Men’s All-Conference Team following the Fall 2017 competitive season.

The 21 men’s teams were asked to submit nominations and 31 players were selected to the All-Conference Team. This honor for these young men recognizes their contributions to the sport and their team both on and off the field.

Men’s All-Conference Team 2017-18

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Men

Raymond Lanzillo, Senior, Hooker, Mechanical Engineering

Will Joyce, Junior, Flyhalf, Business Management

Jonathon Polania, Junior, Number 8, Industrial Management Engineer

Sacred Heart University Men

Joe Cutrone. Junior, Prop

Connor McCutcheon, Junior, Fullback

Jack Connelly Sophomore, Inside Center

Siena College Men

No nominations submitted

Marist College Men

Thomas Jones, Outside Center

Owen Diaz, Flyhalf

Chris Moscatello, Prop

Hofstra University Men

Tayab Kirmani, Number 8, Senior, Philosophy/Pre-Med

Josh Beck, Flyhalf, Senior, Marketing

Union College Men

No nominations submitted

William Paterson University

No nominations submitted

Seton Hall University Men

Pat Connolly – Senior, 8-man, Psychology

Riley Cronan – Senior, Flyhalf, Public Relations

Molloy College Men

Brendan Adams, Junior, Outside Centre

Alphonse Casciano, Junior, Hooker

USMMA, Kings Point Men

Dominic Adase, Senior, Scrumhalf, Marine Engineering

Hayden Frey, Senior, Number 8, Marine Engineering

Montclair State University Men

No nominations submitted

The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Men

No nominations submitted

New Jersey Institute of Technology Men

No nominations submitted

Vassar College Men

Gary Garcia, Senior, Scrumhalf, Engineering

Louie Brown, Junior, Hooker, English

George Sheppard, Senior, Lock, Political Science & Russian Studies

SUNY-Maritime College Men

Sukim Yoon, Senior, Wing Forward, Marine Operations, Deck Officer

Ethan Cannon, Senior, Flyhalf, Maritime Transportation, Deck Officer

Owen Surbant, Junior, Number 8, Marine Transportation, Deck Officer

Monroe College Men

No nominations submitted

SUNY-New Paltz Men

Peter Randazzo, Senior, Scrumhalf, History Education

James Evans, 1st year graduate student, Number 8, Marketing

SUNY-Oneonta Men

No nominations submitted

Drew University Men

Eugene Cyrus IV, Senior, Number 8, Chemistry

Angad Singh, Sophomore, Inside Center, Economics

Bard College Men

Aldo Grifo-Hahn, Senior. Prop, Biology

Jack English, Junior, Number 8, Economics

Hartwick College Men

Jerry Nasi, Senior, Lock, Anthropology

Tim Kinane, Senior, Scrumhalf, Education

Tri-State Rugby Conference

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Saturday January 27^th, 2018

Minutes/Summation of discussions

MEN

Attendance

Team Representatives signed in (changes were input directly to the web site by Joe Simon)

Conference 7s Championship (Date & Venue) 2018

TS Winner can possibly get automatic qualification (AQ) to the USA Rugby National 7s Championship (potentially in Denver) on the weekend of May 18-20, 2018. Some, but minimal, financial support from conference will be available.

TS 7s Tournament – Tony Brown – suggestion Sunday April 29, 2018

Host: Vassar – two fields available.

After discussion April 29 confirmed date & the venue will be Vassar with 2 fields for use.

Teams should plan on a 10:00 am start

Possibility to bring two teams, goal to get every team represented; One day tournament.

Possible Organization: NSCRO 7s and Div II 7s separate tournaments

TS Teams must decide in which championship they will compete. E-mail will be sent.

Spring Schedules

Members present had the opportunity to set-up games with other members present at the meeting. Match Secretaries were encouraged to contact school administrators to solidify schedule; In addition each team match secretary was asked to contact their respective referee assignment official with a polite e-mail. (RRSNY & NYSRRS)

Cost of referees per game is $90 for a 15s game – If a team is doing a 7s tournament or a mini-7s event then they need to make sure the referees are aware of the event and be prepared to pay accordingly.

