GRR: College Men
As expected the dominoes are quickly falling in men's college rugby this fall, with conferences that play their 15s season in the fall announcing (or at least making it very clear) that they will not be playing as normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Collegiate Rugby is postponing the NCR 15s Championships for 2020.
The organization said that it hopes for alternatives if conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic improve later in the year. NCR will make adjustments based on any progress.
National Collegiate Rugby has announced the appointment of Vice President Steve Hiatt as its Interim Director of Men's Rugby.
NCR CEO Steve Cohen who has been the long term NSCRO/NCR Men's Director will be stepping down from his role as Men’s Director to focus more of his time on strategic programming for the organization.
The Allegheny Rugby Union has announced that it is suspending all collegiate rugby this fall.
This includes an established women's D2 conference, and a newly-formed men's D2 conference, which was set to include Wheeling University, Alderson Broaddus, WVU, IUP, and Kent State.
The region will reevluate in the New Year and will likely play some 7s and 15s in the spring.
The Chesapeake Collegiate Conference will not play a fall 15s schedule and there's some serious doubt as to whether the conference will play any rugby at all this coming academic year.