NCR National Championships

The NCR National Championships are the national championship tournaments sponsored by National Collegiate Rugby (NCR, formerly National Small College Rugby Organization) for men's and women's college rugby in both 15s and 7s rugby.

NSCRO rebranded as NCR in 2020, when it expanded its mission and reach by offering membership and organizing championships for larger colleges playing in upper divisions. Prior to this NSCRO sponsored four regional tournaments: New England, New York/Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and South. The regional champions were invited to compete in the annual "Fearsome Four" to determine the NSCRO National Champions.

Championships included:

History

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From 2002 to 2006 for Men's 15s, and from 2003 to 2006 for Women's 15s, the event name was "East Coast Division 3 Collegiate Championship". In 2007, the events were renamed to "NSCRO Men's Collegiate Division 3 National Championship", "NSCRO Women's Collegiate Division 3 National Championship" and "NSCRO Women's Collegiate Division 4 National Championship". In August 2012, Small College Championship nomenclature replaced Division 3, and since Fall 2012, the "Women's D4 Championship" was discontinued.[1]

In 2015, NSCRO inaugurated the lower-level Men's Challenge Cup Championship.

Champions

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Season Men's 15s Men's 7s Men's Challenge Cup
2001-02 Western Carolina University
2002-03 Furman University
2003-04 Furman University
2004-05 Furman University
2005-06 Bentley University
2006-07 Bentley University
2007-08 Plymouth State University
2008-09 Longwood University
2009-10 Penn State Berks
2010-11 Longwood University
2011-12 Salve Regina University
2012-13 St. John's University Occidental College
2013-14 St. John's University New England College
2014-15 New England College New Mexico Highlands University University of the Pacific
2015-16 Mount St. Mary's University New Mexico Highlands University Salem State University
2016-17 Claremont Colleges Christendom College Bethel College
2017-18 Iowa Central Community College The Claremont Colleges MiraCosta College
2018-19 Claremont Colleges title voided Azusa Pacific University
2019-20 Tournament cancelled due to Covid-19
2020-21
2021 (15s moved to fall) Christendom College (15s moved to fall) Siena College[2]
2022 Brown

Women

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Year Women's 15s Women's 7s
2003 The College of New Jersey
2004 Fordham University
2005 Castleton University
2006 Babson College
2007 (spring) Stonehill College
2007 (fall) Stonehill College
2008 Bryant University
2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2010 Bentley University
2011 Carleton College
2012 Wayne State College
2013 Wayne State College
2014 Roger Williams University Wayne State College
2015 Minnesota State University Moorhead Wayne State College
2016 Wayne State College Wayne State College
2017 Wayne State College Colgate University
2018 Wayne State College Wayne State College
2019 Wayne State College Wayne State College
2020 cancelled cancelled
2021 Wayne State College cancelled
2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History of Small College (15s) Rugby Championships". Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  2. ^ "NCR Championship Weekend Games and Scores". 10 December 2021.
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