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Dartmouth Defeats Cornell in 2005 Ivy Championship
Conshohocken, PA -- Philadelphia-Whitemarsh, the Penn Rugby and our title sponsor Royall Lyme couldn’t have picked a better day for rugby yesterday as the Royall Lyme 2005 Rugby Ivy League Championship got under way at A.A. Garthwaite Stadium in Conshohocken, PA. The weather was warm and sunny with a little breeze. Perfect rugby weather for the players and 500 fans.
Dartmouth Places Third in the 2003 Ivy League Tournament
The Dartmouth RFC placed third in the 2003 Ivy League Tournament, hosted by Dartmouth at the NYAC facility on Travers Island, Pelham, NY. It was the first time in 6 years that Dartmouth failed to take home the championship cup.
Posted: 04/12/20031994: Harvard Men Ivy Champions
Harvard, which started collegiate rugby by playing the first match in the 1870s, added to its proud history yesterday by winning its third Ivy League title in six years at the 28th Annual Miller Reserve Cherry Blossom Rugby Tournament at the Reflecting Pool fields.
This was the first year the Ivy League tournament, which began in 1969, was played outside of New England. "In the shadow of the monument, it's amazing to play in," said Harvard co-captain Jim Kryzanski.
1989: Harvard Ruggers Topple Brown to Win Ivy League Championship
The Harvard men's rugby club was celebrating even more than usual after this weekend's games. The Crimson (8-0) defeated Brown yesterday, 12-9, in the finals in Providence, R.I., to win the Ivy League championships for the first time since 1984, the year the squad won the national title.
Harvard Ruggers Tumble at Ivy Tourney
The Harvard rugby team missed several scoring opportunities yesterday in the championship game of the Ivy League Tournament, losing to Brown for the second straight year, 13-4, in front of 200 fans in Providence, R.I.
A rugged experience - Harvard Wins 1984 National Championship
Oldest rugby club in America brings home First national championship Published on Thursday, June 07, 1984 in The Harvard Crimson. Neglected by the Harvard Athletic Department, they went looking for respect.
1984: Crimson Ruggers Add Ivy Title to List
You can call 'em the New England champions. Or you can call 'em the Northeastern champions. And now you can call 'em the lvy League champions.
1983: Harvard Loses to Brown in Ivy Championship
The Harvard men's rugby team played what Co Captain Kevin Lennon called the worst day of rugby that we have played in the last three years as the ruggers lost to Brown 21-6 in the Ivy League championship game Saturday in Providence.
1982 Harvard Ruggers Ivy Champs
Harvard sweeps the Ivies defeating Princeton and Yale.
Published on Monday, April 26, 1982 in the Harvard Crimson. Harvard's "A" side rugby team swept the Ivy League tournament Saturday and Sunday without losing a game, dropping Princeton. 18-0, in the semifinals, and Yale, 33-12 in the finals. Harvard's "B" side, the only "B" side in the double-elimination tournament, upset Penn and Dartmouth on route to a third-place finish.
Rugby Squad Stops Brown To Grab Tie for Ivy Title
"It was the finest team defensive effort of the year. We knew we would have to play like that to win, and we did." That was how Harvard rugby co-captain Phil Ordway evaluated his team's performance in a 3-0 win over previously-undefeated Brown here last weekend to clinch at least a tie for the Ivy League championship.