Coastal Wins NSCRO Div III National Championship!!!
CCU Rugby won the 2009 NSCRO Men's Collegiate Division III National Championship Sunday, defeating SUNY-Oswego 36-15 in the final. On Saturday in the semifinals, the Coastal squad defeated ex-CCU coach John Graham and the Longwood University side 36-25. Scrumhalf Clayton "LB" Haley was selected as the Championship MVP for his performance; however the entire team, especially the seniors should be congratulated on their amazing play this season. The CCU Rugby Club capped off an amazing year that included defeating a Division I opponent (Wake Forest) and an undefeated Spring season in the Palmetto Rugby Union, sweeping the USA Rugby South playoffs (defeating rivals Furman for the second time this season) and winning the national championship. After losing some key seniors after last season, the team regrouped and recruited new talent but in the end, their sizable forwards proved to be too much for their opponents all year.
CCU Rugby Club is the first sport club in University history to win a national championship.
The Final Four was hosted by the South Jersey Rugby Football Club in Cherry Hill, NJ just outside Philadelphia, PA.
