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Dartmouth Gets Gritty Win Against Physical Austin Side
With time winding down in the fourth quarter, Dartmouth had seen its two‐try lead evaporate with the sunset. A man down and tied 17‐17 with little more than ten minutes left, the Big Green found itself in an unfamiliar position. "We haven't won a tight game in a few of our recent opportunities," said co‐captain Mike DiBenedetto '10.
Brown Wrecks Bentley
After a serious week of practice, Brown made amends for the previous week’s loss, defeating Bentley College 39-19. Bentley, generally a good side, had not been outside this season and the rust was obvious in Bentley’s scrums, lineouts and backline moves which need work, and where Brown was superior. However, Bentley exposed Brown’s inconsistent ruck support with good poaching, and Brown’s shoddy tackling with 19 points. However, on a picture perfect 75 degree day, the match was able to be played at Marvel Field on real grass (with posts) and excellent field conditions.
Big Green Head South
Dartmouth Rugby began its official spring tour Wednesday with a morning practice hosted by the Little Rock Rugby Club in Little Rock, Arkansas, with lunch provided by LRRC member and former Dartmouth Rugby captain Brad Hogate ‘05. The session was the first of the tour after a winter term of indoor trainings that witnessed a majority of last fall's Big Green starting XV off campus either studying abroad or completing internships.
Brown Rugby departs for Spring Break Today
Brown departs for its Spring Break trip to Bermuda where Brown Rugby, for its 50th Anniversary, will visit the destination of first tour in 1965. Brown has taken three additional tours to Bermuda in 1992, 2002 and 2007.
Posted: 03/20/2010
Princeton Men Excel in Barbados
On Saturday, March 20, a day that 10th-year head coach Rich Lopacki said “[would] go down as one of the great days in Princeton Rugby history,” the men’s rugby team defeated the Barbados national team 32-15 to finish its spring break tour at 3-0.
Posted: 03/20/2010ACC Collegiate Rugby League
Nine colleges at the core of the famous Atlantic Coast Conference will form a rugby analog beginning with the 2011 season, more evidence of realignment with the sports education model.
We're in this to be champions
My Alma Mata, Cornell University, recently hired a new head football coach. Keeping up as well as I can with the happenings of my old school, I clicked through an email to read about what we were getting. Something struck a cord in Kent Austin's quote.
He said, "We're not in this to be competitive. We're in this to be champions." Now that is a statement. That's what I want from my players, my team, my head coach. I'm now looking forward to the football season this fall.
Three Ivies join 13 others @ 7s Colligiate Rugby Championships
Ivy Rugby has learned that NBC has agreed to broadcast the first Rugby 7s collegiate championship to be held in June 2010. The June 5-6 tournament will be, what NBC believes, the first time college rugby have appeared on broadcast TV. Three Ivy teams join the list of 16 participants.
Brown Bears Outlast Rams
What a difference a day makes (or in this case a week). As February gave way to March, 30 degree weather gave way to 50 + degree temperatures for this week’s match. The University of Rhode Island “Rams” made their way to Brown for what has historically been a physical contest between these two in-state rivals. This contest was no exception as URI rolled in with a side that, player for player, was larger then the Bears. However, there is more to the game of rugby than just size as Brown won the contest 35-20.
Brown Wins February Frolic
Brown successfully launched its spring (winter) 2010 season with a 25-15 victory against the local Providence Men’s Rugby Team While it was only February, conditions allowed the players from both sides to get out and get a run, despite the 35 degree, snowy weather and no goal posts. It’s tough to put posts up on field turf.
Providence, Rhode Island Prior to the match, Brown hosted a referees clinic run by the New England Referees Society. About 16 men and women from around New England attended the all day course to develop their skills as future referees.