GRR: Liberty Conference
For its first Liberty Conference game, the Binghamton Men’s Rugby was hosting Colgate University, on a bright and sunny day ideal for rugby but with the heat as a potential factor impacting players on both sides.
As usual it's a bit of a hedge maze to navigate the US DI college, but we've still got to navigate it.
Right now we have 70 teams in D1A, the most ever. They are split into the following conferences (or not conferences). We've got some links to more detailed articles if you want them.
Two big games happen in North America today as pro club Saracens takes on the USA Islanders, and the Liberty Conference All-Stars face the a Republic of Texas U23 team.
If you're wondering why there's no confirmation on what teams are in what DIA conference, it's because there are still some decisions to be made.
A new three-division conference is being formed for the 2017-18 DIA college season, with an eye toward localizing certain competitions and keeping teams that want to play only in the fall together.