Northeast Rugby Union
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The Northeast Rugby Union (NRU) is the Territorial Area Union (TAU) for rugby union
teams playing in the Northeastern United States
. It is one of seven TAU's that govern specific regions of USA Rugby
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The NRU determines seeds to USA Rugby national competitions and fields representative sides for all-star collegiate men, U23 women, senior men, and senior women.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
teams playing in the Northeastern United States
Northeastern United States
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
. It is one of seven TAU's that govern specific regions of USA Rugby
USA Rugby
USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. It is divided into seven territorial Unions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific Coast, Southern California, South, and West...
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LAU's
The NRU is responsible for governing three Local Area Unions (LAU's). They are listed as follows -- New England Rugby Football UnionNew England Rugby Football UnionThe New England Rugby Football Union is a stand-alone union for rugby union teams in New England.NERFU had been a local area union , and part of the Northeast Rugby Union , which is the governing body for three LAU's The New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) is a stand-alone union for rugby...
(NERFU) - New York State Rugby Conference (NYSRC)
- Metropolitan New York Rugby UnionMetropolitan New York Rugby UnionThe Metropolitan New York Rugby Football Union governs more than 80 men's and women's clubs, college, high-school, and youth rugby union teams in the Greater New York metropolitan area, which covers parts of the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. It is a member union of USA Rugby and...
(METNYRFU)
Seedings