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Harvard takes Penn at home
All six Harvard trys came from Freshman as Harvard defeated Penn 38-7.
Penn (0-1) traveled to Boston for a match with Harvard (1-0). Penn looked to rebound on the road after a tough loss and travel to Yale (1-0), while Harvard is once again at home after a well deserved win over Brown (0-1).
Brown over Columbia in the Marvel Mud
Brown scored 17 unanswered first half points on route to a 20-12 victory over visiting Columbia on a muddy track.
An abrupt change in weather took the summer temperatures of last week down in the high 40’s with just enough rain to effect handling in the backline and lineout throws.
Princeton over Yale at Rickerson
Yale traveled to Princeton Saturday. Princeton came away with an 18-10 victory.
Dartmouth Scores 36 Unanswered 2nd Half Points to Win
Cornell (1-0) hosts Dartmouth (0-0). Cornell led by an erly 2nd half margin of 19-5 before Dartmouth came roaring back to score 36 unanswered points.
Ivy Week Two—Men: Harvard Over Brown, Dartmouth Falls to Navy
The second full week of men’s league play witnessed exactly one league game: the Harvard men overcoming Brown 36-17. In non-league action, Dartmouth’s September tour of elite college rugby programs ended with a tough loss to Navy.
Posted: 09/30/2015
Ivy Week Two—Women: Brown, Cornell Fight Hard and Win
The second full week of Ivy Rugby competition was relatively quiet, with two games rescheduled due to the pope's visit to Philadelphia. The games that occurred were exciting, however—the Brown women cooled a fiery Harvard team coming off a blow-out win (over Yale), and Cornell came back from a shut-out loss the week before (to Brown) to beat Yale.
Posted: 09/30/20151st XV Penn Women at Lehigh University Women
Penn plays a scrimmage with Lehigh on Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. The location is the Lehigh rugby fields: http://eprugames.com/venues.php?d=84
UPDATE: Game canceled due to weather.
Cornell defeated Yale in a close match 27-21
Great rugby on both sides of the ball as @Cornell_W_Rugby defeated @YWRFC by a score of 28-21. So much to be proud of @IvyRugby.
Yale Tries: Eshe Sherley, Michelle Jones (2)
Yale Conversions: Elisia Ceballo-Countryman (3)
Pre Match Writeup
Cornell visits Yale for a fall fifteens match. Note: Due to a late football conflict, the game time/location has been moved from the Yale Rugby Pitch at 11 a.m. to the New Haven Rugby Club at 3 p.m.