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Dartmouth Women Host Beantown Bs
The DWRC had the honor of hosting a game between Beantown, a U.S. Premier League club team, and the Quebec Caribou, a Montreal-based Quebec Territorial Representative team, this weekend. Dartmouth played Beantown B’s for the first game of the day.
The week prior to the match, the DWRC worked on different strategies to defend against Beantown’s forward strength including launching on defense and protecting the ball in contact.
Cornell Men Over Hobart College 53-15
Strong forward play and smooth ball handling in the back line allowed Cornell to breeze to an easy 53-15 victory over Hobart. Despite extremely muddy field conditions at Cornell's home pitch, the Cornell Men were able to handle the ball well and move the pill to space for a series of tries.
Tries were scored by Alex Ryde (2), Ben Krenzer, Andy Stasiuk, Ryan Cleary, Elias Barber, Pierce Janssen and Benno Sorensen. Cornell closes out the season on April 27th with their annual rivalry with Ithaca College.
Princeton Takes the 2013 Koranda Cup
Despite 5 tries by the Yalies, Princeton squeaks in a last minute try to win the Koranda Cup. The annual rivalry with Yale was a back and forth affair with Yale scoring first, then Princeton took a comanding lead, before Yale answered back to take a lead into the final moments before Princeton took the Cup with no time remaining.
Spring 2013 Brown Women
Browns 2013 Spring Season Ends Abruptly with Loss to Navy 27-12 »
Posted: 04/16/2013Browns Season Ends Abruptly with Loss to Navy 27-12
The Brown Women's Rugby season came to an abrupt end Saturday with a 27-12 loss to the Naval Academy. Motivated by an enthusiastic crowd of Brown alumni and parents, Brown played inspiring defense throughout the match but struggled to maintain possession in the loose.
Dartmouth Wins its 6th Consecutive Ivy Title
With a hat trick and 27 points from fullback Madison Hughes, Dartmouth downed Brown 32-3 at home, claiming its sixth consecutive Ivy Rugby Championship April 13, 2013 on Brophy Field.
Spring 2013 Dartmouth Men
Dartmouth Men win the Ivy Title for 6th consecutive year.
Posted: 04/15/2013Princeton Takes Out the Red Storm
Princeton Tigers kicked off in the first half against the Indiana Redstorm hoping for a win after their Final 4 hopes were crushed on Saturday with a loss to Army. Princeton's Lauren Rhode scored two tries in the match which ended with a Princeton shutout 17 - 0. A solid end to the competitive season for the Tigers!
Princeton wins Ivy 3rd place with 59-0 win over Penn
Following a disappointing loss to perennial powerhouse Dartmouth in the Ivy League semifinals the previous week, Princeton arrived in Philly for the Ivy 3rd place playoff game against Penn. The Tigers spent the previous week working hard to prepare for the game
The last time the two sides had met on Penn’s home field in the fall, the game had ended in a highly contested draw. Princeton knew that Penn had also come very close to beating a very strong Brown team in their Ivy League semifinal, losing narrowly 39-33.
Lions Beat the Bulldogs
The Columbia Lions beat out the Yale Bulldogs 20-3 under the lights last Friday night at Baker on the campus of Columbia University.
Columbia scored two tries in the first half and one in the second.