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Dartmouth Men Win Third Place at College 7s National Championship
Following an impressive Fall 2013 Ivy Rugby season, the Dartmouth Men's team moved on to Greensboro, NC for the College 7s National Championship this past weekend. After facing off against some of the best 7s sides in the nation, the Big Green came out of the tournament ranked third in the country.
Posted: 11/25/2013
Princeton Women Win Shield Final at USA College 7s
The Princeton Women's Rugby team traveled to Greensboro, NC this weekend to compete in the USA Rugby College 7s National Championship. While qualifying for the tournament is impressive enough, the Tigers managed to win some hardware to bring back home with them to Princeton.
Posted: 11/25/2013
"The Cycle of Harvard Football: 'Bloody Monday,' Haughton Era, Rose Bowl--and De-Emphasis"
Long ago, in a simpler, kindlier age, Harvard University was a football power. In 1919, for example, its football machine rolled up a total of 222 points, as against 13 for its opponents. Its record marred only by a 10-10 tie with Princeton, the Crimson accepted a bid to Pasadena; and on January 1, 1920, Harvard ushered in a new decade by becoming the first Eastern team to win the Rose Bowl.
Posted: 11/19/2013
Harvard Rugby 1957
In the spring of 1957, the two best rugby teams in the East were the Harvard Crimson and the Indians from Dartmouth in a match that will probably decide the Eastern Rugby League.
The Crimson has won its three league matches so far this season, outscoring its opponents, 64 to 11. Harvard lost 3 to 0 against to Dartmouth in the Bermuda Intercollegiate Cup of 1957.
Two Crimson regulars included winger Mike Reynal and flank forward John Chalsty.
Posted: 11/19/2013
"What A Turn-up For The Big Green!"
What a turn-up indeed! Britain and the fine old British game of Rugby had never seen the like of it: here were 19 young New Englanders playing Rugger with a zest and determination that set one British team after another back on its ears. It all came about when the Dartmouth Rugby Club decided to send a team to England over the holiday season, partly to try its luck in the land of Rugby's birth, partly as a gesture of good will.
Posted: 11/19/2013
Dartmouth Women Reach Round of Eight in ACRA National Championship Tournament
The Dartmouth Women's Rugby Club finished their season with a strong showing in the 2013 ACRA National Championship Tournament. The first part of the tournament, which took place in West Point, NY, featured some of the top collegiate rugby clubs in the country.
Posted: 11/18/2013Pools Announced for College 7s National Championship
The 2013 USA Rugby College 7s National Championship pools have been determined for the three separate divisions competing at this year’s Championship.
Teams across the country participated in over 25 qualifying tournaments in hopes of either winning an automatic berth to Nationals or registering enough wins to be added to the field as an at-large selection. Last weekend’s slate of nine automatic qualifying tournaments wrapped up the sevens campaign leading up the Championships in Greensboro from Nov. 23-24.
Las Vegas Invitational Registration Now Open
Registration for the 2014 Las Vegas International is now open.
Taking place annually alongside the USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament, the 2014 Las Vegas International is scheduled for January 23-26. The LVI is considered to be one of the premier amateur rugby tournaments in the United States, and over 5,000 athletes and 270 compete annually.
Tickets and more information are available on the event's website.
Posted: 11/14/2013
Fall 2013 Princeton Women
Princeton Women win the Ivy Sevens and receive an automatic bid to the USA Rugby National Sevens Championships
Posted: 11/13/2013IRB's Chief Medical Officer Urges Rugby Community: "If in Doubt, Sit it Out"
Martin Raftery is the International Rugby Board's Chief Medical Officer, and he has a message for rugby players everywhere: If you think you have a concussion, you shouldn't play.
Raftery's comments came ahead of the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition, an event that will take place in Dublin, Ireland from November 17-20. "Rugby is a physical contact sport and that is part of the fabric and attraction for those who want to play the game," Raftery said. "However, our duty is to ensure that the sport implements the very best standards of care to protect our players."