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Old Blue's Columbia University Origins
Old Blue Rugby Football Club was founded by Columbia alumni William Smith, John Wellington, Pat Moran, Bill Campbell (elected first formal captain), Dick Donelli and Paul Zimmerman.
Posted: 04/02/2008
Dash to Dublin - Princeton Returns from a Successful Spring Break
Following the very successful nine day long, 24 hours a day “Dash to Dublin” winter fundraiser, the club raised the money to take 36 students and one rugby coach for a 7 day rugby tour of Ireland.
Posted: 03/24/2008
Nor'easter Can't Shut Down the 2007 Ivy Finals
The weather was the first big story today as Day 2 of the 2007 Royall Lyme Ivy League Championships at Glen Farm in Portsmouth, Rhode Island took shape.
Posted: 04/15/2007Yale traveled north to play Dartmouth
This Saturday marked the opening game of the fall season for the Yale team, who traveled north to Dartmouth to take on a squad that had beaten them 91-0 on their beautiful pitch less than a year ago. However, many things had changed for the Dartmouth squad, which graduated 24 seniors last season, 12 of which were starters.
Dartmouth 29 - Yale 17
This Saturday marked the opening game of the fall season for the Yale team, who traveled north to Dartmouth to take on a squad that had beaten them 91-0 on their beautiful pitch less than a year ago. However, many things had changed for the Dartmouth squad, which graduated 24 seniors last season, 12 of which were starters.
Dartmouth Rugby: 2006 Ivy League Champs
The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club won their second Ivy League title in as many years this past weekend, fighting their way to a 52 – 16 victory over Harvard in the title match. A bright Sunday in New Haven overcame the driving rain that slowed the pace of play in Saturday’s first-round matches.
Dartmouth Defeats Cornell in 2005 Ivy Championship
Conshohocken, PA -- Philadelphia-Whitemarsh, the Penn Rugby and our title sponsor Royall Lyme couldn’t have picked a better day for rugby yesterday as the Royall Lyme 2005 Rugby Ivy League Championship got under way at A.A. Garthwaite Stadium in Conshohocken, PA. The weather was warm and sunny with a little breeze. Perfect rugby weather for the players and 500 fans.
Dartmouth Places Third in the 2003 Ivy League Tournament
The Dartmouth RFC placed third in the 2003 Ivy League Tournament, hosted by Dartmouth at the NYAC facility on Travers Island, Pelham, NY. It was the first time in 6 years that Dartmouth failed to take home the championship cup.
Posted: 04/12/20031994: Harvard Men Ivy Champions
Harvard, which started collegiate rugby by playing the first match in the 1870s, added to its proud history yesterday by winning its third Ivy League title in six years at the 28th Annual Miller Reserve Cherry Blossom Rugby Tournament at the Reflecting Pool fields.
This was the first year the Ivy League tournament, which began in 1969, was played outside of New England. "In the shadow of the monument, it's amazing to play in," said Harvard co-captain Jim Kryzanski.
1989: Harvard Ruggers Topple Brown to Win Ivy League Championship
The Harvard men's rugby club was celebrating even more than usual after this weekend's games. The Crimson (8-0) defeated Brown yesterday, 12-9, in the finals in Providence, R.I., to win the Ivy League championships for the first time since 1984, the year the squad won the national title.