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Ivy Rugby Conference

The Ivy Rugby Conference was a rugby union conference consisting of the eight member schools of the Ivy League. As of the 2022 season the teams now compete in the Liberty Rugby conference, but an Ivy League champion will continue to be awarded.[2] The Ivy conference was formed in 2009 to foster better competition among rugby teams from the Ivy League schools and to raise the quality of play.[3] Ivy Rugby formed committees to manage the league, independently of the LAUs and TUs.[3] The conference took over the organization of the Ivy rugby championships that had been contested since 1969.

Ivy Rugby Conference
SportRugby union
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009) [1]
First season2009
No. of teams8
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		15s: Brown (2023)
7s: Brown (2024)
Most titles15s: Dartmouth (24 titles)
7s: Dartmouth (9)
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Official websiteivyrugby.com

The Ivy Rugby Conference, and specifically its sevens tournament, has enabled the Ivy schools to tap into existing rivalries and fan bases.[4]

Ivy Rugby has had some past success in attracting commercial sponsors.[5] Sponsors have included H2H, Royall Lyme and Boathouse Sports.[6][7]

The Ivy League schools have a rich rugby tradition that pre-dates the formation of the Ivy conference. Teams in the Ivy League have played rugby games against each other since the mid-1870s and starting in 2024 will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of such rugby games.

The eight Ivy League schools competed in the Ivy Rugby Championship Tournament from 1969 until the Ivy Rugby Conference was formed in 2009.[8] The Ivy Rugby logo was developed in 2005.[9]

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

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Photo of the first Yale team to play using rules of rugby (1876); Back row: Clark, C. Camp, Hatch, Walter Camp, Wurts, Taylor; front row: Davis, Downer, Walker, Baker, Bigelow, Thompson, Morse
Institution Location Team Nickname Undergraduate
enrollment 		Graduate
enrollment
Brown Providence, Rhode Island Bears 6,316[10] 2,333[10]
Columbia New York City, New York Lions 7,160[11] 15,760[11]
Cornell Ithaca, New York Big Red 13,931[12] 6,702[12]
Dartmouth Hanover, New Hampshire Big Green 4,248[13] 1,893[13]
Harvard Cambridge, Massachusetts Crimson 7,181[14] 14,044[14]
Princeton Princeton, New Jersey Tigers 5,113[15] 2,479[15]
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quakers 10,337[16] 10,306[16]
Yale New Haven, Connecticut Bulldogs 5,275[17] 6,391[17]

Roll of Honor

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County Title(s) Runners-Up Years won Years runners-up
Dartmouth 24 9 1972, 1977, 1990, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 (Spring) , 2009 (Fall), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (Spring) , 2014 (Fall), 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 1976, 1984, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2021, 2022, 2023
Brown 14 9 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023 1969, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1989, 2013, 2014 (Fall), 2018, 2019
Harvard 8 12 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2003, 2007 1970, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2006, 2008, 2009 (Spring), 2010, 2011, 2014 (Spring), 2015, 2017
Princeton 5 6 1969, 1971, 1973, 1979, 2004 1975, 1978, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Yale 2 4 1970, 1978 1977, 1982, 2003, 2009 (Fall)
Penn 1 1 1992 2016
Cornell 0 3 2002, 2004, 2005

Championship results

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Historic results of the Ivy Rugby Championship, organised by the Ivy Rugby Conference since 2009:[18]