Please submit Schedules by Feb 15, 2018 at the latest.

Fall 2017 Summary

The hoped for B-side competition did not materialize as most teams did not have a full B-side. Reporting was inconsistent.

The TS Conference wish to convey thanks to the Referee Societies (RRSNY & NYSRRS) for their hard work and help covering the games.

Teams were reminded that they must go through the referee society to book officials

Congratulations were made to the Tri-State Rugby Conference Champion for Fall 2017:

Men – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Administration

If anyone would like to help with administration please contact Tony Brown.

Website Help – More dynamic and current – Linked to sports press

Fall 2018 Conference Structure & Schedule

Divisional structure was discussed. The Tri-State Conference (TS) has a Division II & NSCRO make-up with a North and South Division being Division II teams & a Central Division which is a NSCRO division.

Some conferences around the country are hybrid leagues combining Div II and NSCRO but TS has the numbers to separate these teams.

However, teams have the choice to play NSCRO or Div II.

After considerable discussion and some team requests there was agreement that a similar format to that employed by the TS Women for 2017 would be adopted for Fall 2018.

Division II teams would comprise the North and South Divisions and the Central would be for NSCRO teams.

A three tier approach would mean that the top 5 teams based on recent results would form the NORTH DIVISION, then the next 5 teams would form the SOUTH DIVISION. The Central Division would comprise the NSCRO national playoff pathway teams. One issue that remains is that with Union College opting to move to the Central Division that means there are 9 teams in this division – so a regular season number of games might be impacted.

Division II

NORTH – RPI, Marist, Seton Hall, WPU and USMMA.

SOUTH – Hofstra, Molloy, TCNJ, Montclair State and NJIT.

CENTRAL – Bard, Drew, Hartwick, Monroe, Maritime, New Paltz, Oneonta, Union and Vassar.

The issue of consequences for forfeits was discussed and even if a team is unable to field a full side they should still honor the game and players can be loaned to allow a game to take place.

Referees/Officials

Teams were reminded to Respect our Refs 🙂

Uniforms and conduct on and off the field

Teams were asked to have Matching uniforms – shorts and socks have been the issue rather than jerseys. If teams have serious funding issues they can negotiate with the conference for assistance.

Budget Review – A healthy, happy budget!

Accounting for the TS is done by a local Poughkeepsie firm.

if you have any questions please feel free to contact Tony Brown (845) 380-9052 or e-mail tobrown@vassar.edu The firm is called D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP, 510 Haight Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 and the point of contact is Ian Angelone – Staff Accountant.

The Conference has $28,000 in the bank although we still will have to pay fees to the accounting firm (approximately $650) as well as NSCRO fees for those teams that opt for NSCRO status for the 7s this spring and get trophies engraved we are still well in the black.

Teams that need assistance for Coaching qualifications (every team needs level 2 coach)

Can request help from the Conference. The money we have is meant to be spent on development of collegiate rugby and this is certainly money well spent.

The Conference is a registered tax exempt non-profit organization. Taxes are filed by D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP

Medical requirements mandatory at games

Teams were reminded to contact their school administration since it the School that carries the responsibility to have an Emergency Medical Plan (EMP) in place.

Please make sure you have this process in place.

Teams must have an certified Athletic Trainer or EMT, or Paramedic or Physician at every game.

Hosting a Tri-State Championship 15s Championship in Fall 2018

Union College has agreed to host the Fall 2018 Championships for Div. II 15s and NSCRO 15s.

Certified coaches for each program

A team must have at least one level two certified coach.

Atvavus owes TS webinars that were scheduled to follow our coaching clinic, however, we will discuss substituting them coming to do another clinic.

All Conference Team

The Fall All-Conference team nominations have been requested. If you have not done so, please send in your nominees.

Sponsorship & Trophies

Teams were asked to please direct any potential sponsors to the Conference Commissioner.

Conference Trophies are passed on from year to year, from team to team.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:12 pm on 2/27/18.

Tri-State Rugby Conference

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Saturday January 27^th, 2018

Minutes/Summation of discussions

WOMEN

Attendance

Team Representatives signed in (changes were input directly to the web site by Alicia Menard-Livingston) Only teams absent were Bard College Women & Monroe College Women.

