Potomac Rugby Conference Explained

Potomac Rugby Conference
Founded:2012
Teams:7
Sports:1
Mens:7

The Potomac Rugby Conference is a men's intercollegiate rugby conference of the National Small College Rugby Organization.[1]

This conference now consist of the college men rugby teams from the District of Columbia and Maryland. It previously included other teams and was also a DII conference affiliated with USA Rugby.[2]

Member schools

Current members

SchoolLocation
Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, Maryland
St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, Maryland
Loyola UniversityBaltimore
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore
American UniversityWashington, D.C.
George Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.
Catholic University of AmericaWashington, D.C.

Former members

SchoolLocationCurrent Conference
Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MarylandChesapeake Collegiate Rugby Conference
Georgetown UniversityWashington, D.C.Chesapeake Collegiate Rugby Conference
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MarylandChesapeake Collegiate Rugby Conference
Towson UniversityTowson, MarylandChesapeake Collegiate Rugby Conference
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PennsylvaniaEastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union
United States Naval Academy C TeamAnnapolis, Maryland
A new Division I-AA conference named Chesapeake Collegiate Rugby Conference was established to begin competition in Fall 2016, consisting of schools from the Potomac, Atlantic Coast and Cardinals Conferences. Georgetown, Mount St. Mary's, Salisbury, and Towson joined the new conference.[3]

Gettysburg College transferred to the Potomac Conference in the Fall of 2016 from the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union,[4] but moved to the Mid Atlantic Rugby Conference in 2018.

Conference champions

YearChampion
2012Salisbury
2013Mount Saint Mary's
2014Mount Saint Mary's
2015Towson
2016Loyola
2017Catholic
2018Catholic

Loyola took 4th place at the national championship in 2018.[5]

References

  1. Web site: About Potomac Conference. 2018-11-28.
  2. Web site: Potomac (URugby). 2018-11-28. 2015-02-26.
  3. Web site: Chesapeake Conference to Play DIAA in the Fall. 2018-11-28. 2016-02-14.
  4. Web site: Gettysburg College Men. 2018-11-28.
  5. Web site: NEC Takes Title at the NSCRO Men's Champions Cup . 2018-11-28.

External links

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