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Princeton defeat Harvard and Advance to the Finals
This match was all Princeton from the start. Princeton scored 9 tries in the contest with 8 different players touching down. An analysis by Princeton coach Emil Signes below shows that, although the score was lop-sided, Harvard gave Princeton significant pressure and Princeton earned their points during the afternoon.
Dartmouth Women take Third
The Dartmouth Women Rugby Club faced off against Harvard on Sunday at Brown's Marvel Field. The match is for 3rd place in the Ivy Rugby Conference.
Brown defeats Dartmouth 47-10 in SemiFinal Action
Dartmouth fell 47-10 to Brown in the first match of the Ivy League Final Four Tournament in Providence, RI. Brown's Elisha scored a try in the second minute. Brown never looked back taking down the Big Green in a lop-sided affair.
Yale Downs URI 4 Trys to 3
Yale traveled to URI and wins 20-15. Yale scored four unconverted trys by Connor Brooks, Jacob Woocher, Jamie Silvera and Dalton Carr.
NJ State Rugby Championship
Hosted by the Princeton University Men's and Women's Rugby Clubs, this year's New Jersey State Intercollegiate Rugby Championship will be at Rickerson Field on the West Windsor Campus on Washington Rd, between Route 1 and the center of Princeton. The public is welcome and admission and parking is free.
Posted: 03/27/2013
Dartmouth Rugby Club Honors Dick Liesching
200 people gathered at the New York Athletic Club on March 1st, 2013 to celebrate the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club's (DRFC) 2nd-in-a row national 7s rugby championship.
At the celebration the DRFC recognized and honored Dick Liesching (on the left with his wife Diane) as a legend of the club. He was presented with a large, free-standing glass plaque inscribed with the words "In honor and recognition of your leadership, spirit, passion and undying commitment to the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club."
Craig Thomas '96 introduced Dick saying
Posted: 03/19/2013Columbia 27 - Iona College 46
Despite the score, a heavily injured side, featuring many new playing, Columbia Men gave a string team effort given the circumstances. It was an great end for the college careers for our senior club members.
CU Over Vassar in First Match Back
Andrew West scored Columbia's first try in their first game back after the spring tour. The score started after an errant Vassar pass was intercepted inside the Columbia 22.
Vassar came back to score 17 unanswered points taking a 17-7 lead. The boys in blue finally got it in gear winning going away 44-22.
B-side score
Columbia 43 - Vassar 7