2009 National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) Women’s Collegiate Division 3 and 4 National Rugby Championships

The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) will be holding its 2009 Women’s Collegiate Division 3 and 4 National Rugby Championships on Nov. 21 and 22 in Cherry Hill, NJ at the home field of the South Jersey Rugby Club (http://www.southjerseyrugby.org/).

NSCRO was founded and organized by Steve Cohen and Chip Auscavitch. For more information about NSCRO go to http://www.nscro.org .

The Championships comprise the champions on the only LAUs in USA Rugby that have women’s collegiate D3 and D4 leagues. The Division 3 competition began in September with 44 teams playing in four local rugby leagues in New England, New York State, Metropolitan New York and Eastern Pennsylvania. While Division 4 has 27 teams playing in two local leagues in New England and Eastern Pennsylvania.

Field Location – Home Field of the South Jersey RFC, Cherry Hill, NJ
The field is on Evesham Rd. diagonally across from Virtua Hospital (Voorhees).
Directions are at : http://www.epru.org/news/d.php?d=18
The field is close to the corner of Cropwell Road and E. Evesham Road, Cherry Hill, NJ. There is parking adjacent to the field.

About the NSCRO
The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO, pronounced “N”-Scro) was co-founded by Steve Cohen and Chip Auscavitch in 2007 in order to establish an official organization to oversee the Division III and Division IV college rugby National Championships. These championships are a vital part of developing rugby in the U.S. as over 200 men’s and women’s teams are classified in this category (more than 1/4 of all college rugby teams).

Prior to 2007 these championships were still held, but managed independent from any union or organization. They were referred to as “East Coast Championships”. As additional teams and unions began to participate, and the NSCRO was created, the names were changed to “NSCRO National Championships”.

At http://www.nscro.org you will find lots of helpful information, including important administrative contacts, schedules, scores, standings, policies & procedures, etc. Please feel free to explore the site and definitely check out the “Documents” link on the left hand side.