[3] The East Conference includes some of the best college rugby teams in the country, such as Army, Penn State, and Kutztown.

In 1976, a university team was again organized as the "Mad Turtles" playing within the New York Upstate Rugby Union (URU).

The uniforms changed at this time to solid black with an embroidered Black Horse Ale patch on the left chest, In 1984 the sponsorship ended when the UB Student Association funded the team and they again became the "Mad Turtles", switching colors to crimson jerseys with crimson and gold hooped sleeves.

[8] In 2014, UB Rugby has a successful beginning to its participation in the D1-A East Conference, notching up a win against Notre Dame College.

[9] The UBRFC Bulls play all of their home games at the "Rugby Pitch" located at the Ellicott Complex on the UB's North Campus.