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With the Ivy Rugby season fast approaching, Dartmouth took to the field Friday night in their final preseason contest, facing off against traditional Northeast Rugby rivals Army.

After taking on two of the toughest teams in Canada last weekend, Dartmouth Men’s Rugby will look a little closer to home for opponents this weekend as part of the Granite Cup. The one-day tournament will be held Saturday, Sept. 10^th at the Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse in Hanover, and will feature some of the tougher opponents from New Hampshire and Vermont. As a result The Big Green’s 2^nd and Development sides, both of which are taking part, will certainly have their work cut our for them.

After a successful spring highlighted by taking the title at the USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC), Dartmouth Rugby will return its focus to the 15-man version of the game Labor Day weekend as part of the annual Dartmouth Rugby Classic presented by Rockwood and Royall Lyme.The classic, as usual, will bring some of the best sides in the US and Canada to Hanover with McGill University, Queen’s University, and traditional rivals Army taking part.

The DWRC lost in an all-out battle 27-12 to Harvard, who are back in Division I after winning the 2011 DII National Championship. Despite enjoying the majority of possession in the first half, The Big Green failed to capitalize on several opportunities in Harvard territory, with key handling errors preventing them from getting on the board.

The Brown women dominated a determined but young Yale squad, walking off with an 85-0 win in New Haven. All American Blaine Martin 11.5 opened the scoring 3 minutes in gathering in a beautifully placed chip from flyhalf and All American Chelsea Garber '12 and touching down between the posts. Chelsea converted and Brown was up 7-0.

With sole possession of second place on the line, the Bears came to play, overwhelming a young Yale team with four converted first half tries, all scored by motivated seniors playing their last Ivy Rugby Conference match of the season. The entire Brown forward pack deserve an assist for their dominance in the scrums, lineouts and breakdowns.

The Ivy League presidents have accepted a series of recommendations made by a special ad hoc committee -- co-chaired by Cornell President David J. Skorton, a medical doctor -- with the goal of lowering the incidence of concussion and subconcussive hits in football.