Ticket Sales open for the Collegiate Rugby Championships
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) opened ticket sales for the 2022 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) at the Shrine on Airline in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hosted by Major League Rugby’s NOLA Gold, the three-day tournament will be held over Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30.
CRC Puts the Spotlight on Women’s Rugby
The 2022 CRC will feature the top women’s teams in the country and deliver unprecedented exposure to the rapidly-growing women’s game.
High School Registration
The Collegiate Rugby Championship is excited to announce that it is bringing back the High School Tournament this Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29, in New Orleans. The tournament will be played just outside Gold Mine Stadium, home of the MLR’s NOLA Gold. The High School teams will play alongside the men’s and women’s college matches while being surrounded by the May Madness festival.
Men’s Qualification Pathways
The Collegiate Rugby Championship includes over 70 men’s teams across four divisions. From Division I varsity programs to student-run Small College clubs, the tournament will include the best teams from all competitive levels.
Register for CRC Automatic Qualifiers
The path to May Madness will include a mix of conference-based qualifier tournaments, regionally-based automatic qualifiers and at-large bids awarded by a selection committee. The men’s qualification pathway and women’s qualification pathway require teams to meet specific deadlines and be members of National Collegiate Rugby to accept a bid.
Women’s Qualification Pathways
The Collegiate Rugby Championship will showcase women’s rugby with unprecedented national coverage, and include 28 of the nation’s best rugby 7s teams in two divisions: