Ivy Rugby Conference
| File:Ivy Rugby Conference Logo.jpg | |
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| First season | 2009 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Dartmouth |
| Official website | http://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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- College rugby
- College Premier Division
- Collegiate Rugby Championship
- Ivy League
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
References
- ^ Ivy Rugby, http://www.ivyrugby.com/about-ivy-rugby
- ^ Ivy Rugby, http://www.ivyrugby.com/about-ivy-rugby
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Ivy Rugby Conference, H@H to Sponsor Ivy Sevens Championships, http://www.ivyrugby.com/news/h2h-sponsor-ivy-sevens-championships
- ^ Ivy League Signs Deal, Rugby Mag, May 7, 2014.
- ^ Ivy Rugby Conference, http://www.ivyrugby.com/about-ivy-rugby
- ^ 4x3 LLC, Ivy Rugby Conference Branding, http://www.4x3.net/portfolio/ivy-rugby-conference-branding
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- ^ a b "Penn: Facts and Figures". Upenn.edu. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ 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.