Rugby Northeast

Rugby Northeast
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	2011;11 years ago
Commissioner	Devin Digiovanni
Organising body	USA Rugby
No. of teams	21
Country	USA
Region	Northeastern US
Official website	rugbynortheast.org

Last updated October 28, 2022

Rugby Northeast is a college rugby conference operating in Northeastern United States and administered by USA Rugby. As of 2022, the conference is formed by 21 teams.

Members

Men's

Club	Location	Nickname	Type	Joined	Coach
Bentley University	Waltham, Massachusetts	Falcons	Private	2011^[3]	Brian Pendergast
Middlebury College	Middlebury, Vermont	Panthers	Private	2017	Kerry Wiebe
Norwich University	Northfield, Vermont	Cadets	Private	2017	Bob Weggler
Providence College	Providence, Rhode Island	Friars	Private	2011^[4]	Mark Simpson-Daniel
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, Massachusetts	River Hawks	Public	2011^[5]	Josh Skinner

Women's

Tier	Club	Location	Nickname	Type	Joined	Coach
Tier 1	Bentley University	Waltham, Massachusetts	Falcons	Private	2011^[6]	Devin DiGiovanni
	Bryant University	Smithfield, Rhode Island	Bulldogs	Private	2012^[7]	Rosie Downey
	Colby College	Waterville, Maine	Mules	Private	2018	Susan Childers
	Franklin Pierce University	Rindge, New Hampshire	Ravens	Private	2015	Amy Crumb
	Roger Williams University	Bristol, Rhode Island	Hawks	Private	2016	Carol Sacchetti
	Saint Michael's College	Colchester, Vermont	Purple Knights	Private	2011^[8]	Charles Cisco
	Stonehill College	Easton, Massachusetts	Skyhawks	Private	2011^[9]	Jason Kolovson
Tier 2	Keene State College	Keene, New Hampshire	Owls	Public	2019	Karen Johannesen
	Merrimack College	North Andover, Massachusetts	Warriors	Private	2011^[10]	Christian Lavallee
	Middlebury College	Middlebury, Vermont	Panthers	Private	2018	K.O. Onufry
	Providence College	Providence, Rhode Island	Friars	Private	2011^[11]	Michele Armstrong
	Saint Anselm College	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Hawks	Private	2012^[12]	Franki Mullen
	Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven, Connecticut	Owls	Public	2012^[13]	Chris Carvalho
	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, Massachusetts	River Hawks	Public	2011^[14]	Michael Kierman

Former

Club	Location	Nickname	Type	Men's/Women's	Joined	Left
American International College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Yellow Jackets	Private	Men's	2011^[15]	2012
American International College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Yellow Jackets	Private	Women's	2011^[15]	2012
Bryant University	Smithfield, Rhode Island	Bulldogs	Private	Men's	2012	2018
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, Massachusetts	Crusaders	Private	Men's	2012	2017
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, Massachusetts	Crusaders	Private	Women's	2012	2019
Merrimack College	North Andover, Massachusetts	Warriors	Private	Men's	2011^[16]	2016
Northern Vermont University	Johnson and Lyndon, Vermont	Badgers Hornets	Public	Women's	2018	2019
Roger Williams University	Bristol, Rhode Island	Hawks	Private	Men's	2015	2019
Saint Anselm College	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Hawks	Private	Men's	2011^[17]	2014
Saint Michael's College	Colchester, Vermont	Purple Knights	Private	Men's	2011^[18]	2019
Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven, Connecticut	Owls	Public	Men's	2013	2018
Stonehill College	Easton, Massachusetts	Skyhawks	Private	Men's	2011^[19]	2018

Champions

Year	Men's	Women's
Year	Men's	Tier 1	Tier 2
2011
2012	Providence	Saint Michael’s
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

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