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Bears Beat Rams in Spring Finale
Kingstown, Rhode Island - Brown won its final spring season match in convincing fashion, beating the University of Rhode Island 44-20. Brown faced a formidable opponent and another adversary in the driving wind, rain and 45 degree temperatures at match time. URI always has size and athleticism, but the weather foiled the Rams while Brown was able to use its team pattern, speed and commitment to win the match.
Dartmouth Beats Back Buckeyes
Hanover, NH – In the midst of some fine New Hampshire April precipitation, Dartmouth came out strong in their second home game of the spring season on Brophy Field to come away with a solid victory over Ohio State.
Cornell Men 25 - Ithaca 15
The game was hosted on IC's field. Cornell's co-captain Dan Cross '12 scored the opening try off of a maul. Ithaca then came back and evened the score. Before the half, Cornell's Charles Motzer '14 and co-captain Paulo Reis '12 put Cornell up two tries.
The opening of the second half started with a valiant two try drive by Ithaca. However, Cornell's forwards devastated the inside game allowing Benno Soresen '14 and Nate Goldman '14 to touch down two more tries putting Cornell University over Ithaca College 25-15.
Brown Women to Compete in the CRC in Philadelphia
The Brown University Women's Rugby Team has been chosen as one of eight women's teams to compete in the USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship! The Championship will be held in Philadelphia, PA June 4th and 5th and will feature the biggest and very best men’s and women's programs in the country and some of the top players in the USA.
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Posted: 04/21/2011
Cornell Team Rugby Store is open for a limited time!
Boathouse Sports has been selected as the official supplier of the Ivy Rugby Conference. As part of the agreement, Boathouse allowed each team to open an online store where alumni, parents players, friends and supporters can order official team gear directly from the supplier. Cornell rugby will directly receive 25% of proceeds on all orders from the team store.
Posted: 04/19/2011Dartmouth Goes Down Fighting to Navy
Hanover, NH – The nationally ranked #12 Dartmouth Big Green had their hopes dashed this weekend for one of the coveted Rugby East bids to the Collegiate Premier Division Championship in a heartbreaker versus the U.S. Naval Academy. Although Dartmouth led at the half 10 to 5, the Navy Midshipmen, ranked #7 nationally, were able to grind out four second half tries to come away with their fifth consecutive CPD victory.
Brown women dominate 2011 Ivy Rugby Championships
The Brown University women put on a dominating performance en route to the 2011 Ivy Championship. Brown faced a tough Princeton team in the finals prevailing 58-0. Brown captain and flanker Izzy McKinnon earned tournament MVP honors narrowly edging out teammate, center Blain Martin for the honors. Princeton women did a superb job organizing and hosting the event.
Saturday evening coaches and team representatives gathered for a historic meeting, agreeing to participate in a women's Ivy League.
Columbia Rugby’s Toughest Challenge?
2011 marks Columbia University Rugby Football Club’s fiftieth year, and the team is celebrating by doing what they’ve been doing for the past half-century: playing rugby. More specifically, they’re pitting the Old Boys against the young—the fat and out of shape against those with decades of practice at being fat and out of shape. Ever the sentimentalist, I flew back to the Morningside Heights campus to sit down with the current team and get their opinions on this hallowed milestone.
Brown Takes Inaugural Ivy Rugby 7s
New York, NY, Brown University won the first annual Ivy League 7s Championship, defeating host Columbia 19-10 in the final.
The field consisted of eight teams, divided into two, four-team pools. Due to the fact that both Princeton and Harvard were no-shows, host Columbia and Dartmouth fielded both A and B teams.
The four teams in each pool played round robin matches. Then, based on their order of finish in pool play, the teams from Pools A&B faced off (1v1), (2v2), (3v3) and (4v4) to establish the Ivy Champion and final standings.
Brown Bears Win First Ivy 7s Championships
The Brown Bears made history yesterday, winning the First Ivy League 7's Tournament on Sunday, hosted by Columbia University, beating Penn, Columbia "B" and Dartmouth in pool play and then defeating Columbia (winner of the other pool) in the final.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Ivy Rugby 7s Tournament
Location: Columbia University
Pool Play
Match #1: Brown 19 Penn 5
Match #2: Brown 43 Columbia "B" 0
Match #3: Brown 28 Dartmouth 26