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Being Deaf No Obstacle For Penn Rugger
During a recent rugby tournament at Dartmouth between the schools of the Ivy League, a successful goal kick by Penn Women’s Rugby Football Club fly-half Sophia Hu was met with an unusual reaction from the rest of the team. Rather than applauding and shouting encouragement, Hu’s teammates could be seen waving and twisting their arms in the air.
Ivy Profiles by Jim Sturdivant
The maneuver is known as “deaf applause,” and for Hu, who has been deaf since birth, it was a special moment.
Posted: 12/16/2014
Dartmouth RFC’s Walmsley Named Rhodes Scholar
Colin Walmsley '15, a center on the Dartmouth men’s rugby team, will study anthropology at Oxford University as Dartmouth’s 78th Rhodes Scholar, the university announced this week.
Following his studies, Walmsley, of Fort Macleod, Canada, hopes to "work as an advocate for human social justice and fairness," according to his Rhodes Scholars profile.
At the College, Walmsley is an anthropology and government double major. He plays for the rugby team, hosts a weekly radio show on 99 Rock and sings with the Brovertones a capella group.
Posted: 12/02/2014
Jay Fluck Inducted into Brown Athletic Hall of Fame
Longtime Brown rugby coach Linton A. “Jay” Fluck was elected to the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Nov. 8, 2014.
Fluck, along with Dave Zucconi (’55) coached the Bears from 1980-2009, posting a 315-230-12 record. During his tenure, the Bears won eight Ivy tournament titles and qualified for nationals in 1996, finishing the season ranked #8 nationally. In 1984, Fluck led Brown to victory at the New York 7s, one of the most competitive tournaments in the country.
Posted: 11/17/2014
Dartmouth Sweeps Ivy Sevens Tournament
Dartmouth capped off its fall season with a successful weekend at the Ivy Rugby 7s Championships at Princeton. Displaying the depth of its program, the Big Green sent three sides to compete in the two tournament divisions. After a full day of rugby, all three teams emerged on top, as the 1st team was crowned champions of the A division, and the 2nd and 3rd teams were declared co-champions of the B division.
Posted: 11/10/2014Cornell 51 - Harvard 12
Cornell traveled across New England to Cambridge, Massachusetts to take on Harvard this past Saturday. The Big Red got rolling early and kept scoring often on the way to a 51-12 victory.
Eight-man John Schuler started the scoring with a try, and was quickly followed by center Andy Stasiuk on a powerful run. Scrumhalf Dave Chevarra made a penalty kick to put Cornell up 13-0.
Brown men secure second with win over Princeton
Brown wins a close match against Princeton 24-20, scoring 4 tries to lock up second place in the Ivy standings. Princeton also scored 4 tries in a losing effort and racked up 2 bonus points in the standings, earning them sole possession of third in the league.
1st XV Dartmouth Men at Columbia Men
Dartmouth travels to Columbia and defeats the Lions by a score of 106-0.
Penn Women Outlast Cornell
The weather made things difficult for both teams, but Penn pulled out a hard-fought win over Cornell on Saturday.
Cornell scored first early in the first half. The rest of the half saw most of play occurring between the 22's with equal possession from both teams. Penn adjusted at half and was able to drive through Cornell's defense twice in the 2nd half.
Tries came from Aricia Shen (E'15) and Josey Oquendo (E'15)
Dartmouth Wins 8th Straight Ivy XVs Title
Big Green crowned champs with 90-7 Homecoming victory over Brown
1st XV Columbia Men at Yale Men
Yale prevails over Columbia 48-12 in a hard-fought physical match in New Haven.