Brown takes Varsity Showdown over Harvard

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Brown defeated Harvard by a score of 44-17 at home in the battle of the varsity programs.

1st XV Scoring Summary

7th minute: Brown Try, 5-0
9th minute: Brown Try & Conversion, 12-0
12th minute: Harvard Try, 12-5
20th minute: Brown Try, 17-5
31st minute: Brown Try, 22-5
HALFTIME
43rd minute: Harvard Try & Conversion, 22-12
48th minute: Brown Try, 27-12
57th minute: Brown Try & Conversion, 34-12
62nd minute: Harvard Try, 34-17
74th minute: Brown PK, 37-17
78th minute: Brown Try & Conversion, 44-17
FINAL

Twitter Recap

  • BEAUTIFUL day for rugby. #SATURDAYSARUGBYDAY @ Marvel Field
  • Kick off!! Harvard University Women kicks off to Brown University Women to start the first half
  • Penalty to Brown University Women on our 40! Cliff has beautiful boot out past the 50
  • Forward punches and we're in their 22.
  • Black (Harvard University Women) high tackle! Penalty to Brown University Women! Clif again boots out and it's our line out
  • Line out not straight --> black line out messy --> scrum! Driven in and Hannah touches it down for a try!
  • Becca takes the kick. Not straight, but powerful! Score 5-0 Brown University Women
  • Black kicks again, Brown University Women knocks forward in front of our 22.
  • Brown University Women wins scrum and gets ball to backs, Kiki gets ball AND RUNS IT IN 80m FOR A TRY. #yeskiki!
  • Conversion kick good! Score 12-0 Brown University Women
  • Kick off and Brown University Women has knock. Advantage played until penalty called to Harvard University Women. Kicked out just in front of goal
  • Line out turns into maul. Broken up, but punches by black take it in for a try. No conversion. Score 12-5 Brown University Women
  • Our kick to Harvard University Women. Contained around 50 causes knock by black. Brown University Women scrum
  • Mel has great tackle off the scrum! Black wins scrum, and we're on D
  • Putting them on their back foot! Launch is looking good ladies!
  • Penalty to black. Back 10 Brown University Women! Harvard University Women kicks out around the 50 for black line out
  • Nice tackles off the line out by Clif! Hannah takes ball, ball to backs, and Clif boots!
  • Ball goes out, and it's black line out in bar adds defending 22
  • It's a maul! Nice talk ladies. Way to be there Jo!
  • Maul collapsed, and it's Brown University Women scrum
  • Hannah picks off the back and keeps in play, forwards punch forward
  • We're on the line! Penalty to Brown University Women! LETS GO BROWN! Taking a scrum on the 5
  • Scrum drives and Hannah takes off the scrum and touches it down for another try! #forwardtries
  • No conversion. Score 17-5 Brown University Women
  • Harvard University Women kicks to Brown University Women. Beautiful catch by T.
  • Clif boots over and Uzo chases, kicks away from black, gets to Oks, and forwards take forward! SO MUCH GROUND
  • Lost in a breakdown, and black kicks.  Ball goes to Kiki who exists and turns through everyone. Messy free play results in penalty to Brown University Women
  • Clif boots out around their 22.
  • Clean it up and settle it down! Penalty to black is kicked out and there's a black scrum from where it was kicked.
  • Penalty to black! Quick tap has us on back feet, but Jo makes great tackle, and penalty is awarded to Brown University Women. Clif kicks out
  • Brown University Women's line out. Irma a maul! And it goes to the backs and offsides is called on Harvard University Women!
  • Penalty to Brown University Women and Becca sets up to kick for points
  • No kick, Harvard University Women gets ball and is called for obstruction. Brown University Women scrum on the 5!
  • Scrum is wheeled. Do it again!
  • Brown University Women wins scrum, Hannah picks, and Clif picks it up. We're on the line!
  • Ball is stripped from Kebbeh. Penalty called in breakdown against Brown University Women. Kicked out for black line out between their 50 and 22
  • Not straight! Playing advantage! Lauren gets ball and it gets to the backs. KIKI FOR THE TRY!
  • No conversion. 23-5 Brown University Women
  • Kick of failure. Brown University Women scum in center field!
  • Red called a turn.....what? New scrum to black.
  • Launch ladies! Penalty against black, Brown University Women takes a scrum in center field
  • Called for feeding the ball. Harvard University Women takes penalty kick with a tap to forwards
  • Kiki steals ball in ruck! This ref is not calling for not rolling away....
