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Harvard @ Dartmouth (W)
Harvard Women’s Varsity Rugby entered the first week of Ivy Rugby Conference Tier I play with a mixed record and a few question marks. An easy win against Yale in last week’s cross-tier Ivy match-ups boosted confidence, but the previous week’s tough pre-season loss to varsity rival Quinnipiac and a disappointing loss to Ivy rival Dartmouth in the Ivy Rugby Playoffs last April loomed in recent memory.
Dartmouth (M) Shuts Out Brown 50-nil
Dartmouth returned home this weekend for their first meeting of the season with Ivy North rival Brown. The Bears had proved to be the Big Green’s stiffest league competition in recent years, forcing a draw oat Dartmouth's Brophy Field last year. Knowing the Bears to be a tough and worthy opponent, Dartmouth went into the match looking to implement the systems they’d worked on in training and improve from the week before. The Big Green established control early and didn’t look back on their way to a 50-0 victory in front of the home crowd.
Penn Women Defeat Yale, 67-22
In a game in which both possession and scoring were dominated by the winning side, the Penn Women's Rugby Club was able to pull out a victory on the road at Yale. Penn wasted no time putting points on the board, scoring their first try within the first two and a half minutes of the game and never looking back - the Quakers scored four unanswered tries within the first 26 minutes of the match.Yale was able to generate some offense by putting two tries on the board before the half, but the high-powered offense of Penn proved to be too much for the Bulldogs who dropped their second match in a
Cornell (M) continues to Shock the Ivies with a Win over Visiting Penn
Cornell came into this week's with their first division lead since 2005. After all was said and done, they managed to come through the other side while retaining possession of first place - but not without having to face off against a physical Penn team that made the game even closer than the final score of 21-12 would suggest.
Columbia Defeats Princeton at Home
In a match that saw Columbia overcome an 8-3 Princeton lead at halftime, the Lions managed to pick up a win at home in a match at New York City's Randall's Island. The game started slow, with sloppy play on both sides leading to a low-scoring, physical, defensive first half.
Ivy Women 7s Tournament
Spring, 2014, date TBD Women's 7s Tournament- Princeton University
We will announce the Spring 7s Tournament as soon as we know the USA 15s National Tournament schedule. It will be some time in April, working around the USA Rugby Round of Sixteen for those Ivy teams who choose to participate in that playoff structure this year and who qualify.
Weekend Preview - 9/28/13
After an intense slate of matches last weekend, it's time for the next set of Ivy Rugby action to kick off. The men are entering their third week of league play, while the women are kicking off their official conference schedule. Let's take a look at who will be facing off this weekend.
Posted: 09/26/2013
Rugby PA Lost Afternoon Luncheon Nov 8
If you are planning on attending the USA vs New Zealand Maori All Blacks match or will be in the Philadelphia area on Friday, November 8, register now for the Lost Afternoon Luncheon, which will take place at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel on Friday, November 8, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Posted: 09/25/2013
Ivy Rugby Weekend Wrap-Up for 9/23/13
All 16 teams took to the field in the Ivy Rugby Conference this past weekend. The results had it all - upsets, lopsided wins, and matches decided by just a single try.
Men's Games
Princeton 17 @ Penn 24
In a battle of two teams separated by a few miles of I-195, the Penn Men's squad pulled out a tough 24-17 win over Princeton at home.
Dartmouth Women Win At Cornell
The Big Red kicked off and took advantage of the Dartmouth’s inability to get under high balls in the wind, attacking the loose ball and quickly getting the ball out to wing to put the first points on the board. The conversion was short and wide.