Middlebury College Rugby Club

Middlebury
Middlebury crc logo.png
Full nameThe Middlebury College Rugby Club
UnionNew England RFU
Nickname(s)The Blue
Founded1972; 51 years ago (1972)
Ground(s)Middlebury, Vermont
PresidentGriffin Shapiro
Coach(es)Kerry Wiebe
Ben Wells
League(s)Collegiate Division II
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.themcrc.com

Middlebury College Rugby Club is the Division II rugby union team of Middlebury College, located in Middlebury, Vermont. Also known as The MCRC, the club competes in the New England Rugby Football Union.

Officers

  • Coaches : Kerry Wiebe, Avisa (Junior) Tuiqere, Ben Wells
  • Co-Captain : William Abraham Ebby '2022
  • Co-Captain : Samuel Madden '2022
  • President : James Blayze '2022
  • Treasurer : Benjamin Lesch '2024
  • Match Secretary : Thomas Lee Summers '2024.5

D II National Champions

On May 5, 2007, MCRC beat Arkansas State 38–22 to win the Division II National Championship for the first time in club history. MCRC won the National Championship again in 2009, beating University of Wisconsin 27-11 and finishing the season undefeated.

Players

Titles

East Coast Rugby Conference Division 1-AA Champions: 2012, 2013

National Division II Champions: 2007,2009

NERFU Division II Champions: 2001,2002,2003,2005,2006,2007,2008

Northeast Territorial Division II Champions: 2001,2002,2008

"The Blue"

"The Blue" originated in the spring of 2008 under coaches Kevin O'Brien and John Phillips. It is a recognition of players that played a minimum of 5 regular season or playoff games for the MCRC A-side. Members of The Blue are responsible for nominating the team's captains for the following season and receive their jersey upon graduation.


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