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.
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Angela Smarto, M.Ed. (she/her)
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…
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
(845) 380-9052
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.
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
(845) 380-9052
For Immediate Release
College Rugby in the Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT)
Monday July 24th, 2023
The fires may have raged in Canada, the heat is still high in the eastern US and things are starting to come into focus for the Fall 2023 Rugby Season in the Met NY region.
The loss of 2 teams from the Division II ranks put a cat among the pigeons and left USMMA, Kings Point high and dry. Would that those teams seeking a Division II competition had joined Tri-State but alas they did not. So Maritime and Hofstra will play games in that DII and there have been attempts to play some cross conference games. The net result is that USMMA get to prepare for the NCR playoffs with their games, meanwhile Hofstra and Maritime will advance to DIII Conference semifinals.
The DIII Men, aka Small College Division, is also in a bit of turmoil with teams having less players on their roster. Covid-19 and the loss of the 2020-21 season did the damage. The top 2 teams will advance following the DIII games and play either Hofstra or Maritime for a shot at the NCR playoffs. The DIII teams may end up being those teams that can field a fifteen each week! Checkout the Fall Schedules below but if you want to see the Playoff Structure then go to the main menu on the Home page and click on Playoffs.
