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Rugby East Releases Fall 2023 Schedule

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Rugby East Releases Fall 2023 Schedule

Kutztown vs Notre Dame College was a prime example of the competitiveness of the Rugby East. Alex Goff photo.

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.

Fall 2023 Rugby East Schedule
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Kutztown at St. Bonaventure
Penn State at Army
Southern Virginia at Mount St. Mary's
     
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Army at St. Bonaventure
Mary Washington at Southern Virginia
Mount St. Mary's at Kutztown
Queens at Navy
     
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Kutztown at Navy
Life at Mary Washington
Notre Dame College at Army
Southern Virginia at Queens
St. Bonaventure at Penn State
     
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Mount St. Mary's at Mary Washington
Navy at Life
Notre Dame College at Penn State
     
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Army at Queens
Kutztown at Notre Dame College
Life at Southern Virginia
St. Bonaventure at Navy
     
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Army at Kutztown
Penn State at Mary Washington
Queens at Life
Southern Virginia at Notre Dame College
St. Bonaventure at Mount St. Mary's
     
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Life at Army
Penn State at Kutztown
Notre Dame College at Navy
Mary Washington at St. Bonaventure
Queens at Mount St. Mary's
     
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Kutztown at Southern Virginia
Mary Washington at Queens
Mount St. Mary's at Life
Navy at Penn State
St. Bonaventure at Notre Dame College
     
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Navy at Army