The Army Rugby Team was founded in 1961 and for over 40 years has been a leader in USA Collegiate Rugby.
The Army Ruggers are West Point’s most winning team.
In 1980 the USA Rugby Collegiate Championship playoff system was
established. Since then, the Army Rugby team has qualified for every
Sweet 16 Tournament and also reached more then 10 Final Fours. The
Army Rugby team has finished second in the nation 3 times.
All Cadet classes play and the team currently has over 90 members drawn
from the United States Corps of Cadets fielding four rugby sides.
The Division-1 A and B sides battle for dominance in the fiercely
competitive New England Rugby Football Union while the Division-2 C and
D sides challenge every year for the title in the Metropolitan New York
Rugby Football Union.
West Point Release 2010/2011 Schedule
West Point, NY -- The West Point Men’s rugby team has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2010/2011 season. A few exciting changes are happening not only for West Point Rugby but also for collegiate rugby around the country. The Collegiate Premier League (CPL) is set to begin spring 2011, with the Black Knights competing in the East Coast Conference, where new and old rivalries are sure to surface.
Fall 2010
The 2010 fall exhibition season, will kick-off at home against MetNY (all matches on Sundays) opponent Southern Connecticut Sept. 12, followed by a trip to Stony Brook on the 19th and return home Sept. 26 vs Kings Point. They will finish up the MetNY schedule with a match at Fordham on Oct. 10. The NERFU league schedule (Saturday matches) will kick off Oct. 9 with a trip to Northeastern University, followed by another away trip the following weekend to Boston College (Oct 16). The Black Knights will finish up the fall campaign with UMass (Oct. 23), @ UConn (Oct. 30) and finally a match against out of conference rival Air Force Nov. 5 at the Anderson Rugby Complex.
It should be pointed out that all fall contests are exhibition matches and are not “contests of record”, but will serve as critical developmental opportunities for newest members to the program, allowing Army’s premiere grade a “full-on” preseason in preparation for our competitive championship season in the Spring College Premier League.
Spring: Collegiate Premiere League (CPL)
The spring season kicks-off a very exciting new era for college rugby in the USA with the introduction of the new CPL. The Black Knights will face off against a few familiar foes, and will add some opponents that they have not played in some time. The spring national championship season begins March 5 and will run through May 21 with play-off rounds occurring at the higher seeded team venues.
The West Point Rugby Team will host 4 of their league matches at the beautiful Anderson Rugby Complex, and be on the road for 3. They open up against Rutgers at home Mar. 5, will travel to Kutztown University in Pennsylvania Mar. 26. The following weekend the Knights will host Dartmouth (Apr. 2). They will then have two matches on the road Apr. 9 and Apr. 16 at Delaware and The Ohio State University. The team will return home to host PSU Apr. 23, followed by the annual Army-Navy match Apr. 30 at the Anderson Rugby Complex.
Check the News page for a more detailed breakdown of the matches...