  • Knock Scrum to Harvard University Women
  • Ball comes out of tunnel, re-do. Scrum collapses. Their props are boring into us....#notlegal
  • Hannah picks off next scrum and makes it 20m! Ball to Clif, and she kicks!
  • Play on other side of field, black steals ball and penalty called against Brown University Women. Kicked out for line out to black
  • And that's the half!! Score at half 22-5 Brown University Women!
  • Halftime recap: support your friends, punish and control in the scrums, explosive movements, go after the ball and GO HARD.
  • BROWN PRIDE @ Marvel Field https://instagram.com/p/8GktHYhwmt/ 
  • Out kick off to Harvard University Women.
  • Black kicks, if returns with a kick, and we're on D around the 50
  • Loopy pass by black backs, and Clif tackles followed by series of tackles. Don't let them in! Playing on the line....Harvard University Women try
  • Harvard University Women conversion good. Score 22-12 Brown University Women
  • Our kick to Harvard University Women. Immediate knock. Brown University Women scrum on the 40
  • Penalty off scrum to Brown University Women. Clif kicks, and Becca has excellent chase! So much pressure!! Black knocks and it's Brown University Women's scrum on the 5
  • Scrum wheeled. Black scrum. Watch the kick Brown University Women! WIN IT
  • Scrum driven forward by Brown University Women, black gets ball and forwards make so many tackles, and Hannah picks and dives in for the try!!
  • Hard angle, no conversion. Score 27-12 Brown University Women
  • Lo catches kickoff. Breakdown does to backs. Lost to black on other side of field
  • Clif tackles breakaway. Line out to black on 5. MAUL. Brown University Women wins! Penalty to Brown University Women. Clif kicks out. Beautiful boot!!
  • Brown University Women line out! Stolen by black. Daisy CRUSHES that tackle!
  • Penalty to us, kick and chase, black knocks on for Brown University Women scrum.
  • Backs ball! Ball to Kiki and into breakdown
  • Beautiful backs passes. Kiki takes ball runs through, passes to Oks in support, knock within their 22. Black scrum.
  • Sierra comes out -- Taylor subs in at flank, Lo switches to 8, and Hannah goes to wing. Great job to all!
  • Black scrum....yay tackles! Kicked immediately to Becca, runs switch with Kiki who runs it in for a try! #BEAUTY
  • Conversion's good!! Score 34-12
  • Knock off the kickoff. Black scrum in our 40
  • Gwen subs in as lock, T moves to prop, and Kebbeh comes out. Way to be a beast, Kebbeh!
  • Breakaway evades tackles and scores in far corner
  • No conversion. Score 34-17 Brown University Women
  • Nice tackle by T off the kickoff.
  • Penalty to black. Kick out for black line out. Let's contest!!
  • Black boots out after line out. Our line out on their 40
  • Time stops for injury. Harvard University Women player down after last line out.
  • Play resumes! Our ball to the backs. Knock on and scrum on their 40
  • Excellent pressure by our breakaways. Jo gets ball and runs off knock by black. Another knock, and it's black scrum
  • Called for feeding. Re-do. Show them that their pre-scrum huddle did nothing!
  • Good pressure!
  • Penalty Harvard University Women. Becca kicking for conversion on the 22
  • Conversion good.goBecca
  • Late sub--Cassie in for Eb
  • Beth kicked out of bounds on 40. Harvard University Women line out
  • Line out not straight. Brown University Women scrum
  • Jo gets subbed. Maya Reyolds '18 in
  • Balls keep coming out in scrum and successful ball to Kiki '16
  • Kiki scores!!!! Brown University Women widens the lead!!!!
  • Conversion good! Yeah Bruno
  • Ball gets stuck in ruck. Harvard University Women penalty for hands in ruck
  • Brown University Women scrum on Harvard University Women's 40.
  • Last kick out of bounds !! And it's over. Go Brown University Women
  • Final score Brown University Women 44 - Harvard University Women 17

Match Preview

Harvard visits Brown for a fifteens match at Marvel Field, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence RI. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.  Dartmouth, Brown and Harvard all sport varsity programs in for the fall of 2015. Dartmouth begins as a varsity program this season. Both Brown and Harvard announced varsity status in the spring of 2013 and bagan competing that fall.

"With the series being 1-1 since both teams were elevated to NCAA status, the competition will be fierce with each looking to gain the win," notes Brown's Kathy Flores.