Ivy Rugby Championship
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner Up Ref.
1
 1969 Princeton (1)
6–3
 Brown
2
 1970 Yale (1)
?
 Harvard
3
 1971 Princeton (2)
?
 Brown
4
 1972 Dartmouth (1)
?
 ?
5
 1973 Princeton (3)
32–6
 Brown
6
 1974 Brown (1)
?
 ?
7
 1975 Brown (2)
?
 Princeton
8
 1976 Brown (3)
24–13
 Dartmouth
9
 1977 Dartmouth (2)
18–6
 Yale
10
 1978 Yale (2)
10–3?
 Princeton
11
 1979 Princeton (4)
10–6?
 Brown
12
 1980 Brown (4)
?
 ?
13
 1981 Harvard (1)
?
 ?
14
 1982 Harvard (2)
33–12
 Yale [19]
15
 1983 Brown (5)
21–6
 Harvard [20]
16
 1984 Harvard (3)
11–3
 Dartmouth [21]
17
 1985 Brown (6)
?
 Harvard
18
 1986 Brown (7)
13–4
 Harvard [22]
19
 1987 Brown (8)
?
 ?
20
 1988 Brown (9)
?
 ?
21
 1989 Harvard (4)
12–9
 Brown [23]
22
 1990 Dartmouth (3)
?
 Columbia
23
 1991 Harvard (5)
?
 ?
24
 1992 Penn (1)
?
 Dartmouth
25
 1993 Dartmouth (4)
–
26
 1994 Harvard (6)
?
 ?
27
 1995 Brown (10)
?
 Dartmouth
28
 1996 Brown (11)
?
 Dartmouth
–
 1997
(not held due to snow)
29
 1998 Dartmouth (5)
22–21
 Princeton
30
 1999 Dartmouth (6)
39–17
 Princeton
31
 2000 Dartmouth (7)
?
 Princeton
32
 2001 Dartmouth (8)
?
 Princeton
33
 2002 Dartmouth (9)
35–17
 Cornell
34
 2003 Harvard (7)
22–7
 Yale
35
 2004 Princeton (5)
25–5
 Cornell
36
 2005 Dartmouth (10)
21–7
 Cornell [24]
37
 2006 Dartmouth (11)
52–16
 Harvard [25]
38
 2007 Harvard (8)
28–25 (a.e.t.)
 Dartmouth
39
 2008 Dartmouth (12)
41–0
 Harvard [26]
40
 2009 (Spring) Dartmouth (13)
62–13
 Harvard [27]
41
 2009 (Fall) Dartmouth (14)
53–6
 Yale [28][29][30]
42
 2010 Dartmouth (15)
31–0
 Harvard [31][32]
43
 2011 Dartmouth (16)
62–0
 Harvard [33]
44
 2013* Dartmouth (17)
32–3
 Brown [34]
45
 2014 (Spring) Dartmouth (18)
52–3
 Harvard [35]
46
 2014 (Fall) Dartmouth (19)
90–7
 Brown [36]
47
 2015 Dartmouth (20)
51–19
 Harvard [37]
48
 2016 Dartmouth (21)
105–0
 Penn [38]
49
 2017 Dartmouth (22)
43–22
 Harvard [39]
50
 2018 Dartmouth (23)
37–7
 Brown [40]
51
 2019 Dartmouth (24)
18–12
 Brown [41]
–
 2020
(not held due to COVID-19 pandemic)
52
 2021 Brown (12)
15–13
 Dartmouth [42]
53
 2022 Brown (13)
24–5
 Dartmouth [43]
54
 2023 Brown (14)
38–15
 Dartmouth [44]
*2012 regular season played in the Fall and final played in Spring 2013

7s championship results

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Year Champion Score Runner Up MVP Ref.
Spring 2011 Brown 19–10 Columbia Daniel Levine-Spound [45]
Fall 2011 Dartmouth 40–14 Harvard [46][47]
2012 Dartmouth 15–5 Penn [48]
2013 Dartmouth* Will Chockley [49]
2014 Dartmouth 46–0 Yale [50]
2015 Dartmouth ??
2016 Dartmouth* [51]
2017 Dartmouth ??
2018 Brown 22–0 Dartmouth [52][53]
2019 Dartmouth 17–12 Harvard [54]
2020–2021 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Brown 12–10 Dartmouth
2023 Dartmouth 14–7 Brown [55]
2024 Brown 21–12 Dartmouth [56]
*Dartmouth A and B reached the final and shared title.

References

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  1. ^ Tournament results (1969-2009) at Ivy Rugby
  2. ^ "THE DRFC WINS THEIR FIRST GAME IN NEW LIBERTY CONFERENCE AT HOME". Ivy Rugby. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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  6. ^ Ivy Rugby Conference, H@H to Sponsor Ivy Sevens Championships, http://www.ivyrugby.com/news/h2h-sponsor-ivy-sevens-championships
  7. ^ Ivy League Signs Deal, Rugby Mag, May 7, 2014.
  8. ^ Ivy Rugby Conference, http://www.ivyrugby.com/about-ivy-rugby
  9. ^ 4x3 LLC, Ivy Rugby Conference Branding, http://www.4x3.net/portfolio/ivy-rugby-conference-branding
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  33. ^ "DARTMOUTH GETS HOMECOMING WIN OVER HARVARD 62-0". Ivy Rugby. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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  35. ^ "DARTMOUTH WINS IVY 15S TITLE". Ivy Rugby. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  36. ^ "DARTMOUTH WINS 8TH STRAIGHT IVY XVS TITLE". Ivy Rugby. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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