Post-Season, Referees and Communication

Please click on the links below to see how the post-season shapes up. This year has been disrupted somewhat by the withdrawal of teams (NJIT, Hartwick, ASA) as well as difficulties with other programs having low numbers. Poor communication and school policy issues have also proved problematic.

Please remember only teams that are in compliance with USA Rugby may play games. Just go to http://www.USARugby.org then click on Membership, Public Rosters and pull up the team roster and it will show if the team is compliant.

TS Men Fall 2018 Playoffs 10-8-18

TS Women Fall 2018 Playoffs 10-8-18

Referees

The Rugby Referees Society of New York (RRSNY) and the New York Rugby Referees Society (NYRRS) officiate all our games. Any schedule changes must go through the Conference before being then sent on to the Referee Society. The Referees are assigned and published on the RRSNY or NYRRS web sites and when that assignment is known then and only then may a team contact a referee. Some programs have unilaterally contacted referees and offered to pay more than the match fee. This is not allowed. Both Societies do a great job covering a large number of games with a small cadre of referees. Please understand that we must work within the system, PAY THE REFEREES IN A TIMELY MANNER and work together in a spirit of cooperation.

Communication

Please make sure that you communicate with your opponent each week to ensure the game details are known at the start of the week. Too often teams are just sending an e-mail which may or may not be read for days! The cell numbers of most team officers are on the web site so please talk to each other and confirm details as well as send an e-mail and text. Get confirmation.

Thank you for your time.