News
1st XV Columbia Men at Yale Men
Yale defeated Columbia 59-32.
Pre Game
Columbia travels to Yale for a rare Sunday match. Kick off at 12.00pm & 1.30pm. This Sunday, Columbia travel to New Haven for the Ivy league round 6 game. This promises to be a great game.
This is a very young Bulldog side (17 freshman and sophomore students in the matchday 23), who are steadily improving this season, however the performances have not been mirrored by results. Columbia to have put in some very strong performances, and like Yale have not translated that into points.
2016 Koranda Cup
Led by Captain Anteneh Sarbanes ’16, Princeton won the 15th annual Koranda Cup match 31-19 against Yale University, retaining the Cup for the 5th straight year. The annual meeting between Princeton and Yale took place April 23 at Rickerson Field.
Princeton got off to a fast start, playing some of its best rugby all year, and led 31-5 thirty-five minutes into the game. Overall five tries were scored with backs and forwards working together to move the ball across the pitch.
Penn Rugby Profiled in Daily Pennsylvanian
With a new coach and expanded staff, the rugby team at the University of Pennsylvania is gaining a higher profile at the school. An article in Penn’s newspaper, the Daily Pennsylvanian, outlines the team’s recent efforts to position itself as a significant power in the highly competitive Ivy Rugby Conference.
Posted: 04/27/2016Ivy Women 7s Final Match
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Harvard women's rugby team claimed its first Ivy 7's Championship Saturday at Rickerson Field, overpowering Brown, 17-5, in the Cup Final to cap an undefeated day at 4-0.
With the win, Harvard has qualified for the USA Rugby College 7's National Championships May 27-29 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
Tigers Take 4th at West Chester 7s
Princeton played in the inaugural West Chester 7s Tournament on April 16, coming in 4th overall.The Tigers were first in their pool, beating Kutztown, Dartmouth and eventual tourney winner AIC in pool play.
American International College defeated Army West Point, 26-12, to win the overall title Saturday. AIC's Bulou Mataitoga was awarded the MVP trophy for the weekend.
Posted: 04/19/2016Dartmouth Cannot Stop BYU
At Brophy Field on Saturday, April 16, BYU defeated Dartmouth 75-15 to move on to the 2016 Varsity Cup semifinal against Arkansas State.
BYU came out playing hard and racked up 34 unanswered points before a Dartmouth interception at the 38th minute resulted in a try, making the score 34-7 at the half. Big Green got within 24 before BYU raced ahead on tries by Jared Whippy, Tua Laei, Josh Anderson and Sialao Mobley.
BYU and Arkansas met in the 2012 DIA final, won by BYU 9-42.
Harvard Falls to JMU in D1AA Playoff
Harvard fell to a seasoned James Madison University squad in Harrisonburg, Va.on Saturday. Down by 22 at the half, Harvard was unable to stop JMU's offensive drive despite winning some penalties and showing control over many aspects of the game. At the final whistle it was JMU 49, Crimson 16.
JMU moves on to the quarterfinal round at Bowling Green next weekend.
D1AA Final Eight
At Bowling Green 4/23:
James Madison v AIC
Notre Dame College v Middle Tennessee State
Harvard Over Cornell for Ivy 15s Cup, National Playoff Berth
Harvard took care of business on Sunday, holding Cornell at bay for a 21-14 victory in the championship game of the Ivy 15s Spring Playoffs. The Crimson scored first and led for most of the game.
Dartmouth Victorious Over Penn State
Big Green pulled out the big win, defeating Penn State 30-25 in the first round of the Varsity Cup. As reported by Goff Rugby Report, Dartmouth’s powerful offensive line kept Penn State off balance and frustrated as penalties took their toll. Trailing at halftime, Penn State stayed in it but was never able to catch Big Green, who was able to capitalize on every scoring opportunity.
Harvard Edges Princeton in Ivy 15s First Round
After a tough game, Harvard edged out Princeton rugby 25-21. Princeton’s Man of the match was Nezim Mmegwa. Harvard (#1 seed) played Princeton (#4 seed) in the first round of the Ivy 15s playoffs in Canton, Mass.
The match kicked off at 10:30 a.m., followed at 12:30 by Cornell (#2 seed) vs. Brown (#3 seed) at 12:30 p.m.
Princeton vs. Harvard
Saturday April 9th
10:30 AM - KO Harvard (1) vs. Princeton (4)