GRR: Liberty Conference
The Liberty Conference’s flirtation with its own, standalone collegiate organization wasn’t for nothing, despite the fact that the idea has changed into the group joining NCR.
After a bit of a wait, the Liberty Conference has announced that it will join NCR.
The Liberty teams had discussed forming a group called USCRO, but after some time the leadership group realized that creating your own organization when another already exists was not sustainable. So USCRO was put aside as a stand-alone group, and NCR was embraced.
The US Collegiate Rugby Organization held a conference call the night of Wednesday (April 8) to map out a plan for a new college rugby group.
The Liberty D1A Conference has named its All-Conference team.
Iona College scrumhalf Connor Buckley was named the league MVP as he led Iona to an undefeated league season. AIC earned two additional awards as Tommy Clark and Luis Sitama were named best forward, and best back, respectively.
Fordham University's men's rugby team is on a plane right now to Ireland for a tour.
The tour, run by Irish Rugby Tours, has linked Fordham with three challenging games plus a detailed trip through some of Ireland's most iconic destinations.