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Dartmouth Downs Kutztown to Win Stony Brook Sevens
March 10, 2015, Stony Brook, NY – This past Saturday the Big Green sent two equally skilled Green and White squads to the first leg of the Empire Sevens tournament in Stony Brook, New York. The Green team started off the day with a strong 19-0 victory over Stony Brook B and set the pace for the next couple of hours, continuing to a 3–1 finish in pool play.
Big Green victories continued with the White squad taking their first game 37-0 over Columbia and going undefeated in their next 3 matches, defeating Syracuse, Brockport and Stony Brook A.
Posted: 03/10/2015
Magleby to Shape Future of U.S. Eagles Teams
Dartmouth rugby technical advisor and alum Alex Magleby is taking on an expanded role at USA rugby as part of an initiative to streamline the flow of talent to the U.S. men’s and women’s rugby teams.
As director of performance, Magleby will manage the pipelines of all four of the senior Eagles teams beginning at the age-grade level and will work with USA Rugby Academy, the Olympic Development Academy programs, and the scholastic pipeline to help produce international-caliber athletes and coaches in both XVs and sevens.
Posted: 02/24/2015
Spring 2015 Dartmouth Men
Dartmouth in Las Vegas. Senior Madison Hughes poses for the team photo but was in Vegas to captain the USA senior team.
Posted: 02/17/2015
Making a Splash in the Desert: Dartmouth at the Las Vegas Invitational
This past weekend, DRFC captain Madison Hughes led the Eagles to a top four finish at the USA 7s in Las Vegas, including a draw with perennial powerhouse South Africa, and a shutout of North American nemesis Canada. During this celebration of rugby in the desert, the DRFC competed admirably in the collegiate bracket of the Las Vegas Sevens Invitational.
Posted: 02/17/2015
Brown’s Flores Named Coach of the Year
Brown women’s rugby Head Coach Kathy Flores was named as USA Rugby Female Coach of the Year at the USA Rugby National Development Summit.
In the program's inaugural season at the varsity level, Flores led the formidable Brown squad to a 9-1 overall record, including a perfect 7-0 mark against Ivy League opponents. The Bears went on to defeat Dartmouth 42-5 in the Ivy Championship match.
Posted: 02/12/2015
Fall 1893 Penn Men
Yet another gem from Penn Archives: Penn Rugby vs. Cornell Rugby game played in 1893.
Posted: 02/12/2015
Video: Greg McWilliams on Rugby’s New Direction at Yale
The 2015 High Performance Coaching Conference took place Jan. 17-18 at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. Next Level Rugby’s Ryan Ginty interviewed Yale Director of Rugby and featured speaker Greg McWilliams about the conference, the immediate future of the Yale Rugby program and ways to grow the game in Connecticut and around the country.
On the docket for Yale is a training trip to New Zealand and South American tour. Also coming up this spring for the Bulldogs: The Connecticut Cup and Division 1 AA Ivy Playoffs.
Posted: 02/09/2015
In Memoriam: Tim Dunning
We regret to announce sad news about a member of the Dartmouth Rugby family. Tim Dunning, who was the President of the DRFC in 1994, passed way last Monday, January 12, 2015. Tim has been described by his coach and teammates over the past few days as extraordinarily dedicated to both the DRFC and the sport of rugby and as someone you would always want by your side in any battle.
1994 team captain Mike Cicerone remembers Tim with these fond and admiring words:
Posted: 01/19/2015