ACRC Bowl Series Brings the Best in Collegiate Rugby to Charlotte

American Collegiate Rugby Championships

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — High-level collegiate rugby competition comes to Charlotte, N.C. Nov. 21-22, 2014 with the inaugural American Collegiate Rugby Championships Bowl Series. This series of matches in traditional bowl format brings the very best college rugby teams from around the country to Charlotte’s Rugby Athletic Center, a sports and events venue located just three miles from downtown.

Elite Rugby Competition

The bowl series offers a cross-section of elite rugby from the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. Confirmed teams include Top-10 nationally ranked Kutztown University, Army and Life University, as well as D1 powerhouses American International College, Boston College, Iona College, Michigan, Clemson, Bowling Green, West Virginia, Western Michigan, N.C. State, Stony Brook, Texas State and North Texas. Also competing will be the conference champion and runner-up from the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference (SCRC) to be determined Nov. 15-16 in Columbia, SC.

The ACRC Bowl Series Schedule

Friday November 21st

4:00 North Mech High School vs William A. Hough High School
5:45 Iona College vs Boston College
7:30 Texas State University vs North Carolina State

Saturday November 22nd

9:30am University of Maryland vs Alabama
11:15am American International College vs MAC#1 Bowling Green
1:00pm Kutztown University vs University of Michigan
2:45pm West Virginia University vs Stony Brook University
4:30pm UMass vs North Texas
6:15pm Army vs Life University
8:00pm Clemson University vs South Carolina

Media Contact

To schedule interviews or for more information, contact Tournament Coordinator Jill Caldwell at: jillcaldwell@sevenssports.com or 484-416-3064.

The ACRC Bowl Series: Tickets On Sale Now

One- and two-day General Admission and VIP tickets are now available online on the ACRC Bowl Series website. Tickets will also be sold at the door but are discounted online, so get yours today.

http://www.acrcbowlseries.com/tickets

Hotels

Coming to the ACRC Bowl Series? We have rooms reserved in three hotels in Charlotte for the event on Nov. 21-22. Special group rates have been confirmed at the host hotel, the Crowne Plaza, as well as the Fairfield Inn and Suites/Towneplace Suites, and Fairfield Suites Uptown.

Group rates starting at $79 per night
All include free breakfast and free WiFi
All within 5 miles of Rugby Athletic Center

http://www.acrcbowlseries.com/tournament-locations

About the ACRC Bowl Series

The American Collegiate Rugby Championship Bowl Series brings high-level collegiate rugby to Charlotte, N.C. Nov. 21-22, 2014. The tournament is managed by URugby, a division of Sevens Sports LLC, a sports event management and marketing company specializing in creating great experiences around the sport of rugby.

The ACRC Bowl Series takes place at Charlotte’s Rugby Athletic Center, a state-of-the-art facility located on 13.4 acres just south of downtown. Among the amenities available to Bowl Series players and attendees are a clubhouse, spacious locker rooms, concessions and libations from the Third Half Pub and a VIP level with complementary food & drink and tables overlooking the pitch.

For more information: www.acrcbowlseries.com