CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Bowdoin College women's rugby team recovered from an early deficit to defeat the University of New England, 27-5, and win the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association Division III title on Sunday at Harvard. The Polar Bears finish their season with a record of 8-2. It is the first-ever Division III tournament in the history of the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association, which was founded in 2018. Match Highlights
Army vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA National Championship Semi-Final Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics West Chester vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier 2 Semi-Final Read the recap from West Chester Athletics Colby-Sawyer vs. Univ. of New England | NIRA Division III Semi-Final Read the recap from UNE Athletics Quinnipiac vs. Army | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics Harvard vs. Dartmouth | Ivy League Championship | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Dartmouth Sports Brown vs. Queens | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Brown Athletics West Chester vs. Long Island | NIRA Tier II Univ. of New England vs. Bowdoin | NIRA Division III Read the recap from Bowdoin Athletics Notre Dame College vs. Davenport | NIRA Non-Conference Sacred Heart vs. Molloy | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Sacred Heart Athletics Norwich vs. Colby-Sawyer | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Norwich Athletics Castleton vs. New England College | NIRA Non-Conference
Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (15-10; 32-7; 5-20) Read the recap from Castleton Athletics Penn State vs. Army | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics Brown vs. Harvard | NIRA Non-Conference (Ivy League) Read the recap from Harvard Athletics Queens vs. West Chester | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from West Chester Athletics Sacred Heart vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Mount St. Mary's Athletics Castleton vs. Long Island | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (5-41; 5-34; 12-27) Read the recap from Long Island Athletics Colby-Sawyer vs. New England College | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (27-0; 44-0; 39-0) Match technically forfeited for not being played as a XVs contest Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics Univ. of New England vs. Norwich | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Norwich Athletics Bowdoin vs. Vassar | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Bowdoin Athletics Dartmouth vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Dartmouth Athletics Notre Dame College vs. Harvard | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Harvard Athletics Brown vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Brown Athletics Long Island vs. American International | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from AIC Athletics Norwich vs. New England College | NIRA Division III Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (27-5; 42-0; 22-12) Match technically forfeited for not being played as a XVs contest Read the recap from ... Army vs. St. Francis Xavier | NIRA Non-Conference Recap available on October 17 West Chester vs. Virginia | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from West Chester Athletics Colby-Sawyer vs. Univ. of New England | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics Castleton vs. Molloy | NIRA Non-Conference
Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (0-20; 5-20; 5-19) Read the recap from Molloy Athletics Dartmouth vs. Army | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics Harvard vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Harvard Athletics American International vs. Queens | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Queens Athletics Mount St. Mary's vs. West Chester | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from West Chester Athletics Bowdoin vs. Norwich | NIRA Division III Read the recap from Bowdoin Athletics Notre Dame College vs. Army | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Army West Point Athletics Sacred Heart vs. Brown | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Brown Athletics Long Island vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II Match technically forfeited for not being played as a XVs contest (0-28) Read the recap from Mount St. Mary's Athletics Univ. of New England vs. Colby-Sawyer | NIRA Division III Read the recap from Colby-Sawyer Athletics Castleton vs. Norwich | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (10-15; 0-17; 5-10) Read the recap from Norwich Athletics Queens vs. Coastal Carolina | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Queens Athletics New England College vs. Saint Michael's | NIRA Non-Conference
Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (10-20; 7-20; 29-7) Read the recap from New England College Athletics Harvard vs. Dartmouth | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Harvard Athletics Notre Dame College vs. Quinnipiac | NIRA Tier I Read the recap from Quinnipiac Athletics Queens vs. Mount St. Mary's | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Queens Athletics West Chester vs. Sacred Heart | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from West Chester Athletics American International vs. Brown | NIRA Tier II Read the recap from Brown Athletics Norwich vs. Univ. of New England | NIRA Division III Read the recap from Norwich Athletics New England College vs. Bowdoin | NIRA Division III Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (0-35; 12-21; 10-12) Match technically forfeited for not being played as a XVs contest Read the recap from New England College Athletics Castleton vs. Bowdoin B | NIRA Non-Conference Note: Match played as three, 20-minute 10s matches (10-28; 5-33; 10-15) Read the recap from Castleton Athletics Lander vs. Mount St. Mary's B | NIRA Non-Conference Read the recap from Lander Athletics Molloy vs. Long Island | NIRA Non-Conference
Match postponed (PPD.) / re-scheduled Can't make it to a match in person? Looking to watch some rugby? There are numerous streaming options for NIRA games this weekend!
Note: This list will be updated as information becomes available. Last updated: Thursday September 19. Harvard vs. Dartmouth Saturday, September 21 - 11:00 AM Eastern Watch Here (ESPN+) Watch Here (International) American International vs. Brown Saturday, September 21 - 5:00 PM Eastern Watch Here |