New_England_Rugby_Football_Union
The New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) is a Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams in New England.[1]
| Abbreviation | NERFU |
|---|---|
| Formation | February 3, 1975; 49 years ago (February 3, 1975) |
| Legal status | Association |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
Region served | New England, United States of America |
Membership | Approximately 3000 athletes on 80 teams (collegiate and senior) |
President | Brad Dufresne |
Main organ | Executive Committee |
| Website | nerfu.rugby |
Prior to 2013, NERFU had been a local area union ("LAU"), and part of the Northeast Rugby Union (NRU), which is the governing body for three LAU's (New York State Rugby Football Conference (NYSRFC) and Metropolitan New York Rugby Union being the others).
There are currently over 80 active teams and over 3,000 registered players in the New England area.
The mission of the New England Rugby Football Union is to manage, serve, and promote the game of rugby in the New England area, at all levels of play; to assist member teams and participants in their various forms of involvement with the game; to adhere to all the laws of the game; and to encourage and facilitate the involvement of as many people as possible in rugby activities. NERFU focuses the majority of its attention on serving rugby at the club level, and less on the collegiate and HS levels.
Men's
Club
Division I
Division II
- New London, Coast Guard Academy RFC
- Newport RFC
- Portland RFC
- Worcester RFC
- Boston Irish Wolfhounds
- South Shore Anchors
- Hartford Wanderers RFC
- Boston RFC
- Mystic Barbarians
Division III
- New London County RFC
- MIT RFC
- Boston Irish Wolfhounds 2nd XV
- Amoskeag Rugby
- Boston Maccabi Rugby, Newton, MA
- North Shore Rugby Football Club
- Old Gold Rugby Football Club
- Charles River Rats RFC
- Albany RFC
- Providence RFC
- Burlington RFC (Vermont)
Division IV
- Monadnock Rugby (New Hampshire)
- Springfield RFC (Massachusetts)
- Freedom RFC (New Hampshire)
- Mad River/Stowe RFC (Vermont)
- Upper Valley RFC (New Hampshire)
- Boston Ironsides RFC (Massachusetts)
- Cape Cod RFC (Massachusetts)
- Black River RFC (Vermont)
- South Shore 2nd XV (Massachusetts)
Collegiate
Division I
- NERFU's Division I program lost multiple rugby programs when the ivy league colleges left to form the Ivy League Rugby Conference (Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth).
Division II
Division III
Maine Conference
Boston Conference
Central Conference
Western Conference
Southern Conference
Division IV
Central Conference
South Conference
North Conference
U19
NERFU has essentially abdicated its role in overseeing U-19/HS Rugby in favor of state based rugby organizations (SRBOs). In New England, there are nascent SRBOs in VT, CT and MA.
Division I
- Amoskeag RFC U19 Squad
- Bishop Hendricken High School
- Belmont High School (MA)
- Boston College High School
- Lincoln-Sudbury High School
- Scituate Stormers Rugby
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Middlesex RFC U19 Squad
- Xaverian Brothers High School
- Brookline High School
Division II
- Cheshire Rams
- Essex High School
- Fairfield High School
- Falmouth High School
- Groton School
- Kearsarge Regional High School
- Kimball Union Academy
- Mad River Valley Boys
- Middlesex Youth RFC
- Needham High School Men's Rugby Club
- North Country RFC U19 Squad
- North Quincy High School Rugby Football Club
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Portland RFC U19 Squad
- Rutland RFC U19 Squad
- Springfield RFC
- Stanstead College
- Staples High School
- Upper Valley Youth RFC
- Winged Beavers
- Malden Catholic High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Marshfield High School
- Catholic Memorial High School
Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization (MYRO)
The Massachusetts SBRO (http://myrugby.org) is now the umbrella organization for youth rugby in the state. All High School, U19, and U15 clubs are now under their auspices.
Boston middle schools that play rugby include Washington Irving, Edwards, Orchard Gardens, and Lee Academy.[4]
Women's
Club
Women's Premier League
- Beantown RFC
Division I
- Albany Knickerbocker Sirens RFC
- Boston Women RFC
- Providence WRFC
Division II
- Burlington WRFC
- Charles River WRFC
- Hartford Wild Roses
- Seacoast WRFC
- Worcester WRFC
- Portland, Maine (PWRFC)
- North Shore, Massachusetts North Shore Monsoons WRFC
Division III
- Connecticut Yankees WRFC
- Vermont Law School WRFC
Collegiate
Division I
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Division II
Downeast Conference
East Conference
West Conference
Division III
East Conference
South Conference
West Conference
Division IV
East Conference
West Conference
U19
Division I
- Colchester High School
- Essex High School
- Marshfield High School
- Newport High School
- Needham High School Women's Rugby Club
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Portland RFC U19 Girls
- Rutland RFC U19 Girls
- South Burlington High School
- Sugar River Girls
- Upper Valley Youth
- Newton South High School Girls Rugby Club
1997
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
1998
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - University of Massachusetts Lowell
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
1999
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 - Norwich University
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
2000
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 - New England College All Black's
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
2001
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - Tufts University
Men's College D4 - Bentley University
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
2002
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Men's College D4 - Brandeis University
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
2003
Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Men's College D4 - Wheaton College
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
2004
Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 -
Men's College D4 - Maine Maritime Academy
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
2005
Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 -
Men's College D3 - Bentley University
Men's College D4 - Saint Anselm College
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
2006
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2 -
Men's Club D3 -
Women's Club D1 -
Women's Club D2 -
Women's Club D3 -
Men's College D1 -
Men's College D2 - United States Coast Guard Academy
Men's College D3 - Bentley University
Men's College D4 - Nichols College
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
Women's College D4 -
2007
Men's Club D1 -
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2 - Middlebury College
Men's College D3 - Plymouth State University
Men's College D4 - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth See: 2007 NERFU College Men's Division IV Rugby Tournament
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
Women's College D4 -
2008
Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2 - Middlebury College
Men's College D3 - Salve Regina University See: 2008 NERFU College Men's Division III Rugby Tournament
Men's College D4 - Holy Cross College
Women's College D1 - United States Military Academy
Women's College D2 - Stonehill College
Women's College D3 - Bryant University
Women's College D4 - Holy Cross College
2009
Men's Club D1
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3
Men's Club D4 - Saratoga Springs Stampede
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2 - UMASS Amherst
Men's College D3 -
Men's College D4 -
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Women's College D4 -
2010
Men's Club D1
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3 - Saratoga Springs Stampede
Men's Club D4
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2
Men's College D3 - Salve Regina University See 2010 NERFU College Men's Division III Rugby Tournament
Men's College D4 -
Women's College D1 -
Women's College D2 -
Women's College D3 -
Women's College D4 -
2016
Men's Club D1
Men's Club D2
Men's Club D3
Men's Club D4
Women's Club D1
Women's Club D2
Women's Club D3
Men's College D1
Men's College D2
Men's College D3 - University of Maine at Orono
Men's College D4
Women's College D1
Women's College D2
Women's College D3
Women's College D4 -
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