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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.
Brown Rugby Announces Spring 2010 Tour to Bermuda
Brown Rugby kicks off its 50th year with a tour to Bermuda from Friday, March 26 to Saturday, April 3. Why Bermuda for our 50th you might ask?
Well, Brown Rugby took its first tour ever in 1965 to Bermuda. For those who went on that tour, you will recall that Brown won all four of its matches and according to the Bermudians, was the first collegiate team to go undefeated against Bermuda teams. We’ll have to search the archives to provide confirmation of this achievement. There have been several subsequent tours, the most recent of which was in 2007.
Syracuse Cuts Promising Dartmouth Season Short In Rain
The Dartmouth Rugby team had its 2009‐2010 season ended Saturday at the hands of the Syracuse University Hammerheads in the Northeast semi‐finals. The 5‐6 loss in the rain at West Point, NY, the first of the year for the Dartmouth side, cost the Big Green a spot in the national round of sixteen next spring.
Big Green beat BC in final home game, stay undefeated
Saturday’s 50‐8 win over Boston College was a bittersweet one for the Dartmouth seniors. Consisting of only four active players and prop Matt Dricoll ’10, who is out for the fall season with a knee injury, what the group has lacked in quantity they have made up for in quality of play and leadership to guide a young Dartmouth side.
Harvard University 19 @ Syracuse University 36
Harvard, after finishing second to Dartmouth in the Ivies, travels to Syracuse NY for the first round of the NRU D1 Collegiate playoffs. The Ivy II seed was given a tough task going on the road in round one of the NRUs.
A last second try versus Brown gave Harvard the second seed with a 25-24 victory in the first-ever playoff to determine the top four seeds in the Ivies. Now Harvard heads upstate to play the Upstate NY champion the Syracuse Hammerheads.
Dartmouth advances to the Northeast Semi‐Finals
Dartmouth and Harvard represented the Ivies today in the quarterfinals of the NRU D1 championships. Dartmouth defeated Boston College 50-8 while Harvard fell to Syracuse 19-36. Dartmouth advances to the semis.
The Northeast Rugby Union College Playoffs began today November 7th with quarterfinal matches in Men's D1 competition. Quarterfinal winners advance to the Championship Round of 4 the weekend of November 14-15.
Brown Women advance to the NRU Semis
Four of six Ivy League women's teams qualified for the Northeast playoffs. Penn and Princeton women play in the Mid-Atlantic region. It was a great Ivy showing, Brown advances in D1 with a 34-11 win over UConn and Radcliffe moves on with a 46-5 beating of SUNY Geneseo.
Dartmouth and Harvard to Represent the Ivy League
Dartmouth and Harvard advance to the first round of the Northeast playoffs. Second seed Harvard heads upstate to Syracuse, while Dartmouth hosts Boston College at Brophy Field.