Ivy Rugby Conference Results Round One
Dartmouth, Yale, Columbia and Brown were all Day 1 winners in the first weekend of Ivy League Rugby competition. It was Yale with the most stunning victory, though, as the Bulldogs rebounded from a 17-nil halftime deficit versus the Big Red of Cornell.
Philadelphia, Pa. - On an unseasonably hot Saturday in Philadelphia, defending Ivy League Champion Dartmouth opened its 2010 Ivy season with a 78-7 thrashing of the University of Pennsylvania. Will Lehmann led Dartmouth with an incredible six tries. Read More »
Yale 24, Cornell 22
Ithaca, NY - Led by the two tries apiece from center Ryan Vandersloot and flanker Phil Contstaninou, Yale came back from a 17-0 first half deficit to defeat Cornell 24-22. Read More »
Columbia 19, Harvard 9
New York, NY - The challenge facing coach Hayden James's Columbia team coming into 2010 was to sustain the level of performance it displayed following last spring’s tour of Italy and France. In particular, Columbia was looking for a better result than the 78-0 defeat it suffered the last time it played Harvard in Cambridge. Read More »
Brown 39, Princeton 19
Princeton, NJ - Led by the 19 points of Sam Rabb (T, 2P, 4C) and two tries from James McGinn, Brown fought its way to a 17-12 halftime lead over host Princeton, and then pulled away to record a 39-19 win. Read More »