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New England Rugby Football Union 
The NERFU LogoAbbreviation NERFU Formation February 3, 1975 Legal status Association Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts Region served New England, United States of America Membership Approximately 6000 athletes on 228 teams (youth clubs, high schools, colleges, clubs or other associations) President Joe Olzacki Main organ Executive Committee Website http://nerfu.org (administrative) The New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) is a stand-alone union for rugby union teams in New England.
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 230 active teams and over 5,000 registered players in the New England area. Though many of these teams are not truly NERFU programs (See Ivy League Conference and U-19/HS Rugby issues noted below).
Contents
- 1 Mission
- 2 Divisions
- 2.1 Men's
- 2.2 Women's
- 3 Championships
- 4 External links
Mission
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. Though to be fair, NERFU focuses its greatest attention on serving rugby at the club level, and less on the collegiate and HS levels. NERFU has made no effort to establish any youth rugby programs in the New England area.
Divisions
Men's
Club
Division I
- Amoskeag Rugby Club
- Boston Irish Wolfhounds RFC
- Boston RFC
- Mystic River Rugby Club
- New Haven Old Black RFC
- South Shore Anchors
- Hartford Wanderers RFC
Division II
- Albany Knicks RFC
- Burlington RFC
- Middlesex Barbarians RFC
- Newport RFC
- Old Gold Rugby Football Club
- Portland RFC
- Providence Rugby RFC
- Worcester RFC
- Boston Irish Wolfhounds Third XV
- Charles River Rats RFC
- New London County RFC
- North Shore Rugby Football Club
Division III
- Framingham Exiles RFC
- Harvard Business School RFC
- MIT RFC
- Mad River/Stowe RFC
- Rutland RFC
- Saranac Lake Mountaineers RFC
- Saratoga Springs Stampede RFC
- Springfield RFC
- Seacoast RFC
- Monadnock Wolfpack RFC
Division IV
All-New England
- Boston Ironsides RFC
- Leviathan RFC
- Mt. Washington Valley RFC
- University of Vermont Law School RFC
- Yale Graduate RFC
- Bennington Battle RFC, Bennington, VT
- Cape Cod RFC, Cape Cod, MA
Metro
- Boston Irish Wolfhounds Fourth XV
- Harvard Business School RFC Second XV
- MIT RFC Second XV
- North Shore RFC Second XV
- Portland RFC Second XV
- Seacoast RFC Second XV
Social
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).
- Boston College (see BCRFC)
- Northeastern University (see NURFC)
- University of Connecticut
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Albany
- Southern Connecticut State University
- Middlebury College
Division II
- Boston University
- University of Vermont
- College of the Holy Cross
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Maine, Orono
- Norwich University
- United States Coast Guard Academy
- University of Rhode Island
Division III
Maine Conference
Boston Conference
Central Conference
- Salve Regina University
- Bryant University
- Roger Williams College
- Wheaton College
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Western Conference
- Williams College
- Amherst College
- Plymouth ST College
- Keene State College
- Castleton State College
- Franklin Pierce University
Southern Conference
- New Haven U23
- Central Connecticut State University
- Western Connecticut State University
- Springfield College
- University of Hartford
- Trinity College
- Western New England College
- Eastern Connecticut State University
Division IV
East Conference
North Conference
South Conference
West Conference
Division V
Pool A
- Brandeis University
- Curry College
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Maine Maritime Academy
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- University of Maine at Farmington
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Wheaton College
Pool B
- Bentley College
- Boston College Second XV
- Connecticut College
- Dartmouth College Third XV
- Franklin Pierce University
- Harvard University Second XV
- New Haven RFC U23 Squad
- Springfield College
- University of Hartford
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.
Other Catholic HS rugby programs have also abandoned NERFU in favor of a Catholic Rugby Conference based in and around Boston. The programs listed below had been members of NERFU prior to this change.
Division I
- Amoskeag RFC U19 Squad
- Bishop Hendricken High School
- Boston College High School
- Lincoln-Sudbury High School
- St. John's Preparatory School
- Middlesex RFC U19 Squad
- Xaverian Brothers High School
Division II
- Cheshire Rams
- Belmont High School (MA)
- Essex High School
- Fairfield High School
- Falmouth High 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
- Brookline 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.
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
- Boston College
- Brown University
- Boston University
- Radcliffe College
- Providence College
- Northeastern University
Western Conference
- Amherst College
- Dartmouth College
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Williams College
- University of Connecticut
- Yale University
Division II
Downeast Conference
- Bates College
- Bowdoin College (Bowdoin College Men's Rugby)
- Colby College
- University of Maine at Farmington
- University of Maine, Orono
- University of New Hampshire
East Conference
- Babson College
- Wesleyan University
- Smith College
- Tufts University
- University of Rhode Island
- Wellesley College
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
West Conference
- Castleton State College
- Keene State College
- Middlebury College
- Norwich University
- Plymouth State College
- University of Vermont
Division III
East Conference
- Bentley College
- Brandeis University
- Bridgewater State College
- MIT
- Stonehill College
- Wheaton College
South Conference
- US Coast Guard Academy
- Central Connecticut State University
- Rhode Island College
- Trinity College
- University of Hartford
- Western Connecticut State University
- Roger Williams University
West Conference
- Colby-Sawyer College
- Framingham State College
- Johnson State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Saint Michael's College
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
Division IV
East Conference
- College of the Holy Cross
- Saint Anselm College
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
West Conference
- Connecticut College
- Green Mountain College
- Lyndon State College
- Nichols College
- Southern Vermont College
- Springfield College
- Western New England College
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
Championships
1997
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Men's College D3 - University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Women's College D3 -1998
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Men's College D3 - University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Women's College D3 -1999
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Men's College D3 - Tufts University
Men's College D4 - Bentley University
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Men's College D4 - Brandeis University
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Women's College D3 -2003
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Women's College D3 -2004
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Men's College D3 - Bentley University
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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
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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[disambiguation needed
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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[disambiguation needed]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
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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
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Women's College D4 -External links
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- Rugby union in Massachusetts
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