New England Rugby Football Union


The New England Rugby Football Union is a Geographical Union for rugby union teams in New England.
Prior to 2013, NERFU had been a local area union, and part of the Northeast Rugby Union, which is the governing body for three LAU's and Metropolitan New York Rugby Union being the others.
There are currently over 80 active teams and over 3,000 registered players in the New England area.

Mission

The mission of the New England Rugby Football Union is to manage, serve, and promote the game of rugby in the New England area, at all levels of play; to assist member teams and participants in their various forms of involvement with the game; to adhere to all the laws of the game; and to encourage and facilitate the involvement of as many people as possible in rugby activities. NERFU focuses the majority of its attention on serving rugby at the club level, and less on the collegiate and HS levels.

Divisions

Men's

Club

Division I
Division II
Division III

Division IV

Collegiate

Division I
Division II
Division III
Maine Conference
Boston Conference
Central Conference
Western Conference
Southern Conference
Division IV
Central Conference
South Conference
North Conference

U19

NERFU has essentially abdicated its role in overseeing U-19/HS Rugby in favor of state based rugby organizations. In New England, there are nascent SRBOs in VT, CT and MA.
Division I
Division II

Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization (MYRO)

The Massachusetts SBRO is now the umbrella organization for youth rugby in the state. All High School, U19, and U15 clubs are now under their auspices.
Boston middle schools that play rugby include Washington Irving, Edwards, Orchard Gardens, and Lee Academy.

Women's

Club

Women's Premier League
Division I
Division II
Division III

Collegiate

Division I
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Division II
Downeast Conference
East Conference
West Conference
Division III
East Conference
South Conference
West Conference
Division IV
East Conference
West Conference

U19

Division I

Championships

1997

Men's Club D1 -

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 - University of Massachusetts Lowell

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
1998

Men's Club D1 -

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 - University of Massachusetts Lowell

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
1999

Men's Club D1 -

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 - Norwich University

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 -

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
2000

Men's Club D1 -

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 - New England College All Black’s


Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 -

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
2001

Men's Club D1 -

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 - Tufts University

Men's College D4 - Bentley University

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
2002

Men's Club D1 -

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 -

Men's College D4 - Brandeis University

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
2003

Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 -

Men's College D4 - Wheaton College

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
2004

Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 -

Men's College D4 - Maine Maritime Academy

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
2005

Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 -

Men's College D3 - Bentley University

Men's College D4 - Saint Anselm College

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -
2006

Men's Club D1 -

Men's Club D2 -

Men's Club D3 -

Women's Club D1 -

Women's Club D2 -

Women's Club D3 -

Men's College D1 -

Men's College D2 - United States Coast Guard Academy

Men's College D3 - Bentley University

Men's College D4 - Nichols College

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -

Women's College D4 -
2007

Men's Club D1 -

Men's Club D2

Men's Club D3

Women's Club D1

Women's Club D2

Women's Club D3

Men's College D1

Men's College D2 - Middlebury College

Men's College D3 - Plymouth State University

Men's College D4 - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth See: 2007 NERFU College Men's Division IV Rugby Tournament

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -

Women's College D4 -
2008

Men's Club D1 - Boston Irish Wolfhounds

Men's Club D2

Men's Club D3

Women's Club D1

Women's Club D2

Women's Club D3

Men's College D1

Men's College D2 - Middlebury College

Men's College D3 - Salve Regina University See: 2008 NERFU College Men's Division III Rugby Tournament

Men's College D4 - Holy Cross College

Women's College D1 - United States Military Academy

Women's College D2 - Stonehill College

Women's College D3 - Bryant University

Women's College D4 - Holy Cross College
2009

Men's Club D1

Men's Club D2

Men's Club D3

Men's Club D4 -

Women's Club D1

Women's Club D2

Women's Club D3

Men's College D1

Men's College D2 - UMASS Amherst

Men's College D3 -

Men's College D4 -

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Women's College D4 -
2010

Men's Club D1

Men's Club D2

Men's Club D3 -

Men's Club D4

Women's Club D1

Women's Club D2

Women's Club D3

Men's College D1

Men's College D2

Men's College D3 - Salve Regina University See 2010 NERFU College Men's Division III Rugby Tournament

Men's College D4 -

Women's College D1 -

Women's College D2 -

Women's College D3 -

Women's College D4 -
2016

Men's Club D1

Men's Club D2

Men's Club D3

Men's Club D4

Women's Club D1

Women's Club D2

Women's Club D3

Men's College D1

Men's College D2

Men's College D3 - University of Maine at Orono

Men's College D4

Women's College D1

Women's College D2

Women's College D3

Women's College D4 -