Conference 7s Championship (Date & Venue) 2018

TS Winner can possibly get automatic qualification (AQ) to the USA Rugby National 7s Championship (potentially in Denver) on the weekend of May 18-20, 2018. Some, but minimal, financial support from conference will be available.

TS 7s Tournament – Tony Brown – suggestion Sunday April 22,2018

Potential hosts – Vassar; Binghamton – two fields available on April 21; Fairfield requests 7^th or 8^th of April at their field – conflicts on 21; Marist cannot do this

After discussion April 22 confirmed date & the venue will be Fairfield with 3 fields for use.

Teams should plan on a 10:00 am start

Possibility to bring two teams, goal to get every team represented; One day tournament.

On April 28 & 29 in Pittsburg, PA the NSCRO 7s will take place

Organization: NSCRO 7s and Div II 7s separate tournaments

TS Teams must decide which championship they will compete in

Spring Schedules

Members present had the opportunity to set-up games with other members present at the meeting. Match Secretarys were encouraged to contact school administrators to solidify schedule; In addition team match secretary was asked to contact their respective referee assignment official with a polite e-mail.

Cost of referees per game is $90 for a 15s game – If a team is doing a 7s tournament or a mini-7s event then they need to make sure the referees are aware of the event and be prepared to pay accordingly.

Please submit Schedules in by Feb 15, 2018 at the latest.

Fall 2017 Summary

The hoped for B-side competition did not materialize as most teams did not have a full B-side. Reporting was inconsistent.

The TS Conference wished to convey thanks to the Referee Societies (RRSNY & NYSRRS) for their hard work and help covering the games.

Teams were reminded that they must go through the referee society to book officials

Congratulations were made to the Tri-State Rugby Conference Champions for Fall 2017:

Men – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Women – Vassar College. In addition congratulations were offered to both Marist College Women and the University at Albany Women for their playoff berths. Marist in particular reaching the Elite 8 of the USA Rugby Fall Championship and Vassar College Women finishing Runner-up having defeated US Coast Guard Academy in the semifinal before falling to Winona State 36-38 in the Championship game.

Administration

If anyone would like to help with administration please contact Tony Brown.

Website Help – More dynamic and current – Linked to sports press

Fall 2018 Conference Structure & Schedule

Divisional structure was discussed. The Tri-State Conference (TS) has a Division II & NSCRO make-up with a North and South Division being Division II teams & a Central Division which is a NSCRO division.

Some conferences around the country are hybrid leagues combining Div II and NSCRO but TS has the numbers to separate these teams.

However, teams have the choice to play NSCRO or Div II; NSCRO criteria – 3,500 female students

After considerable discussion and some team requests there was agreement that a similar format for 2018 would be adopted as had been used in 2017.

Division II teams would comprise the North and South Divisions and the Central would be for NSCRO teams.

Siena College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute requested that they move to the South Division. SUNY-Binghamton had already indicated that they would be leaving the Conference and joining the Upstate Conference while the University of New Haven would be joining the TS coming from the NEWCRC. Meanwhile Monroe College Women would be moving from the Central (NSCRO) to either the North or South to play at the Division II level.

The provisional alignment would see both Monroe College and the University of New Haven join the North Division. This means that they are assured a home quarterfinal having completed their regular season games.

Division II

NORTH – Marist, U. at Albany, Vassar, UNH and Monroe.

SOUTH – Siena, RPI, Fairfield, Hofstra, Stony Brook and New Paltz.

CENTRAL – Bard, Drew, Fordham, Montclair and Manhattanville.

Discussion with UNH and Monroe will take place to see if they are prepared to join the North and the Fall Schedule published this spring.

Referees/Officials

Teams were reminded to Respect our Refs 🙂

Uniforms and conduct on and off the field

Teams were asked to have Matching uniforms – shorts and socks have been the issue rather than jerseys. If teams have serious funding issues they can negotiate with the conference for assistance.

Budget Review – A healthy, happy budget!

Accounting for the TS is done by a local Poughkeepsie firm.

if you have any questions please feel free to contact Tony Brown (845) 380-9052 or e-mail tobrown@vassar.edu The firm is called D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP, 510 Haight Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 and the point of contact is Ian Angelone – Staff Accountant.

The Conference has $28,000 in the bank although we still will have to pay fees to the accounting firm (approximately $650) as well as NSCRO fees for those teams that opt for NSCRO status for the 7s this spring and get trophies engraved we are still well in the black.

Teams that need assistance for Coaching qualifications (every team needs level 2 coach)

Can request help from the Conference. The money we have is meant to be spent on development of collegiate rugby and this is certainly money well spent.

The Conference is a registered tax exempt non-profit organization. Taxes are filed by D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP

Medical requirements mandatory at games

Teams were reminded to contact their school administration since it the School that carries the responsibility to have an Emergency Medical Plan (EMP) in place.

Please make sure you have this process in place.

Teams must have an certified Athletic Trainer or EMT, or Paramedic or Physician at every game.

Hosting a Tri-State Championship 15s Championship in Fall 2018

The past 2 years have seen Siena College host the Women’s 15s Championship while Stony Brook has hosted the 7s Championship. In Fall 2018 Vassar College will host the 15s in the event that no other team puts in a bid.

Certified coaches for each program

A team must have at least one level two certified coach.

Atvavus owes TS webinars that were scheduled to follow our coaching clinic, however, we will discuss substituting them coming to do another clinic.

All Conference Team

The Fall All-Conference team nominations have been requested. If you have not done so, please send in your nominees.

Sponsorship & Trophies

Teams were asked to please direct any potential sponsors to the Conference Commissioner.

Conference Trophies are passed on from year to year, from team to team.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 pm 2/27/18.

Please feel free to send in additional agenda items or raise an issue under “Any other business”

Tri-State Collegiate Rugby Conference

Annual General Meeting on Saturday January 27^th, 2018

at

Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue,

Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

In the Kenyon Club Room

(Women @ 12 noon; Men at 1:30 pm)

Conference web site at http://www.tristaterugby.com

AGENDA

1. Team representatives sign-in – Name, school, cell # and e-mail address.

2. Contact Information – Team representatives are asked to check the team contact details on the conference web site and provide updates and corrections on the sheet provided at the AGM. These should reflect the coaching staff and administrators, both school officials and students, that will be responsible for the team in the Spring and Fall of 2018.

3. 7s Championship date – Teams will discuss and determine the date and venue for the Tri-State Rugby Conference 7s.

4. Spring Schedules – Teams will discuss spring schedule dates and can schedule games. All teams must enter their Spring Schedules on the RRSNY or NYRRS website no later than February 15th, 2018.

5. Fall 2017 Summary
6. a) Number of Teams, B-sides, & result reporting.
7. b) Thanks to the Referee Societies
8. c) Congratulations to Tri-State Rugby Conference Champions Fall 2017
9. Administration
10. Division II & NSCRO
    
11. Men – Fall 2018 Conference Structure & Schedule
12. Women – Fall 2018 Conference Structure & Schedule
13. Referees/Officials
14. Uniforms and conduct on and off the field
15. Budget Review
16. Medical requirements mandatory at games
17. Hosting a Tri-State Championship 15s Championship in Fall 2018
18. Spring 2018 Sevens & Hosting a 7s Tournament
19. Certified coaches for each program
20. All-Conference Team & All-Star Team
21. Sponsorship
22. Trophies
23. Any other business

The Fall 2017 Conference Playoffs concluded on Sunday November 12, 2017 when the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Men defeated Sacred Heart University Men to take the Tri-State Rugby Conference title.

The Engineers won narrowly in the end as Sacred Heart staged a massive comeback having been down 22-5 at the half. The final was 35-32 and it is the RPI Men that advance to the USA Rugby National Championship Round of 16 and a game in Annapolis, MD at the U.S Naval Academy against the Cardinal Conference winner Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.) on Saturday November 18, 2017. The following day RPI will face either UNC-Charlotte or Bloomsburg University in the quarterfinal or consolation game.

We wish the Tri-State Conference Champion all the best at Nationals.

Ws DII 2017-18 Brackets