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 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	??	??
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	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

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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[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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