GRR: NCR
The great experiment in NCR is hitting its stride this weekend.
The Big Rivers Conference was created this year to accommodate the new influx of varsity and school-supported teams in men's college rugby. The result was some teams were bumped up from D2 to accomplish this, but that really mainly served to keep D2 more D2.
About 80 men's D1 teams are in action this weekend, with almost half of them (we count 34) are on the schedule.
The big and imposing Rugby East opens up season this weekend and we get to see the beginning of what could be the best conference in collegiate rugby.
National Collegiate Rugby jas confirmed that it will hold its 2022 Men's and Women's Championships in Houston, Texas in December.
Once again Aveva Stadium, the home of Major League Rugby’s Houston SaberCats, will host the championship weekends.
The Liberty Conference enters a bit of a new phase with a two-tiered competition and perhaps we will see some teams put their hands up as being potentially a Tier 1 even if they're now in Tier 2.
It will be a bit of a struggle as the division is partly based on school support, with the Tier 2 really being a Tier 2 Club. But it's possible.