What does it mean for rugby now that it is moving to varsity club status?
As a varsity club sport, men’s rugby, currently the only program to have varsity status among more than 325 Division I schools, will continue to use Witter Rugby Field as its primary training and competition venue, as well as have its offices located in the Doc Hudson Field House. In the very near future, Athletics and university leadership look forward to working with members of the rugby program to address a plan to cover the support services they need to maintain their high level of success, including admissions, sports medicine and access to training facilities. Varsity club sports will report to the office of the Vice Chancellor – Administration. We are committed to gender equity in this new tier and are evaluating which other sport or sports will fit this model. We expect that by the end of FY14, all varsity club sports will become entirely self-funding.
