There are a few requirements you'll need to cover before joining the team. As the York College Women's Rugby Club is part of the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union (EPRU) and National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), our team abides by both governing bodies' eligibility rules.

In order to play women's rugby for York College, you:

1. Must be a registered member of NCR and in good standing with NCR and their rugby conference.

2. Must play with the club representing the school in which they are enrolled.

3. Must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student seeking their degree and meet all requirements as determined by their school’s Registrar’s Office or equivalent. The student-athlete must be enrolled in a minimum of nine (9) credits (or the college’s equivalent) to maintain NCR eligibility.

4. Must fall within the seven (7) year eligibility period. The seven-year eligibility period begins in the Academic Year immediately following the high school graduation date or the graduation date of their class (as determined by the first year of high school enrollment). International student-athletes who complete high school at the end of the calendar year (i.e. December) have 6.5 years of eligibility to play college rugby.

5. May only compete for a college or university for a maximum of five (5) years of rugby based on NCR membership enrollment history. Playing rugby one semester or term during an Academic Year counts as an entire year.

6. Must be 24 years of age or younger as of August 1 of the start of the Academic Year.

7. Must not have played in a Qualifying Match for any other collegiate club or senior club at any level during the current Academic Year. Transfer students may appeal for a waiver.

8. Must meet and remain in compliance with all applicable amateur standards as set forth in the Amateur Policy.

9. Must meet and remain in compliance with all applicable standards as set forth by the Transgender Policy as a Transgender student-athlete.

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