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1st XV Colgate at Yale Men
Yale notched a shutout win over Colgate on April 3rd in the Bulldogs' spring opener. Colgate played with a depleted squad, as their sevens players competed in the Stony Brook Sevens on Saturday, but both teams still appreciated the chance to get out for some great rugby on a blustery day in New Haven.
"It was the best Yale has played since Spring last year in fairness," head coach Greg McWilliams said. "Lads were on fire."
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On Sunday, April 3rd 2016, the Bulldogs begin their spring season with the East Coast Cup vs. Colgate Rugby.
Flores Earns Spot in U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2016
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Brown women's rugby head coach Kathy Flores has been selected into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame, as announced by the United States Rugby Foundation. Brad Andrews, Jay Berwanger, George Betzler, Steve Gray, Dan Lyle, Dave Sitton and Brian Vizard will join Flores in the class of 2016.
All eight members will be inducted on Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Philadelphia at the Hall of Fame Dinner being held in conjunction with the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC).
Posted: 03/28/2016
Spring 2016 Yale Men
2016 Yale tour of Bermuda to play in the 2016 Ariel Re Bermuda 7s. The matches were played at the Bermuda National Sports Centre.
Read about the tournament and check out the results »
Yale Rugby in Bermuda [video]
Yale made the trek to Bermuda to participate in the 2016 Ariel Re Bermuda 7s. Watch the video.
Enjoying the sun, surf and military-style training course on the island paradise, Yale would make a strong showing at the Bermuda 7s, going 2-1 on Friday including a 19-7 win over Dartmouth's Seconds and a 26-14 win over the Boston Collegians. On Saturday, the Collegians would wreak revenge by knocking the Bulldogs out of Plate contention with a 12-21 win.
Posted: 03/23/2016
Dartmouth Captures Cup at 2016 Ariel Re Bermuda 7s
It was a big weekend for Ivy Rugby and especially the Big Green at the Bermuda National Sports Centre in Hamilton, Bermuda, where 5 high school and 12 college teams—including Yale and Columbia—squared off at the inaugural Ariel Re Bermuda 7s.
Dartmouth capped a weekend of excellent play by capturing the Cup on Saturday, prevailing over a scrappy Stony Brook squad 22-7 after edging Kutztown 12-10 in the semis. The second side captured the Shield with a 17-10 victory over Norwich.
Posted: 03/21/2016
Brown Falls to Providence RFC on Senior Day
On Saturday, March 12 the Brown Men's Rugby Club hosted its final match of the semester at the Berylson Family Fields before heading down to Trinidad & Tobago for an annual spring tour.
Providence led at the half 15-5 with Brown’s lone try coming from rookie year superstar wing Nick Hoynes. Working their size advantage, the Providence RFC eventually prevailed 25-5.
Posted: 03/14/2016
Dartmouth Overcomes First-Half Deficit But Falls to Navy 29-21
Navy edged Dartmouth on Saturday in a hard-fought game at Ernie Blake Field in Annapolis, MD.
A late try and penalty conversion put the Midshipmen ahead 29-21 for the win. Dartmouth, who had surged back from a 19-0 deficit to take a 21-19 lead at the 10-minute mark, could not penetrate Navy’s defense in the final minutes.
Posted: 03/02/2016
Harvard Women Open Spring Season With Frostbite 7s
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's rugby team will open up its spring slate on Saturday, March 5, hosting the Frostbite 7s in the Bubble at Harvard Stadium. The Crimson welcomes MIT, New Hampshire, Siena and Yale, while fielding two teams, the Crimson team and the Black team, to round out the six-team tournament.
Tournament Format
Pool 1
Harvard Crimson
MIT
Siena
Pool 2
Harvard Black
Yale
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Penn Rugby Continues to Bolster Their Coaching Staff
Penn Rugby are pleased to announce the addition of Fraser Stirling and Nick Hunter to their staff for the coming Rugby 7s season and XVs next Fall.
Fraser Stirling will joining the program as the 7s coach and the 1st XV backs coach. Nick Hunter will be fulfilling the role of Strength and Conditioning coach.
Posted: 03/02/2016Four Leaf 15s
The Four Leaf 15s tournament takes place on Fields 84 & 85 on Randall’s Island from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a Faded Red Alumni gathering next to the fields on March 19. Read More »
Info From Faded Red
ATTENTION BIG RED RUGGER ALUMNI! Cornell Men’s and Women’s Rugby COMING TO TOWN!!!
Four Leaf Rugby Tournament www.fourleaffieens.com