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CU Over Vassar in First Match Back
Andrew West scored Columbia's first try in their first game back after the spring tour. The score started after an errant Vassar pass was intercepted inside the Columbia 22.
Vassar came back to score 17 unanswered points taking a 17-7 lead. The boys in blue finally got it in gear winning going away 44-22.
B-side score
Columbia 43 - Vassar 7
Womens Final Four Ivy Championship
Brown will be hosting the Women's Final Four Ivy Championship on the weekend of March 30th and 31st.
USA Rugby Men's Division I-AA 2013 Spring Playoffs
The Men's Competitions Committee (Kevin Battle, Chair; Pat Kane; Tom Rooney; Josh Smith; and Todd Streeter) developed the following playoff formats for USA Rugby Division I-AA.
Division I-AA includes a combination of postseason assignments for the automatic qualifying teams emerging from the twelve eligible college conferences, and four at-large opportunities for otherwise deserving and eligible teams.
Teams may appeal for an at-large consideration by completing and returning the At-Large Application, which have been distributed to all Independent teams and conferences.
USA Rugby Women's Division I 2013 Spring Playoffs
The Women's Competitions Committee (Bill Lucas, Chair; Austin Hall; Emily Ogata; Pete Steinberg; and Roger Riley) developed the following playoff formats for USA Rugby Division I.
Division I includes a combination of postseason assignment for the automatic qualifying teams emerging from the eight eligible college conferences, and eight at-large opportunities for otherwise deserving and eligible teams.
Las Vegas 7s, Round 1 Recap
The Yale 7s team headed to Las Vegas on Wednesday to compete in the Las Vegas 7s. Yale traveled with a mixed roster of upper and underclassmen and experience levels ranging from 2 weeks to 4 years playing Yale rugby. On day one of the USA 7s in Las Vegas, Yale advances to the quarterfinals. In other play, the University of Penn is undefeated 2-0. Penn won over American International 14-0, and the Colorado School of Mines 26-0.
Posted: 02/08/2013
Level One Match Officials Course
The Level 1 Referee Course is the basic course. It covers the referee’s priorities, provides an introduction to the Laws, and examines scrums, ruck/mauls, tackles, lineouts, offside, and advantage with focus on the critical parts and how to referee them. When a student has completed this course, and the accompanying test, they are ready to begin refereeing safely. This is just the first step in a referee’s education, but it is the necessary beginning.
Posted: 02/03/2013Boston College 8 @ Dartmouth College 50
Ivy League Rugby Conference champion Dartmouth take New England runner-up Boston College 50-8 in the first round of the NRUs.