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The Ivy League Rugby Championship

The Ivy League Rugby Tournament

In the modern era, since 1969, clubs of the eight Ivy League universities competed in the Ivy League Rugby Championship Tournament. The 41st annual 2009 Ivy League Rugby Championships was no different, except that, as present plans have been made, it was the last tournament gathering of all eight schools for a 15-a-side men's tournament.

The 2009 event was dominated by Dartmouth and hosted on Saturday at Yale and Sunday on the campus of Columbia University at the soccer and rugby stadium. The 2008 event was also hosted by Columbia University RFC and dominated by Dartmouth. Dartmouth scored a combined 143 points to 0 for their opponents. The last two years have been big weekends for the green!

The Ivy League Rugby Conference and Championship Series

The fall of 2009 is the beginning of a new era for Ivy League Rugby! After years of talking about it and dreaming about the possibilities, the eight clubs from the Ivy League universities have banded together to form the Ivy League Rugby conference.

Although there had been discussions about the rugby clubs forming an Ivy League for years, discussions picked up recently at the 2007 Ivy Tournament. After the 2008 tournament, various coaches put their concerns and thoughts on the table and prospective schedules were cobbled together. It certainly wasn't easy to find an agreement that worked for all eight clubs, especially considering the differences in financing and on-field capabilities. But Jan Pikul from Yale finally found a way to bring the two extremes, Dartmouth's Alex Magleby and University of Pennsylvania's Rich McGovern, and all the clubs in-between into agreement.

While there are still many hurdles to overcome, this new alignment creates many possibilities and opportunities for the future. First and foremost, the new conference will foster better competition among the Ivy League teams and raise the level of play.

Although we're still in our infancy, we have already dreamed "big". While the formation of this new league will require a much greater commitment on our part, all of the Ivy League teams are excited about the challenge and eager to be a part of this prestigious competition.