Ivy Rugby Conference

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Ivy Rugby Conference
Ivy Rugby Conference Logo.jpg
SportRugby Union
Founded2009
Inaugural season2009
No. of teams8
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		Dartmouth
Official websitehttp://www.ivyrugby.com/

The Ivy Rugby Conference is an annual rugby union competition played among the eight member schools of the Ivy League. The Ivy Rugby Conference was formed in 2009. The Ivy Rugby Conference was formed to foster better competition among rugby teams from the Ivy League schools and to raise the quality of play.[1] Ivy Rugby formed committees to manage the league, independently of the LAUs and TUs.[2] The Ivy Rugby Conference, and specifically its sevens tournament, has enabled the Ivy schools to tap into existing rivalries and fan bases.[3]

Ivy Rugby has had some past success in attracting commercial sponsors.[4] Sponsors have included H2H, Royall Lyme and Boathouse Sports.[5][6]

The Ivy League schools have a rich rugby tradition that pre-dates the formation of the Ivy conference. The eight Ivy League schools competed in the Ivy Rugby Championship Tournament from 1969 until the Ivy Rugby Conference was formed in 2009.[7] The Ivy Rugby logo was developed in 2005.[8]

In addition to the traditional 15-a-side rugby union competition, the teams play yearly for the Ivy Rugby 7s Championship held the first Saturday in November.

Member Schools[]

Institution Location Team Nickname Undergraduate
enrollment 		Graduate
enrollment
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Bears 6,316[9] 2,333[9]
Columbia University New York City, New York Lions 7,160[10] 15,760[10]
Cornell University Ithaca, New York Big Red 13,931[11] 6,702[11]
Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire Big Green 4,248[12] 1,893[12]
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Crimson 7,181[13] 14,044[13]
Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey Tigers 5,113[14] 2,479[14]
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quakers 10,337[15] 10,306[15]
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut Bulldogs 5,275[16] 6,391[16]

Ivy Rugby Championship Results[]

Year Champion Runner Up
2019 Dartmouth Brown
2018 Dartmouth Brown
2017 Dartmouth Harvard
2016 Dartmouth Penn
2015 Dartmouth Harvard
2014 Dartmouth Cornell
2013 Dartmouth Brown
2012 Dartmouth Brown
2011 Dartmouth Brown
2010 Dartmouth Brown

Ivy League Rugby Champions: 1968-2009[]

Year Champion Runner Up Host Score
2009 Dartmouth Harvard Columbia
2008 Dartmouth Harvard Columbia
2007 Harvard Dartmouth Brown
2006 Dartmouth Harvard Yale
2005 Dartmouth Cornell UPenn
2004 Princeton Cornell Princeton
2003 Harvard Yale Columbia
2002 Dartmouth ?? ??
2001 ?? ?? ??
2000 Dartmouth ?? Brown
1999 Dartmouth Princeton Dartmouth
1998 Dartmouth Princeton Princeton
1997 ?? ?? ??
1996 Brown ?? ??
1995 Brown ?? ??
1994 Harvard ?? ??
1993 Dartmouth ?? ??
1992 Penn ?? ??
1991 ?? ?? ??
1990 Harvard ?? ??
1989 Harvard ?? ??
1988 Brown ?? ??
1987 Brown ?? ??
1986 Brown ?? ??
1985 Brown ?? ??
1984 Harvard ?? Brown
1983 Brown Harvard Brown
1982 Harvard Yale Brown
1981 Brown ?? Brown
1980 Brown ?? ??
1979 Princeton ?? ??
1978 Yale Princeton Brown
1977 Dartmouth ?? ??
1976 Brown ?? ??
1975 Brown ?? ??
1974 Brown ?? ??
1973 Princeton Brown Brown 32-6
1972 Dartmouth ?? ??
1971 Princeton Dartmouth Brown 16-8
1970 Yale Harvard Harvard
1969 Princeton Brown Brown 6-3

Ivy Rugby 7s Championship Results[]

Year Champion Runner Up
2013 Dartmouth ??
2012 Dartmouth ??
2011 Brown Columbia

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ivy Rugby, http://www.ivyrugby.com/about-ivy-rugby
  2. ^ Ivy Rugby, http://www.ivyrugby.com/about-ivy-rugby
  3. ^ Gainline.us, 7s tournament points to resurgence of invitationals, Nov. 11, 2011, http://www.gainline.us/gainline/2011/11/7s-tournament-points-to-resurgence-of-invitationals.html
  4. ^ Gainline.us, Cal superleague exit spurs conference gains, Dec. 31, 2011, http://www.gainline.us/gainline/2011/12/cal-superleague-exit-spurs-conference-gains.html
  5. ^ Ivy Rugby Conference, H@H to Sponsor Ivy Sevens Championships, http://www.ivyrugby.com/news/h2h-sponsor-ivy-sevens-championships
  6. ^ Ivy League Signs Deal, Rugby Mag, May 7, 2014.
  7. ^ Ivy Rugby Conference, http://www.ivyrugby.com/about-ivy-rugby
  8. ^ 4x3 LLC, Ivy Rugby Conference Branding, http://www.4x3.net/portfolio/ivy-rugby-conference-branding
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  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cornell Common Data Set" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Microsoft Word - header_factbook.doc" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Harvard University Factbook. Retrieved on 2010-04-18.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b [2] Archived 2013-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. Princeton University Common Data Set. Retrieved on 2010-04-18.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "Penn: Facts and Figures". Upenn.edu. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Factsheet – Statistical Summary of Yale University". Yale.edu. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
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