Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Monday, 16 January 2012 21:31    PDF Print Write e-mail
Championship Dates Announced
Clubs - Men's DI Clubs

USA Rugby announced its dates and venues for spring high school, U19, college and club championships Monday. However, some locations have not yet been decided.

Per USA Rugby’s press release, two locations (northeast and south) for Women's DI and DII College playoffs are yet to be finalized. USA Rugby's events department is currently in discussions with potential hosts for those two locations, and hope to have them finalized by February.

USA Rugby Event Director Jen Gray expects to finalize the remaining 2012 championship events, including men’s and women’s club sevens and several all-star events, by the end of April.

As suspected, the boys high school and high school club invitationals and men’s DI-A, D-IAA and DIII college championships will take place at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah May 18-19. The DI-A final will take place on Saturday the 19th, with the semifinals set to take place then week prior. Venues for the semifinals have not yet been released.

The 2011 DI-A semifinals were staged at Glendale, Colo. and were aired on ESPNU. They were held at a neutral site so both could receive television coverage. It’s unclear if this will happen again.

 

Women’s College Playoffs | April 20-22, 2012 | 4 Locations
(Western Location) Steuber Rugby Stadium in Stanford, Calif. (Hosted by Stanford Rugby)
(Midwest location) Fred Beekman Park in Columbus, Ohio (Hosted by the Ohio State University Rugby Clubs)
*South & Northeast locations TBD

 

Men’s College Playoffs | April 28-29, 2012 | 4 Locations
(Western Location) - Steuber Rugby Stadium in Stanford, Calif. (Hosted by Stanford Rugby)
(Midwest Location) - Wisconsin Rugby Sports Complex in Cottage Grove, Wis. (Hosted by Madison United Rugby)
(Southern Location) - Tennessee Rugby Park in Knoxville, Tenn. (Hosted by Smoky Mountain Athletic Club)
(Northeast Location) - Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse in Hanover, N.H. (Hosted by Dartmouth College Rugby)

 

Women’s DI, DII College Championship & Girl’s HS Invitational | May 11-12, 2012
Steuber Rugby Stadium
in Stanford, Calif. (Hosted by Stanford Rugby & USA Rugby)


Men’s DI-A, DI-AA, DII College Championship & Boy’s HS & Boy’s HS Club Invitational | May 18-19, 2012
Rio Tinto Stadium
in Sandy, Utah (Hosted by Utah Youth Rugby & USA Rugby)

 

Men’s Club Playoffs | May 12-13, 2012 | 2 Locations
(Eastern Location) Founder’s Field in Cheswick, Pa. (Hosted by Pittsburgh Harlequins)
(Western Location) Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. (Hosted by San Diego Young Aztecs)

 

Men’s Club Championships | June 2-3, 2012
Infinity
Park at Glendale in Glendale, CO (Hosted by City of Glendale)