Ivy Rugby Conference

Ivy Rugby Conference
Sport Rugby Union
Founded 2009
Inaugural 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 consistent 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 ?? ??
1999 Dartmouth ?? ??
1998 Dartmouth ?? ??
1997 ?? ?? ??
1996 Brown ?? ??
1995 Brown ?? ??
1994 Harvard ?? ??
1993 Dartmouth ?? ??
1992 ?? ?? ??
1991 ?? ?? ??
1990 Dartmouth ?? ??
1989 ?? ?? ??
1988 Brown ?? ??
1987 Brown ?? ??
1986 Brown ?? ??
1985 Brown ?? ??
1984 Harvard ?? ??
1983 Brown Harvard Brown
1982 Harvard Yale ??
1981 ?? ?? ??
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 Brown16-8
1970 Yale Harvard Harvard
1969 Princeton Brown Brown6-3

Ivy Rugby 7s Championship Results

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

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
  9. 1 2 "Facts about Brown University". Brown.edu. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  10. 1 2 . Columbia University Common Data Set. Retrieved on 2010-04-18.
  11. 1 2 "Cornell Common Data Set" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  12. 1 2 "Microsoft Word - header_factbook.doc" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  13. 1 2 . Harvard University Factbook. Retrieved on 2010-04-18.
  14. 1 2 . Princeton University Common Data Set. Retrieved on 2010-04-18.
  15. 1 2 "Penn: Facts and Figures". Upenn.edu. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  16. 1 2 "Factsheet – Statistical Summary of Yale University". Yale.edu. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
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