- National Small College Rugby Organization
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The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) was created in 2006 by Chip Auscavitch and Steve Cohen to support and encourage the development and organization of Division III and IV college rugby across the country.
The NSCRO runs national championship events for small-college rugby programs competing in USA Rugby Divisions III and IV. Prior to 2007, the national championship were known as the East Coast Division III Collegiate Rugby Championships.
Critics of the NSCRO have pointed out that many of its participants are not "small colleges." They have also pointed out that other participants in the program compete in NCAA athletics at the Division I level, and have regularly declined promotion to Division II, which would make those teams eligible to participate in the USA Rugby Collegiate Championships.
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Reigning Champions
2009-2010 Men’s Division III National Championship
Champion: Penn State Berks
Runner Up: Keene State2010 Women’s Division III National Championship
Champion: Bentley
Runner Up: Drexel2010 Women’s Division IV National Championship
Champion: Lock Haven
Runner Up: Mount HolyokeParticipating Rugby Unions
Region 1 (Automatic Bid)
New England Rugby Football Union[1]Region 2
Great Plains Rugby Union
Heart of America Rugby Football Union
Minnesota Rugby Football Union
Southern California Rugby Football Union
Texas Rugby UnionRegion 3
Potomac Rugby Union[2]
Virginia Rugby Union [3] USA Rugby South:- North Carolina Rugby Football Union (NCRU)
- Georgia Rugby Union (GRU)
- Palmetto Rugby Football Union[4] (PRU)
- Deep South Rugby Football Union[5] (DSRFU)
- Florida Rugby Football Union (FRFU)
- MidSouth Rugby Football Union (MSRFU)
Region 4 (Automatic Bid)
Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union
Metropolitan New York Rugby Union
New York State Rugby Union [6] Allegheny Rugby Union [7]Past Champions
2001-2002
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Champion: Western Carolina University
Runner Up: Stonehill College
3d Place: Lehigh University
4th Place: Old Dominion University
2002-2003
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Raleigh, NC
Champion: Furman University
Runner Up: Stonehill College
3d Place: Franklin & Marshall
4th Place: Wake ForestWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Champion: College of New Jersey
Runner Up: University of Maine
2003-2004
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Furman University
Runner Up: Central Connecticut State University
3d Place: Albright College
4th Place: Bentley CollegeWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Fordham University
Runner Up: Susquehanna University
2004-2005
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Greenville, SC
Champion: Furman University
Runner Up: Duke University
3d Place: Western Connecticut State University
4th Place: Lehigh UniversityWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Champion: Castleton State College
Runner Up: Susquehanna University
2005-2006
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Richmond, VA
Champion: Bentley University
Runner Up: The Citadel
3d Place: Franklin & Marshall
4th Place: Virginia Commonwealth UniversityWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Wellesley, MA
Champion: Babson University
Runner Up: Ursinus College
2006-2007
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Wake Forest, NC
Champion: Bentley University
Runner Up: Furman University
3d Place: Longwood University
4th Place: Allegheny CollegeWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Stonehill College
Runner Up: Pennsylvania University
Women’s Division IV National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: University of Rhode Island
Runner Up: Ursinus College
2007-2008
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Clinton, NY
Champion: Plymouth State University
Runner Up: Furman University
3d Place: Widener University
4th Place: Hamilton CollegeWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Easton, MA
Champion: Stonehill College
Runner Up: Marist College
Women’s Division IV National Championship
Location: Easton, MA
Champion: Roger Williams University
Runner Up: Gettysburg College
2008-2009
Men’s Division III National Championship
See 2009 NSCRO Men's Division III Rugby Tournament
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Coastal Carolina
Runner Up: SUNY Oswego
3d Place: Longwood University
4th Place: Salve Regina UniversityWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Bryant University
Runner Up: Gettysburg College
Women’s Division IV National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Holy Cross College
Runner Up: Albright College2009-2010
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Champion: Penn State Berks
Runner Up: Keene State
3d Place: Louisiana-Lafayette
4th Place: William PatersonWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: MIT
Runner Up: East Stroudsburg University
Women’s Division IV National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Drexel University
Runner Up: Wentworth Institute of Technology2010-2011
Men’s Division III National Championship
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Champion: Longwood University
Runner Up: Occidental College
3d Place: Salve Regina University
4th Place: Ithaca CollegeWomen’s Division III National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Bentley University
Runner Up: Drexel University
Women’s Division IV National Championship
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
Champion: Lock Haven University
Runner Up: Mount Holyoke CollegeExternal links
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- Organizations established in 2006
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