SPRING CUP
2026
NYC’s first Spring Cup. Eight clubs, twenty-three matches, two finals at Columbia.
Champions
Who lifted the trophies
Spring Cup ChampionsNew Haven Old Black RFC
Final · 14–5 v New York Rugby Club
Spring Plate ChampionsBrooklyn Rugby Club
Final · 17–12 v Queens Rugby Club
Try Scorer of the Tournament
To be confirmed. The award was presented at finals day, winner not yet published.
Highlight reel
Spring Cup 2026 in two minutes
Finals day
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Columbia University
Matches across Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium and Wien Stadium, then awards and after-party at Pig N’ Whistle.
The full season
Group stage & knockouts
Eight clubs meant two brackets of four after the group stage: the Cup for the top four, the Plate for the bottom four. Larger editions add more brackets and more trophies, up to four, but Year 1 ran clean at two.
Final standings
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Haven Old Black RFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +61 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 2 | New York Rugby Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +69 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 3 | Village Lions RFC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Suffolk Bull Moose RFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +22 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Rugby Club | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -24 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Rochester Aardvarks RFC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -56 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Queens Rugby Club | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -38 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Lansdowne RFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -42 | 1 | 0.33 |
Ranked by points per game (PPG), as clubs played unequal numbers of fixtures across the group stage. P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · PD points difference · Pts league points.
All 23 fixtures & results
Group stage
Cup Semi-Finals
Plate Semi-Finals
The clubs
Eight clubs, three states
New Haven Old Black RFC
New Haven, CT
New York Rugby Club
New York, NY
Village Lions RFC
NYC Metro
Suffolk Bull Moose RFC
Suffolk, NY
Brooklyn Rugby Club
Brooklyn, NY
Rochester Aardvarks RFC
Rochester, NY
Queens Rugby Club
Queens, NY
Lansdowne RFC
New York, NY
The partners
Who made Year 1 happen
Beer Partner
Provided the beer for Year 1 finals day and the after-party at Pig N’ Whistle. Free cans for every player.
Trophy Partner
Scottish trophy makers who supply Scotland Rugby, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors. Hand-crafted the Spring Cup and Spring Plate from solid oak and reclaimed whisky cask staves.
Bar Partner
Hosted the Year 1 after-party in Midtown Manhattan. The unofficial Cup Rugby America home in NYC.
What we learned
Year 1 goes into Year 2
Year 1 was the inaugural edition. We learned a lot about what makes a tournament work for clubs and players: what to keep, what to change, where finals day comes alive, where the friction is. All of it goes into Year 2. If you played in Year 1, thank you. If you are a club thinking about Year 2, the Spring Cup 2027 sign-up is open.
Pre-register your club for Spring Cup 2027 →