This weekend, #UCWRFC will be playing Air Force Academy for the USA Rugby DI National Championship. Here is all the information that you will need to be prepared for the weekend!

 

Game Time: Sunday, December 4th at 11 a.m. vs. Air Force Academy

Location: Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium (on Furman University’s campus)

*Note: If weather becomes an issue, the game will be relocated to Roberts Field (which is also located on Furman University’s campus); USA Rugby will make the call on Saturday and we will share this on all forms of our team social media.

Link to Furman University’s Campus Map: https://campusmap.furman.edu/

Admission Fee: There will be a $10 admission fee for all non-coaches or players at the field.

Live Broadcasting: If you cannot be there to cheer on #UCWRFC in person, be sure to tune in to The Rugby Channel TV to watch a live online broadcasting of the game! You can watch at the following link: http://www.therugbychannel.tv/#!

 

The Rugby Breakdown wrote a great article about #UCWRFC describing our route to the National Championship this year. Check it out at the following link: http://www.therugbybreakdown.com/single-post/2016/11/30/1-More-Rivalry-for-UCONN

 

Also, we would like to share a few throwback videos with everyone to show how excited and humbled we are to be back at the National Championship again!

 

 

Let’s go #UCWRFC! #RugbyStrong

Results from all Saturday (11/5) Northeast Conference Playoff games:

Day 1 – Saturday, 11/5/16
	Home	Away
Game 1	Northeastern (#3) – 20	Boston University (#6) – 12
Game 2	UMass (#4) – 26	URI (#5) – 5
Game 3	Boston College (#2) – 52	Northeastern (#3) – 12
Game 4	UConn (#1) – 34	UMass (#4) – 19

Schedule for Sunday (11/6):

Day 2 – Sunday, 11/6/16
	Time	Home	Away
Game 5	11 a.m.	URI (#5)	Boston University (#6)
Game 6	12:30 p.m.	Northeastern (#3)	UMass (#4)
Game 7	2 p.m.	UConn (#1)	Boston College (#2)

This Fall 2016 season, UCWRFC will be hosting the USA Rugby DI Northeast Conference Playoffs on their home turf of Storrs, CT (Depot Campus field). The teams who will be participating include UConn, the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), the University of Rhode Island, Northeastern University, Boston University and Boston College. Below is the schedule for the weekend:

Day 1 – Saturday 11/5/16
	Time	Home	Away
Game 1	9:30 a.m.	Northeastern (#3)	Boston University (#6)
Game 2	11:00 a.m.	UMass (#4)	URI (#5)
Game 3	12:30 p.m.	Boston College (#2)	Winner of Game 1
Game 4	2 p.m.	UConn (#1)	Winner of Game 2

Day 2 – Sunday 11/6/16
	Time	Home	Away
Game 5	11:00 a.m.	Loser of Game 1	Loser of Game 2
Game 6	12:00 p.m.	Loser of Game 3	Loser of Game 4
Game 7	2:00 p.m.	Winner of Game 4	Winner of Game 3

UConn Dining Service’s food truck, Food For Thought, will be present at the field from around 10:30-2:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. A full list of the food offered can be found at the following website: http://dining.uconn.edu/foodforthought/.

There are also designated parking areas for both cars and team buses which can be shown in the following image:

The field’s address is 45 Weaver Road, Storrs, Mansfield, CT 06269. Please note that all spectators must stay outside of the fenced field when watching the games as well. We are super excited to be hosting this tournament, good luck to all the teams participating!

 

 

UCWRFC will be hosting an Alumni game at Depot Campus on April 10th (11 a.m. kick-off time)! We will also be distributing t-shirts at the event, they are $15 each so be sure to check out the link below and get yours today. We cannot wait to see our awesome alums there!

https://www.customink.com/g/hhx0-00ag-42up