The Northeast Rugby Union is the regional governing body for rugby in the northeastern United States and has three member local area unions. These are the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU), New York State Rugby Football Conference (NYSRFC), and Metropolitan New York Rugby Football Union (METNYRFU).

The NRU determines seeds to USA Rugby national competitions and fields representative sides for all-star collegiate men, under-23 women, senior men, and senior women.