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Ivy Players Named to USA Rugby National Academic Honor Roll
Harvard and Dartmouth are well represented on the 2014-15 USA Rugby National Collegiate Honor Roll, with 12 scholar-athletes from these schools making the list.
Qualification for the honor roll includes maintaining a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average, having completed at least a full year if college and playing on the A-side of a rugby team.
2015 Ivy Rugby Honorees
The following Ivy Rugby Conference players have been honored for 2014-15.
Posted: 07/28/2015
Yale Men Run With the Chiefs, Hamilton Marist in NZ
Five members of the Yale Men’s Rugby Team are in New Zealand this summer training with the coaching staff of the Chiefs Investec Super Rugby Team in Hamilton and playing with the storied Hamilton Marist rugby club.
Yale players Will Roberts, John Donovan, Louis Metcalfe, Evan Brown and Luke Thomas are receiving skills sessions from the coaching staff of the Chiefs, back-to-back Super Rugby league champions in 2012 and 2013.
Playing for Hamilton Marist Premier B side, Roberts and Brown helped their team to a 101-14 victory over United Matamata Sports on June 27.
Posted: 07/02/2015
Former National Player Katie Dowty Named Head Coach of Dartmouth Women’s Rugby
HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth Director of Athletics and Recreation Harry Sheehy announced Thursday the hiring of Katie Dowty as the new head coach for women’s rugby.
The women’s rugby program will be elevated to Division I status as the Big Green’s 35th varsity sport for the 2015-16 academic year. It had operated as a club team since its inception in 1978 with Deb Archambault coaching the squad for the past 28 years before recently announcing her retirement.
Posted: 06/12/2015
CRC Report: Dartmouth Falls in Plate Final
After a 20-5 victory over Air Force in the Plate Semis, Dartmouth could not overcome a tough UCLA team in the Plate Final of the 2015 Collegiate Rugby Championships in Philadelphia, losing to the Bruins 33-5.
Posted: 06/09/2015
McWilliams, Hickie to Coach Men's Collegiate All-Americans
USA Rugby recently announced the coaching staff for the AIG Men’s Collegiate All-Americans, and two of the three coaches for this elite squad hail from the Ivy Rugby Conference.
Dartmouth Men’s Rugby Coach Gavin Hickie will assume head coaching duties. He will be assisted by Yale Head Coach Greg McWilliams (backs coach) and Clemson Head Coach Justin Hickey (forwards coach).
Hickie, McWilliams and Hickey were chosen “following an extensive search of qualified candidates at home and abroad,” according to USA Rugby.
Posted: 05/19/2015
Hughes’ Eagles are World Series Tournament Champs
The USA Eagles sevens rugby team, led by Dartmouth’s Madison Hughes, defeated Australia yesterday at the Marriott London Sevens Cup Final to claim their first-ever World Rugby HSBC Sevens World Series championship.
The Eagles dominated the Aussies on the Twickenham pitch before a sellout crowd, with Hughes, Danny Barrett (two) and Maka Unufe scoring in the first half for a 26-10 lead at the break. In the second frame, tries from Perry Baker, Unufe and Thretton Palamo (subbing for the injured Zack Test) kept the Americans firmly in control for a final score of 45-22.
Posted: 05/18/2015Brown 17 - Yale 12
That's game! 17-12 @BrownRugby in a fantastic win against @YaleRugby. On a windy day with temperatures in the mid 40’s, Brown defeated a good Yale team to keep alive hopes of advancing next spring to the Ivy Conference playoff in a quest for a birth in the national scene.
Harvard defeats Princeton at home 24-10
Harvard played a decent first half taking a 12-5 lead into the break. Two second half trys kept the Tigers from getting close.
Come out to the Harvard Rugby team's last home game of the year vs. Princeton. The Crimson (2-0) are facing off against a strong Princeton team that just tied Brown last week. B side match to follow.
Yale’s Push for National Title Halted by WVU
The Yale RFC fell to West Virginia in the D1AA East Regional quarterfinals in Pittsburgh on April 25. The Bulldogs were the surprise qualifier at the regional Elite 8 level after defeating Brown in the Ivy Tournament.
Yale struck first with Graham Harboe breaking through for the game’s first try. After that it was all West Virginia as the Mountaineers scored 17 unanswered points before halftime. Yale kept the pressure on throughout but was met with an outstanding defensive effort from WVU, who would pad their lead in the second half for a final of 29-8.
Posted: 04/25/20152015 Koranda Cup
At the annual Koranda Cup game between Princeton and Yale, Princeton retained the cup for the fourth straight year with a 31-12 win. The match was played at Yale University's Rugby Pitch on April 11.
About the Koranda Cup
The annual matchup between Princeton and Yale continues with the 2015 Koranda Cup. Established in honor of the historic ties between the Princeton and Yale rugby clubs dating to 1873, the Koranda Cup was founded in 2003 in memory of Princeton alum Rob Koranda '02.