2019 Fall Ivy Rugby Conference Men’s Schedule

Guidelines *

1. Four team playoff on Nov 9, 2019, #1 hosts #4, #2 hosts #3
2. Based on historical performances 3 of the 4 playoff places go to North, 1 playoff spot goes to South (for 2019 season)
3. Numbers and seeds based on history
4. Each division winner will host a home match semi-final
5. Final to be played at higher seed
6. Final division standings determined based on:
   1st- performance in division play only
   (i.e. only South v South matches and North v North matches) 
   1. Win = 4 pts
   2. Loss = 0 pts
   3. Tie = 2 pts
   4. Bonus Point (Try) = 1 pt for the team scoring 4 tries or more in a game
   5. Bonus Point (Loss) = 1 pt to the losing team if the loss is less than 7 points

Divisions

North: Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale
South: Columbia, Cornell, Penn, Princeton

Tiebreaker

In case of a Tie in the division: 

• The results between the two teams will be reviewed with the team who won being determined the winner. 
• Higher results in the inter-division play (South v North matches)
• Based on current system: Win = 4 pts; Loss = 0 pts; Tie = 2 pts;
• Bonus Point (Try) = 1 pt for the team scoring 4 tries or more in a game
• Bonus Point (Loss) = 1 pt to the losing team if the loss is less than 7 points
• Cumulative point differential in division matches
• Number of tries scored in division matches
• Crossover matches between divisions to potentially help determine future season playoff seeds

* All 8 men's teams voted “Yes” for this entire Motion above on Oct 15, 2018, updated 10/1/19 by President