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The Future of Harvard Rugby
The future of the Men's and Women's Rugby Clubs was given an in-depth look in the most recent issue of the Harvard Crimson. In an article written by Crimson Staff Writer Emily T. Wang, members of each club discussed their teams' futures as well as how their teammates have helped progress rugby at Harvard to its' current point.
Posted: 12/16/2013
History of Ivy Rugby Featured in Penn Archives
The history of rugby among Ivy Rugby Conference schools - and America - is featured in an article from the University of Pennsylvania's University Archives and Records Center.
The article, written by Nicholas Gutowski, mostly discusses the origins of football in the United States. A good portion of the article discusses the sport's roots in America, including how rugby originated as a cousin and alternative to a primitive version of football in the 1800s.
Posted: 12/13/2013
Madison Hughes Named to College 7s National Championship All-Tournament Team
Dartmouth's Madison Hughes has been named to the 2013 College 7s National Championship Division I All-Tournament Team. Hughes, a key member of the Dartmouth team that just won third place at the tournament, was one of fifteen players named by USA Rugby to the All-Tournament team.
Posted: 11/27/2013
Dartmouth Men Win Third Place at College 7s National Championship
Following an impressive Fall 2013 Ivy Rugby season, the Dartmouth Men's team moved on to Greensboro, NC for the College 7s National Championship this past weekend. After facing off against some of the best 7s sides in the nation, the Big Green came out of the tournament ranked third in the country.
Posted: 11/25/2013
Princeton Women Win Shield Final at USA College 7s
The Princeton Women's Rugby team traveled to Greensboro, NC this weekend to compete in the USA Rugby College 7s National Championship. While qualifying for the tournament is impressive enough, the Tigers managed to win some hardware to bring back home with them to Princeton.
Posted: 11/25/2013
"The Cycle of Harvard Football: 'Bloody Monday,' Haughton Era, Rose Bowl--and De-Emphasis"
Long ago, in a simpler, kindlier age, Harvard University was a football power. In 1919, for example, its football machine rolled up a total of 222 points, as against 13 for its opponents. Its record marred only by a 10-10 tie with Princeton, the Crimson accepted a bid to Pasadena; and on January 1, 1920, Harvard ushered in a new decade by becoming the first Eastern team to win the Rose Bowl.
Posted: 11/19/2013
Harvard Rugby 1957
In the spring of 1957, the two best rugby teams in the East were the Harvard Crimson and the Indians from Dartmouth in a match that will probably decide the Eastern Rugby League.
The Crimson has won its three league matches so far this season, outscoring its opponents, 64 to 11. Harvard lost 3 to 0 against to Dartmouth in the Bermuda Intercollegiate Cup of 1957.
Two Crimson regulars included winger Mike Reynal and flank forward John Chalsty.
Posted: 11/19/2013
"What A Turn-up For The Big Green!"
What a turn-up indeed! Britain and the fine old British game of Rugby had never seen the like of it: here were 19 young New Englanders playing Rugger with a zest and determination that set one British team after another back on its ears. It all came about when the Dartmouth Rugby Club decided to send a team to England over the holiday season, partly to try its luck in the land of Rugby's birth, partly as a gesture of good will.
Posted: 11/19/2013
Dartmouth Women Reach Round of Eight in ACRA National Championship Tournament
The Dartmouth Women's Rugby Club finished their season with a strong showing in the 2013 ACRA National Championship Tournament. The first part of the tournament, which took place in West Point, NY, featured some of the top collegiate rugby clubs in the country.
Posted: 11/18/2013Pools Announced for College 7s National Championship
The 2013 USA Rugby College 7s National Championship pools have been determined for the three separate divisions competing at this year’s Championship.
Teams across the country participated in over 25 qualifying tournaments in hopes of either winning an automatic berth to Nationals or registering enough wins to be added to the field as an at-large selection. Last weekend’s slate of nine automatic qualifying tournaments wrapped up the sevens campaign leading up the Championships in Greensboro from Nov. 23-24.