College Men,
The Potomac Rugby Conference (PRC) regular season schedule is released. The PRC competition guidelines remain the same, unless noted in the following guidelines. The main changes are the PRC alignment with the Capital Rugby Union (CGU), dues charging process, game cancellation procedure and penalties, start of the NSCRO regular season moved a week earlier, and requesting for nominations for the PRC Commissioner position.
1. The PRC teams, excluding Navy and Maryland, are official members of the Capital Rugby Union (CGU, http://rugby.org/). This is a temporary alignment as the PRC organizes its own administrators. The PRC will continue competition of the 2 divisions, which are Division 2 and NSCRO. The seven teams in Division 2 are George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Salisbury, Towson, UMBC. The D2 playoffs champion will automatically qualify for the national playoffs. Division 2 regular season matches will begin on Sep 13.
The six teams competing in NSCRO are American, Catholic, Frostburg, Loyola, Mt. St. Marys, St. Marys. The NSCRO playoffs champion will advance to the regional playoffs. Maryland C and Navy C will also compete against the NSCRO teams but are no eligible for the D2 and NSCRO playoffs. Due to move of NSCRO regional match against the Cardinals Conference in November, the regular season matches will begin on Sep 6, which is a week earlier than last year.
2. Scoring System: The standings table will be updated weekly to determine the rankings. Win=4 pts, Tie=2 pts, Loss=0 pts, Bonus Points - Score 4+ Tries = 1 pt, Loss by 7 or less = 1 pt, Tie Breaker - head to head, points difference
3. Club Dues Collection: The Capital Rugby Union will collect individual players and club dues through CIPP Registration. Each Invididual Player will be charged $16 in addition to the CIPP registration to cover the overall club dues and club CIPP registration. This only applies to teams eligible for D2 and NSCRO eligible teams. (CIPP Registration at https://usarugby.org/membership)
4. Playoffs: The NSCRO division playoffs will consist of the top four teams in the regular season to be held on the weekend of November 1-2. The winner will advance to the regional competition against the winner of the Cardinals conference in November 2014. The Division 2 playoffs will consist of the top four teams in the regular season. The semi-final round will be hosted by the higher seeded team on November 1, and the championship round will be held in a neutral location on November 8.
5. Forfeits: No-shows or forfeits must be coordinated between the school club directors and the PRC Commissioner no later than 8 days prior to the match. Not showing up to a game will be an automatic forfeit and the team will be barred from the playoffs. Disciplinary and/or administrative penalties will apply to the forfeiting team, which may include compensation due to the non-forfeiting team not to exceed $500. Forfeits will be recorded as 20-0 win by the non-offending team, and recorded as 4 tries scored and 1 bonus point, per the Super 14 point system.
6. Eligibility: Teams must follow the USA Rugby Eligibilty guidelines. Players must be CIPP registered prior to their first match. Any teams or players not CIPP will forfeit their match, as decided by the CGU Disciplinary Chair. Coaches must also meet CIPP and course requirements to be fully compliant. (http://usarugby.org/college-eligibility)
7. PRC Commissioner: I am removing myself from this role at the end
8. Medical Trainer: The host team must have a medical trainer present for all of your home games.
9. Communication:
- Host team must communicate with their opponent no later than a week prior to the match. Communicate sooner if there are changes to the standard game day and kick-off time, or you will not have a B Side available. Standard games are on Saturdays at 1:00pm.
- Host teams are responsible for submitting their referee requests to the Potomac Referees Society.
- Host team must communicate with their opponent no later than a week prior to the match. Communicate sooner if there are changes to the standard game day and kick-off time, or you will not have a B Side available. Standard games are on Saturdays at 1:00pm.
- Host teams are responsible for submitting their referee requests to the Potomac Referees Society.
JP Perez
Commissioner
Potomac Rugby Conference
Commissioner
Potomac Rugby Conference
