The Rugby East Conference has released its schedule for the fall of 2023.
The conference is undergoing a couple of changes with the move of Virginia Tech to the MARC and the arrival of Life University.
The schedule for the second year of the expanded conference showing a more formal grouping for the teams. Rugby East will divide up into two geographic divisions, North and South. Each program will play all opponents within their own division and up to two crossover matches from the opposite group.
Army, Kutztown, Navy, and St. Bonaventure will each play seven total conference matches; five divisional matches and two non-divisional crossover matches—one home and one on the road.
The remaining programs will each have six total conference matches, with Notre Dame College and Penn State only having one non-divisional crossover match.
The 2023 conference season begins with Penn State heading to Army, Kutztown at St. Bonaventure, and Southern Virginia traveling to Mount St. Mary's on September 16. The remaining Rugby East schools begin action on September 23.
Other notable matches include St. Bonaventure at Army on September 23, Mount St. Mary's at Mary Washington on October 7, Notre Dame College will host a follow-up of last season's thriller against Kutztown on October 14 (Game of the Year: NDC vs Kutztown), and Penn State battles Mary Washington for the Sheehy Cup on October 21.
The season culminates with a traditional rivalry on Saturday, November 11, as the 2021-2022 National Champions Army Black Knights host 2022-2023 National Champions Navy Midshipmen at the Anderson Rugby Complex in West Point, NY.
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All of these Rugby East teams will also play non-conference games throughout the fall.
