Great Midwest Rugby Conference

In Spring 2012, the Great Midwest Rugby Conference (originally named the WIIL Rugby Conference) was formed by joining D2 collegiate men's teams from the Wisconsin RFU, Illinois RFU, and CARFU. This was done partially to comply with USA Rugby's directive on forming conferences as well as increasing competition and enhancing the reputation of rugby in the Midwest. Since then they have branched out into Iowa, as well.

The Great Midwest Conference Champion regularly has teams go far in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) national-level playoffs.

In recent years, the Great Midwest added a Small College competition, and now runs competitions in D2 and D3 (which is what Small College is now called).

Division: Men's D2
Division: Men's D3 (Small College)

Conference Website

11.11.2017College Men

DII College Playoff Latest - One More Space To Fill

We're down to one more DII playoff spot to be decided.

Sunday, RPI hosts Sacred Heart in the Tri-State final.

Saturday, the play-ins were held, and the WIIL Conference came out of it pretty well.

11.05.2017College Men

DII College Playoff Updates

Men's DII College games this weekend.

All of these games are conference playoffs.

Tri-State Conference Semis

Sacred Heart 24 Marist 12

RPI 27 Siena 17

Tri-State will play its final November 11, RPI v Sacred Heart.

10.06.2017College Men

Playoff Spots Still Up For Grabs in WIIL

Heading towards the final games before the conference tournaments. The WIIL conference is starting to take shape and which teams will compete in the conference playoffs in Cottage Groove, Wisc. is becoming more clear.

10.03.2017College Men

NMU Makes Statement As UWW Looms

It was a big game for Northern Michigan last week, and it gets even bigger this coming week.

NMU will play defending national DII champs Wisconsin-Whitewater this coming weekend, but that clash had to wait for the Mooesmen to get by rivals UW-Milwaukee this past Saturday.

That they did, winning 31-23.

09.08.2017College Men

DII College Games This Week

The Men's DII college leagues begin the march to a national championship in December with this weekend, and everyone will have a tough time catching up with the defending champion Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks.