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CRL Clubs in Action: 03/12
Friday, 03/12/10
CRL Round 3 Make-Up:
North Carolina St. @ Clemson

League Play: Spring 2010
Week 1: 01/23/10
Wake Forest @ South Carolina
East Carolina @ Clemson
North Carolina St. @ North Carolina
Week 2: 01/30/10
South Carolina @ East Carolina *PPD*
North Carolina @ Wake Forest *PPD*
Appalachian St. @ N.C. State *PPD*
Week 3: 02/06/10
Appalachian St. @ South Carolina *PPD*
Wake Forest @ East Carolina *PPD*
North Carolina St. @ Clemson *PPD*
Week 4: 02/13/10
North Carolina @ Appalachian St.
Week 4: 02/13/10
South Carolina @ North Carolina St.
Clemson @ Wake Forest
North Carolina @ Appalachian St.
Make-Up (Week 2): 02/14/10
North Carolina @ Wake Forest
Make-Up (Week 3): 02/16/10
Appalachian St. @ South Carolina
Week 5: 02/20/10
Appalachian St.@ East Carolina
North Carolina @ Clemson
North Carolina St. @ Wake Forest
Make-Up (Week 2): 02/21/10
Appalachian St. @ North Carolina St.
Make-Up (Week 3): 02/25/10
Wake Forest @ East Carolina
Week 6: 02/27/10
South Carolina @ North Carolina
East Carolina @ North Carolina St.
Clemson @ Appalachian St.
Make-Up (Week 2): 02/28/10
South Carolina @ East Carolina
Week 7: 03/05/10
Clemson @ South Carolina
Week 7: 03/06/10
East Carolina @ North Carolina
Wake Forest @ Appalachian St.
Make-Up (Week 3): 03/12/10
North Carolina St. @ Clemson
 
Play-off Teams Set; CRL Champion Still To Be Determined
With the conclusion of last weekend's matches, it has been determined which CRL clubs will move on to the South playoffs, to begin March 20th.

South Carolina will be representing the CRL in USA Division 1 play, taking on #8 Arkansas State in the Division 1 South Final Four. The winner of that match will play the winner of Florida vs. the Southeastern champion (Tennessee or Georgia), and the two championship game contestants will move on to the National Round of 16.

N.C. State will be the CRL's top Division 2 seed, set to face the #2 Division 2 team from the Southeastern League, which is to be determined. At this moment, it appears the club will host Ole Miss in a neutral location.

Joining N.C. State in Division 2 action will be Appalachian State, who will likely travel to Vanderbilt.

Other qualified Division 2 playoff contestants thus far are South Florida (Florida League #1 seed), Eckerd (Florida #2), Georgia Tech (Independence League #1), and Kennesaw State (Independence #2). Unlike Division 1, which just has a semi-final round and championship (March 27th & 28th), Division 2 play also has a quarter-final round on March 20th.

With one game remaining in CRL play (N.C. State @ Clemson; Friday, March 12th), the inaugural championship will come down to either USC or the Wolfpack. A win over Clemson will give the title to N.C. State, but a tie (even with bonus) or a loss will hand the CRL's Division 1 representative the first league crown.
Read Andy Richards's Column at American Rugby News
Carolinas Rugby League Commissioner Andy Richards is a regular contributor to the Coaching section of American Rugby News, the nation's leading rugby news site. Please show your support for the CRL by reading his latest entries, located here.
Carolinas Rugby League makes news in ARN, RugbyMag
The new Carolinas Rugby League for men's collegiate rugby teams from colleges and universities in North Carolina and South Carolina kicks off its season on January 23, 2010. Wake Forest will play South Carolina in Columbia, NC State will take on North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and East Carolina will travel to Clemson. Appalachian State has a bye on the first weekend. This is the inaugural season for the league.

"It was time for a shake-up in collegiate competition in the Carolinas. This league structure will bring together some fierce rivals that will evoke a lot of local interest," said Carolinas Rugby League Commissioner Andy Richards.

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Carolinas Rugby League: 2010 Season Preview
The fall season is now in the rear view mirror and we’re starting to look on down the road towards the start of the first ever Carolinas Rugby League. When the idea of this league was hatched, choosing a champion from the 7 teams was a difficult task. Well, with the closure of the fall season, picking a favorite to win the league is even harder.

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CRL Clubs Impress at the USA Rugby South All-Star Tournament
North Carolina and Palmetto Rugby Union rosters stocked with players from the Carolinas Rugby League went 3-1 over the weekend, impressing many at the 2009 USA Rugby South All-Star Tournament in Knoxville, TN. The North Carolina All-Stars, coached by CRL Commissioner Andy Richards, downed Georgia I in the Cup Semi-Finals 14-11, before falling to a loaded Mid-South I team in the Championship, 23-08. In the Bowl Division, the Palmetto team easily rolled its competition, sprinting past Mid-South II 30-08 before crushing the Deep South 66-00 in the Bowl Championship. The two sides' success promotes the Palmetto team into next year's Cup Division, and seeds the North Carolina All-Stars #2 overall. 

 
Weekend Round-Up: 03/05-03/06
Friday, 03/05/10
CRL Round 7:
South Carolina 20, Clemson 10
North Carolina 64, East Carolina 00

South Carolina B 32, Clemson B 00
No. Carolina B 20, East Carolina B 00 (F)
Saturday, 03/06/10
CRL Round 7:
Appalachian St. 31, Wake Forest 10
The CRL in the News
- Top 25: Cream Rising
- College: SEC Scores
- College: CRL Scores
- Top 25: Frontrunners Emerge
- College: Make-Up Scores
- College: CRL Scores
- College: Make-Up Games
- Top 25: LVI Influence
- College: Carolinas Score
- College: Carolinas League scores
- Top 25: Host of Changes
- Top 25: CPSLO Drops Out
- Top 25: SMC Takes a Tumble
- College: Eastern scores
- ARN: New Carolinas League
- RugbyMag: Carolinas League set to start coming weekend
- Top 25: UCLA Returns

- Top 25: Big Hurt for Big Green
- Top 25: Few Changes
- College: Eastern scores
- Top 25: Plenty of Movement
- College: Eastern scores
- Top 25: ASU takes a hit
- College: Eastern scores
- Clemson announces new scholarships
- Preseason hits higher gear
- USC opens new season with win
- New coaches at USC
CRL Weekend Photos: 02/16-02/21

NC State scrumming against Wake Forest
CRL Weekend Photos: 02/13-02/14


Wake Forest rallied to beat Clemson

 

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