Northeast Rugby Union (NRU)
1999 Collegiate Playoffs
For the first round the higher NRU seed played at home. Arabic
number represents the NRU seed. Roman numeral is the LAU seed. The final 4, i.e.
the winners of these first round games, will play at UMass, Amherst, on the weekend
of November 13 & 14, 1999.
Men's Division I
Games played on the weekend of Nov. 6-7, 1999
#8 NE IV UMASS at #1 NYS I SYRACUSE 27 - 20
#5 NE II ARMY at #4 Met NY I RUTGERS 68 - 3
#6 NE III UCONN at #3 NYS II CORNELL 65 - 7
#7 NYS III OSWEGO at #2 NE I NORWICH 11 - 65
Women's Division I
Games played on the weekend of Nov. 6-7, 1999
#8 Met NY II COLUMBIA at #1 NE I UMASS 0 - 76
#5 NYS I CORNELL at #4 NE III YALE 24 - 12
#6 NE IV SMITH at #3 Met NY I VASSAR 27 - 5
#7 NYS II UNIV. OF BUFFALO at #2 NE II AMHERST 53 - 0
Men's Division II
Games played on the weekend of Nov. 6-7, 1999
#8 NYS III LEMOYNE at #1 NE I COLBY 3 - 78
#5 Met NY II COLUMBIA at # 4 NYS II ONEONTA
#6 NE II CENTRAL CONN at #3 Met NY I MARIST 19 - 17
#7 NE III MIDDLEBURY at #2 NYS I BUFFALO STATE 15 - 10 (OT)
New England Women's Division II Championships
Boston University v. Wesleyan 36-5
Plymouth State v. Northeastern 30-0
Plymouth State v. Boston University 17 - 7
Women's Division II
Final 4 at UMass, Amherst on Nov. 13 & 14, 1999
NE I Plymouth State v Met NY I MARIST COLLEGE
NE II Boston University v NYS I ITHACA
New England Men's Div. III
Western Connecticut v. UMass-Lowell 32 - 17
Wentworth Institute v. Castleton State 12 - 5
Western Connecticut v. Wentworth Institute 33 - 10
NRU Championships Amhert, MA
All, The New York State Rugby Conference was well represented this weekend at
UMass for the NRU Collegiate Championships St. John Fisher Men, Ithaca College
Women, and Cornell Women all won their qualifying matches. In doing so Cornell Women
secured a #2 seed in the USA Championships this spring.
Scores for the matches
Men Division I
Semi-final Massachusetts 7 Army 49
Semi-final Connecticut 22 Norwich 20
Qualification Norwich 17 Massachusetts 10
Championship Army 30 Connecticut 22
Men Division II
Semi-final Colby 34 Oneonta 17
Semi-final Central Conn. 29 Middlebury 22
Qualification Middlebury 24 Oneonta 7
Championship Colby 20 Central Conn. 10
Women Division I
Semi-final Cornell 21 Massachusetts 32
Semi-final Amherst 5 Smith College 10
Qualification Cornell 27 Amherst 0
Championship Massachusetts 23 Smith College 5
Women Division II
Semi-final Plymouth State 52 Marist 0
Semi-final Boston Univ. 45 Ithaca 8
Qualification Ithaca 32 Marist 3
Championship Plymouth State 15 Boston Univ. 0
Men Division III
Semi-final Western Connecticut 49 Sacred Heart 0
Semi-final Wentworth Institute 20 St. John Fisher 3
Qualification St. John Fisher 22 Sacred Heart 17 (overtime)
Championship Western Connecticut 29 Wentworth Institute 0