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Northeast Olympic Development Academies (ODA) Try-outs
The Northeast Olympic Development Academies (ODA) will be holding open try-outs for all male players aged 17 and above with the Empire (New York) Academy on Saturday, May 25th at the Columbia University facility at Baker Field in New York, check-in 11.30am. The New England Academy (Boston) will follow on Sunday, May 26th at Pine Banks Park, 1087 Main St., Malden, MA, 02148 with a 10am check-in. Players must be pre-registered and the combine will include both standardized athletic testing and live scrimmages.
A Video History of the Koranda Cup
The annual battle for the Koranda Cup is always a competitve match. In 2002, the Yale and Princeton men’s rugby teams established a yearly game between the two schools, renewing a storied rivalry that had petered out during the 1990s. Tiger Flanker Rob Koranda ’02 was on the field for that first contest, which ended in a Princeton victory. Watch the video of the history of the Koranda Cup written, produced, and edited by Tom Frenette and narrated by John Broker.
Posted: 05/01/2013
Penn - Victor at Philly City Six 7s Tourney
Congratulations to Penn Rugby on winning the City Six 7s on April 28th. The University of Pennsylvania Men were 5-0, unbeaten throughout the tournament. They secured the trophy by beating Drexel in the final.
Match Results
Penn 24 - Drexel 21
Penn 26 - LaSalle 12
Penn 36 - Villanova 7
Semi-Final
Penn 36 - Temple(1-2) 21
Final
Penn 36 Drexel (3-1) 17
Posted: 04/30/2013Dartmouth Defeats University of Pittsburgh - Moves to Round of Eight
In the round of 16 for the USA Rugby D1-AA championship, the DRFC won a wild shootout against the host, the University of Pittsburgh, by a margin of 43-34.
Princeton Tigers Great San Diego Tour
We head back from a week of beautiful weather and very good rugby with our first XV winning its only game and our second XV losing a 15-13 decision to a mostly college team with a Princeton Rugby ’03 alumna (& US player) and three post-college players in the lineup. They made a difference, but our kids (we had 15 tour rookies!) played great and we weren’t disappointed (we were, however, disappointed in Cal State-Fullerton, who at the last minute cancelled our first planned fixture on Monday … but we practiced hard to make up for it).
Posted: 04/23/2013Dartmouth to Compete in Pittsburgh this Weekend
Congratulations to the Dartmouth Men for advancing one round closer to the National Championship! It should be a great weekend for rugby, with the weather predicted to be sunny, but not too hot. Dartmouth will take on the Panthers from the University of Pittsburgh at 12:30 Saturday on the main pitch at Founder's Field in Pittsburgh.
By defeating Brown and Princeton in the Ivy Championships, Dartmouth earned the right to compete in the USA Rugby Round of 16 for a chance at a National Championship.
Princeton vs Navy
It wasn’t conclusive that Navy was better. We turned over a potential try and Navy scored one that we should have prevented. In other words, it was well within our power to have won. Championship Final.
Princeton Women vs Pittsburg
Pittsburgh had upset UVA in the first game of the weekend with strong forward play. Early in the game we were pretty even and both of us threatened several times without scoring. We gradually took over from Pitt’s pack, however, and finally a last-second first half drop goal by Lauren Rhode ’12 (as a grad student, Lauren is in her 5th year of eligibility) broke the scoring ice. We took over as the second half progressed and at the end we were in complete control. Pitt is a good team.
Princeton vs Maryland
I remember Maryland as a tough team not that long ago, but they were no match for us at this event. But not a lot of teams would have been; we played very well.
Princeton Women vs University of North Carolina
UNC had a lethal wing (18-year old freshman, 100-m sprinter that was invited to US Sevens camp) that we didn’t contain well enough, but our forwards dominated as Dot Mittow ’14 scored a hat trick from #8. Our own speedster, freshman Maddy Lea ’16, scored a fabulous try as well.