NORTHEAST RUGBY UNION

The Northeast Rugby Union (NRU) is one of the
seven territories in the USA Rugby organizational structure.

We have a two division competitive structure.  
Our DI teams are Beantown , Boston,  New York  and Keystone.  
The four teams play a competitve league schedule in the Fall to
determine the seeding for the Spring NRU DI championship.

NRU DI CHAMPIONSHIPS APRIL 17/18th
STATEN ISLAND, NY - RESULTS

Saturday games
New York 60  -  Keystone 5 (7?)
Beantown 30  -  Boston  15

Sunday games
3rd/4th
Keystone  20  -  Boston  5
Championship
New York 29  -  Beantown  3

2004 DI Fall League Schedule:

Oct 16 - Boston vs. New York
              Keystone vs. Beantown
Oct 23 - New York vs. Beantown
               Keystone vs. Boston
Oct 30 - Boston vs. Beantown
               New York vs. Keystone

2003 NRU Senior Women Championships
April 12-13,  Van Horn Park Springfield MA
RESULTS

Saturday April 12    New York 72 def. Boston 0
                           Beantown  45 def. Morris  0

Sunday April 13     Boston 34 def. Morris 0  (3rd/4th)
                                     New York 27 def. Beantown 10   (1st/2nd)

2002 DI Fall League results:

     September 28                          New York 60 def. Boston 0

     October 19                 New York 19 def. Beantown 15

     October 26                           Beantown def. Boston 

Our DII is used to provide a fair competitive structure for our clubs from smaller
metropolitan areas and to develop additional DI quality teams.  
It is LAU based.  Fall LAU play determines the seeds for the Spring NRU DII championship.  
The LAU's represented are Metropolitan New York (MetNY),
New England (NERFU) , NewYork State (NYS)

NRU 2003  DII Spring Championships
May 3-4, Albany NY  
(LAU Seeds based on 2002 DII tournament results 
LAU Teams determined by 2002 Fall  DII LAU league results)

#1 MetNY #1 - Monmouth
#2  NYState #1 - Ithaca or Rochester  
#3  NERFU #1 - Saranac       
#4 NERFU #2 - Albany  

Saturday  May 3rd:  12 noon  Monmouth vs. Albany
                         2pm Rochester vs. Saranac

Sunday May 4th:  11am  Non-winners play for 3rd/4th
                       1pm  Winners play for  1st/2nd

DIRECTIONS:

Directions to Lincoln Park in Albany-

>From the West: 
NYS Thruway east to exit 23. After the toll booth, take I-787 North.
Take 787 to the Madison Ave exit, about 1/2 mile. Proceed up Madison
Ave, take a left onto Eagle Street. Lincoln Park is on the right hand
side a 1/4 mile past the Governor's Mansion. 

>From the East & Taconic State Parkway: 
NYS Thruway (I-90, Berkshire Spur) to exit B-1, I-90 West toward
Albany. After crossing the river, exit to I-787 South. Stay on I-787
South to the Madison Ave exit, about 1/2 mile. Proceed up Madison Ave,
take a left onto Eagle Street. Lincoln Park is on the right hand side a
1/4 mile past the Governor's Mansion. 

>From the North: 
I-87 (Northway) South to exit 1E, I-90 East toward Albany. Exit onto
I-787 South(if you crossed the river, you missed it!!!!). Stay on I-787
South to the Madison Ave exit, about 1/2 mile. Proceed up Madison Ave,
take a left onto Eagle Street. Lincoln Park is on the right hand side a
1/4 mile past the Governor's Mansion. 

>From the South: 
NYS Thruway north to exit 23. After the toll booth, take I-787 North.
Take 787 to the Madison Ave exit, about 1/2 mile. Proceed up Madison
Ave, take a left onto Eagle Street. Lincoln Park is on the right hand
side a 1/4 mile past the Governor's Mansion.