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1st XV Dartmouth Men at Brown Men
Receives a Tough Test in Providence
Facing both a tough travel day that saw them leave Hanover before daybreak and a very good opponent in Brown, Dartmouth Rugby found themselves in a dogfight Saturday in Providence. But despite the difficulties posed by their itinerary and opponent, The Big Green still managed to tough it out and get the win 24-17. With the victory, the team moved to 4-0 in Ivy Rugby conference play, setting up a clash of unbeatens next weekend against Princeton.
1st XV Columbia Men at Penn Men
Play By Play
- A brisk, sunny day in Philadelphia as Penn, coming off a win against Yale, prepares to host Columbia at Penn Park.
- Columbia kicks off to Penn at Penn Park! 2 PM
- Doug converts a penalty Penn up 3-0 early
- Columbia's back three penetrate Penn's territory, finding holes in the back line
- Almost a try off a Columbia kick, blue receives the drop.
- Blue kicking for points.
- Out off the post. Still 3-0 Penn.
- Great dummy from Platt puts Penn on the defensive. Blue scrum on Penn 22
Brown Rugby Gear Now Available Online
Boathouse Sports is now the exclusive supplier of Brown University Rugby jerseys, shorts, and track suits. They have also decided to make select products available for purchase online to alumni and fans of Brown Rugby.
Check out the online catalogue, featuring the new 2011 jersey design. Other products include baseball caps, fleece hats, hoodies, and jackets. The online store will only be open until September 5th, so don’t miss your chance to gear up for the upcoming season.
Posted: 08/22/2011
Cornell Rugby Alumni Weekend v3.0
It's that time of year again! The time of year when we book our plane tickets, pack our bags and boots, and come together in sunny Ithaca to form the always formidable Faded Red Rugby Alumni Z-side. For those brave enough to tackle Cornell Rugby Alumni Weekend v3.0 we've got plenty of good times in store.
Posted: 08/20/2011
Spring 1983 Penn Men
University of Pennsylvania Men Spring 1983 tour to the Grand Cayman.
Posted: 07/30/2011
Spring 1984 Penn Men
Penn Men Spring tour to Freeport, Bahamas. Yale also went on the Freeport tour. There are 2 or 3 Yale ruggers in background of photo. The U of Virginia and Lehigh ruggers rounded out the college group of four teams in Freeport in spring of 1984.
Posted: 07/30/2011
Ivy League -- via Skorton group -- adopts rules to cut football concussions
The Ivy League presidents have accepted a series of recommendations made by a special ad hoc committee -- co-chaired by Cornell President David J. Skorton, a medical doctor -- with the goal of lowering the incidence of concussion and subconcussive hits in football.
Posted: 07/30/2011
Fall 1982 Penn Men
Penn Rugby in a match played against Haverford College RFC in the Fall of 1982 on River Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.
Posted: 07/29/2011Dartmouth Rugby Takes Plate at New Haven 7s
After a few weeks for the ‘13s to settle into their sophomore summer term, Dartmouth Rugby’s Summer 7s side took the field for the first time in the Men’s Open Division of the New Haven 7s Tournament in Cheshire, Connecticut, on July 16th. While the team was not able to win the whole thing, they did walk away with the plate championship, and, more importantly, all 15 players were able to get some well-earned playing time to help develop their skills for the 2011-2012 Ivy Rugby season.
1970 Penn Men
Penn in a game against the Philadelphia Rugby Club at Franklin Field in 1970. Sent by Van Fleckenstine [Penn Rugby 1967-1971 and Team President in 1970].
Posted: 07/27/2011