National Collegiate Rugby Division III Women's Qualifying Rounds at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, November 16-17, 2024

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Endicott College Women's Rugby Team

The Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, MA is hosting the Women’s Division III Rugby qualifying matches for National Championship this weekend, November 16-17, as 16 teams vie to advance to the National Championships. Qualifying matches are also taking place this weekend in Culpeper, VA, Kansas City, MO and Obetz, OH.

"Eight winners from Saturday’s Sweet Sixteen advance to Sunday’s quarterfinals, with the semifinalists punching their ticket to the final four in Houston, TX on December 7-8, 2024," according to National Collegiate Ruby. 

Tickets are $20 per person for the weekend. Kids Under 12 and seniors over 60 are free. All-day parking is available. Concessions open at 10:30 a.m. Here is a Hotel Booking Link for visitors coming from outside Boston. 

Here are the results thus far: 

Round of 16 (Saturday)
Endicott 83-0 Bentley
Colby 66-61 Siena

Geneseo 34-7 Christopher Newport
East Stroudsburg 61-10 Lee

Niagara 43-34 Gannon
UW Platteville 63-0 Loyola (Md)

North Dakota 41-40 Wayne State College
CO Mines 55-0 Northern Michigan

Quarterfinals (Sunday)
Endicott v Colby
Geneseo v East Stroudsburg
Niagara v UW Platteville
North Dakota v CO Mines


Located at 200 New Boston Dr, Canton, MA 02021, the Irish Cultural Centre is a 61 acre facility 10 miles from Boston with state-of-the-art playing fields for a number of sports including Gaelic games, soccer and rugby.  Read more details here.






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