NCR XVs Champions Cup

The NCR XVs Champions Cup is a single-elimination tournament played each year in the United States featuring men's college rugby teams from National Collegiate Rugby (formerly National Small College Rugby Organization) to determine the national championship.

NCR XVs Champions Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022
SportRugby union
Founded2002 (2002)
No. of teams249 [1]
Most recent
champion(s)		Brown
(2022)
Most titlesFurman (3 titles)

From 2002 to 2006, event name was "East Coast Division 3 Collegiate Championship". In 2007, event was renamed to "NSCRO Men's Collegiate Division 3 National Championship", and "Champions Cup" since 2012.[2]

Results
Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place 4th Place Finals venue
2002Western CorlinaStonehillLehighOld DominionBethlehem, PA
2003FurmanStonehillFranklin & Marshall Wake ForestCherry Hill, NJ
2004FurmanCentral ConnecticutAlbrightBentleyCherry Hill, NJ
2005FurmanDukeWestern ConnecticutLehigh UniversityGreenville, SC
2006BentleyThe CitadelFranklin & MarshallVirginia CommonwealthRichmond, VA
2007BentleyFurmanLongwoodAlleghenyWake Forest
2008Plymouth StateFurmanWidenerHamiltonHamilton College
2009LongwoodCoastal CarolinaSUNY OswegoSalve ReginaSouth Jersey Rugby Football Club
2010Penn State BerksKeene StateLouisiana–LafayetteWilliam PatersonVirginia Beach Sportsplex
2011LongwoodOccidentalSalve ReginaIthacaVirginia Beach Sportsplex
2012Salve ReginaCalifornia State MaritimeFranciscanNorth FloridaInfinity Park
2013Saint John's (Minn.)DukeNew EnglandDenverInfinity Park
2014Saint John'sNew EnglandDenverMount St. Mary'sInfinity Park
2015New EnglandMount St. Mary'sSaint John'sCalifornia State MaritimeInfinity Park
2016Mount St. Mary'sClaremontSouthern IndianaEastern ConnecticutInfinity Park
2017Claremont[3]TuftsXavierLouisiana StateInfinity Park
2018Iowa CentralClaremontSalve ReginaLoyola (Maryland)Life University
2019Claremont[3]ChristendomSaint John'sEndicottSiena College
2020
(not held due to COVID-19 pandemic) [n 1]
Life
2021Christendom [4]New Mexico TechHoly CrossSaint John'sAveva Stadium, Houston
2022BrownQueensAveva Stadium, Houston
Notes
  1. Loyola University Maryland ranked as #1 in National Final Poll.

See also

References
  1. "2018-19 List of Men's Clubs". Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  2. "Evolution of NSCRO". Seven Rugby. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  3. "Claremont Colleges Lions Take NSCRO National Championship". Sagehen Athletics. May 1, 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. "NCR Championship Weekend Games and Scores". 10 December 2021.
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