The 2010 NERFU college men's Division III rugby tournament featured the top eight Division III college rugby teams out of 32 competitors from the four NERFU sub-conferences (North, South, Central, West). The top two teams from each conference were seeded according to the success of their conference in the 2009 Tournament.
In the cup championship match at the Harrington Memorial Pitch[1] at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Salve Regina University defeated Springfield College by a score of 53–21.[2][3] The match was attended by over 300 fans.
With its victory, Salve Regina University earned an automatic bid to represent the New England region in the Small College National Championship Final Four sponsored by the National Small College Rugby Organization. This year, the NSCRO Champions Cup will be held at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, VA on April 30 - May 1, 2011.
NERFU also sponsored a lower tier Plate Championship for teams seeded 3 & 4 in their subconferences. In that tournament, Plymouth State University defeated UMass Lowell 22–14.[3]
Cup championship bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| Tufts University | 24 | |||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 17 | |||||||||
| Springfield College | 31 | |||||||||
| Tufts | 27 | |||||||||
| Springfield College | 26 | |||||||||
| November 14 – Wellesley, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Keene State College | 24 | |||||||||
| Springfield College | 21 | |||||||||
| Salve Regina University | 53 | |||||||||
| Salve Regina University | 41 | |||||||||
| Bates College | 5 | |||||||||
| Salve Regina University | 31 | |||||||||
| Providence College | 13 | |||||||||
| Babson College | 25 | |||||||||
| Providence College | 31 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Babson United Rugby Club". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "Welcome to the New England Rugby Referees Society". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ a b "New England Rugby Football Union powered by GOALLINE.ca". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-11-17.