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November 30, 2024 | Latest Issue
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The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club dropped a heartbreaker to Harvard this past weekend. While able to create numerous scoring opportunities for itself, the squad just could not seem to convert its chances.
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Rugby national title hopes dashed by Crimson

In a disappointing performance, the Dartmouth men's rugby team lost 28-13 to a well-coached Harvard side on Saturday morning. While the Big Green created opportunities for themselves frequently, the numerous mistakes that wasted phenomenal scoring chances ultimately did the squad in. Dartmouth's injury ...

The Big Green dominated virtually every facet of their contest against Brown. The victory has hopes running high for Saturday's match, when Dartmouth will take on Harvard with a playoff berth on the line.
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Rugby keeps season rolling with 45-0 shellacking of Brown

The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club improved to 3-1 on the season this weekend with a 45-0 thumping of Ivy League rival Brown University. The win sets up a do or die match this Saturday against arch-rival Harvard University, the winner advancing into the Northeast Playoffs and the loser going home for ...

The Dartmouth ruggers ran roughshod over UNH this weekend. Playing through torrential downpours on a field better suited for the swim team, the Big Green ran up a 26-0 lead in the first half before cruising to victory.
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Rugby overcomes UNH and the elements in weekend rout

The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club braved terrible field conditions and improved its league record to 2-1 over the weekend, dominating the University of New Hampshire 33-0 on Saturday. The win helped the Dartmouth men maintain their No. 8 national collegiate ranking. The Dartmouth men arrived in Durham, ...

After trouncing Harvard 52-16 Sunday, the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club won the Ivy League championship for the seventh time in nine years.
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Rugby club crushes Crimson, retains Ivy League title

Courtesy of Michael Heintz The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club won its seventh Ivy League Title in nine years, dominating the Harvard Crimson for a 52-16 win Sunday in the title game of the Ivy League Rugby Championships. The championship game was the culmination of an impressive weekend for the Dartmouth rugby team, which outscored its three opponents 117-31 and included tournament Most Valuable Player Joe Killefer '06. Captain Jesse Blom '06 said that winning the Ivy League title is always a priority for the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club. "The Ivy League Championship is the most important title every year for Dartmouth because it lets us know that out of all the smart and rich kids in the Ivy League, we are the strongest, fastest and most rugged," Blom said.

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Dartmouth rugger takes the field with nation's best

While most Dartmouth students were enjoying Winter Carnival weekend, one Dartmouth senior was representing his country thousands of miles away -- and not in Torino. Last weekend Dartmouth rugby football club co-captain and collegiate All-American Joe Killefer '06 earned his first cap playing for the United States National Rugby Team in the USA Sevens Tournament at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, Calif. The tournament featured sides from five different continents and boasted rugby powerhouses England, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina, among others. Killefer first saw action in the final minutes of a 45-0 loss to eventual tournament champion England.

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