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Navy over Dartmouth
Dartmouth hosted Navy in a rematch of their spring Varsity Cup contest that saw Big Green fall to the Midshipmen 23-22. This time around, the play was equally intense as Dartmouth lost a hard-fought match 55-29.
Dartmouth travels to Cornell Oct. 3 for their opening game of the Ivy season.
Ivy Week One Men: Yale, Cornell Share First Place
Cornell celebrated homecoming weekend with a victory over Columbia, and the Yale Bulldogs vanquished Penn in New Haven as fall fifteens rugby got fully underway in the Ivy Rugby Conference.
Posted: 09/21/2015
Ivy Week One: Lopsided Results in Women's Matches
The first full weekend of fall competition in the Ivy Rugby Conference saw two blowouts and a close contest as the elevation of teams to varsity status highlights unequal strengths on the pitch.
Harvard, Dartmouth and Brown all registered huge victories over the previous two weeks, outscoring opponents 258-10. In New York, Columbia hosted a tightly-contested match with Penn that ended in a Quaker victory.
Posted: 09/21/2015Harvard Sets Scoring Record, Thumping Yale 111-5
Harvard's women's rugby team defeated Yale in historic fashion in its Ivy League opener, thrashing the Bulldogs, 111-5, to set the program record for points scored in a game. The Crimson improves to 2-0 on the year and 1-0 in Ivy play.
The Crimson took a commanding 56-0 lead at the half. Harvard was led by a pair of freshmen as Weigel and Sarah Lipson led the charge, each registering three tries on the day. However, the Crimson displayed a total team effort as 14 different players recorded a try.
Yale Takes Penn 25-14
Yale kicked off the Ivy fall men's XVs season with a win over Penn by a score of 25-14.
Keys to the game from coach Greg McWilliams: "U Penn are very strong and physical, and should of beaten us last season. We know we need to be on our game. Momentum in this league is key."
There was a BBQ hosted by the Yale parents association for all family and supports of both sides after the match.
Brown Dominates in Season Opener With Cornell
The varsity Brown women’s squad overwhelmed Cornell on Saturday, defeating their hosts 70-0 during Cornell’s homecoming weekend.
Brown was first to strike at the 3 minute mark, overturning a Cornell scrum at their defending 30m. Scrumhalf Mel Dincer '17 moved the ball to wing, Uzo Okoro '16 dotted the ball in the right corner for an opening score of 5-0.
Though tough and scrappy, Cornell never really found against Brown as scores from the Bears came rapidly due to the strength of the forwards and speed of the backs.
Penn Prevails over Columbia in Team Effort
The Penn women defeated Columbia by a score of 31-20. Tries on the winning side were scored by by Emma Edoga, Lucy Dawson, Charlotte Matthai, and Aiysha Scott. The Penn B-side also logged a victory.
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Penn visits Columbia on the first weekend of fall fifteens rugby for many teams in the Ivy Rugby conference. The match takes place at Baker Field, 2 p.m. This is Columbia's first game of the season; Penn played Dartmouth on Sept 12.
Cornell Homecoming Victory over Columbia
Cornell defeated Columbia on homecoming weekend in Ithaca by a score of 26-11. Cornell scored 4 tries and converted in three out of four attempts. Columbia crossed the try line once in addition to making two penalty kicks.
Cornell tries were scored by Eddie Hogan, Ethan "Pumba" Venosa, Jin Sasaki, and Jon Schuler.
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The Cornell men host Columbia Saturday at 1:00 PM during homecoming weekend. The pitch address is 220 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca, NY. Free parking is located next to the pitch.
Fall 2015 Cornell Men
Cornell University Men's Rugby and the alumni and friends on the 2015 Alumni Weekend in September at Cornell.
Posted: 09/21/2015
Fall 2015 Dartmouth Women
Dartmouth Women win their fiirst varsity match over the University of Pennsylvania. The match was played at Brophy Field on September 12, 2015.
Posted: 09/15/2015