The Harvard Crimson to Face Ivy Rival Dartmouth Big Green Today
After a tough opening round loss last evening to recent 15s National Champion CAL, Harvard is looking to bounce back against Dartmouth. Dartmouth was able to pull out a first round victory against Notre Dame. Harvard finished second in the Ivies last fall to Dartmouth.
Dartmouth defeated Harvard in their last 7s meeting by a score of 40-12 in the finals of the Royall Lyme Dartmouth 7s located at Brophy Field. At the Dartmouth 7s,Harvard's coach David Gonzales remarked that the tournament “turned out to be a great opportunity to try our hand at the game [of 7s] before we begin training for the [USA Sevens Rugby Collegiate Championships] tournament”. From the Dartmouth camp, Captain Tommy Brothers ’11 remarked that the Royall Lyme Dartmouth 7s tournament had been extremely beneficial for the team, noting that for many of Dartmouth’s younger players, it was “their first sevens experience, so it was wonderful to see guys breaking tackles and scoring tries… We had a blast, and the boys are really looking forward to the tournament in Ohio”. Now the tournament and the rematch is upon us. We look for an exciting match. Follow the match live at www.ivyrugby.com/dartmouth.php#twitter or twitter.com/dartmouthrugby
Saturday, June 5 Universal Sports (LIVE) 2:00 p.m. - Florida vs. Indiana 2:30 p.m. - Arizona vs. Arizona State 3:00 p.m. - Harvard University vs. Notre Dame 3:30 p.m. - Utah vs. Bowling Green NBC (LIVE) 4:00 p.m. - San Diego State vs. Tennessee 4:30 p.m. - Army vs. Navy 5:00 p.m. - California vs. Dartmouth College 5:30 p.m. - Ohio State vs. Penn State Sunday, June 6 Universal Sports (LIVE) 2:00 p.m. - Challenger semifinals 3:00 p.m. - Championship semifinals
NBC (LIVE) 4:00 p.m. - Challenger final 5:15 p.m. - Championship final
NBC Sports will present coverage of the inaugural Rugby 7s Collegiate Championship this Saturday and Sunday from 4-6 p.m. ET from Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Universal Sports will provide extended coverage Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 p.m. ET.
In October of 2009, Rugby 7s was reinstated as an Olympic sport for 2016. It last appeared in the Olympics in 1924 with the United States winning the gold medal.