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1949: Harvard Ruggers Claw Tigers Today; JV's Play Too
The Rugby Club plays the first round of the 1949 Big Three Championship today and it promises to be a good one. Harvard and Princeton have already played to a 0-0 tie down in Bermuda. Kickoff time in the feature attraction is 3 p.m. and the locale is Soldiers Field.
1949: Harvard Ruggers Return From Bermuda With 1-3-1 Record
The team opened rugby week in Hamilton against the British Army's "Barbarians," whom they shellacked, 16 to 3. Tuesday the team tied the Bermuda Athletic Association, 3 to 3, and Thursday they tied Yale by the same score.
1949: Harvard Ruggers Slam Tech, 17-0, in Warmup for Bermuda Jaunt
Reprinted from The Harvard Crimson, NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED
The Harvard rugby team blanked MIT, 17 to 0, yesterday afternoon on the House football field in its first and only game prior to the spring trip to Bermuda.
Junior wing Dominique Cantave breaks away from the Dartmouth defense on her way to the game winning try. Photo: Quinn G. Perini
2019 Academic All Ivy Announced
Congratulations to all the 2019 Academic All-Ivy squads.
Posted: 06/02/2020
Joyous Day for the Brown University 7s Squad
Brown Wins William Paterson 7s
Brown’s 1st side headed down Saturday to William Paterson University for their March 7s tournament. Thirteen men’s sides, and ten woman’s sides competed on two fields.
Posted: 03/12/2020NEC 7's Round One at Brown
Brown hosted round one of the NEC 7’s with eight teams traveling to Providence to compete for the top position. The NEC 7’s is a multi-week event in which teams can participate in as many events as they choose. After each event, points are assigned to the teams in the order of how they finished. Brown participated in this tournament last spring going 20-0 in games. To develop players, Brown is using the NEC 7’s as a developmental opportunity for some of the players.
Brown at Harvard 7s Warm-Up
Brown traveled up to Harvard Stadium this weekend to test the waters with their spring 7’s squad. Invited on the day were Northeastern, Boston College, Brown and host Harvard. The round-robin event was held inside the football stadium under their winter bubble.
All sides were encouraged to bring extended squads over the twelve that normally participate in 7’s events. Fifteen players were selected however Brown held out both(Alex Ogilvy ’20 and Austen Royer ’21 because of minor injuries.
Posted: 02/26/2020
1879 Harvard vs. Yale Program Listing Yale Players
Saturday April 8th 1879 Yale played Harvard in a rugby match. The program for the match is featured.
Posted: 01/28/2020
1875 program for the rugby match between Harvard and Yale
1875 The Game: Harvard vs. Yale
Some 144 years ago on November 13, 1875 Harvard defeated Yale four (4) goals to none in what is considered the first rugby game between Ivy League teams. The game was played at Hamilton Field in New Haven, Connecticut. The two teams played with 15 players (rugby) on a side instead of 11 (soccer) as Yale would have preferred.
Posted: 01/28/2020
Dartmouth senior class poses for a shot after four years of undefeated Ivy play
Dartmouth Big Green Defeat Brown University Bears
This past Saturday, the Dartmouth Big Green hosted the Ivy League final against the Brown University Bears. The boys had spent the entire day before shoveling snow off of the field in order to play their last match of the season on Brophy. Despite a strong showing from both sides, the Big Green were able to continue to stretch their collection of consecutive Ivy League titles to 13, which marked another undefeated Ivy XV’s career for the senior class.
Posted: 11/25/2019