Harvard Rugby Football Club

Harvard at Dartmouth

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Harvard vs. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

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Harvard vs. BC

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In the final of the Beanpot Tournament Harvard fell 17-0 to Boston College Rugby. Harvard lost some key players to injuries earlier in the spring and in the first game of the Beanpot, and thus was able to plug in new players who gained valuable experience against a tough side. Harvard placed second overall in the Beanpot Tournament.

Harvard vs. BU

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Harvard vs. McGill

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The Harvard Rugby Club hosted McGill this past weekend in the 139th anniversary match between the two rivals. The A-side match started out as a bitter battle for field position in the cold and windy spring afternoon. The teams went back and forth for much of the half until McGill broke the Harvard defensive line and scampered in for a try halfway through the 1st half. The rest of the half was dominated by Harvard, but despite a few close attempts, the Harvard Ruggers went into half empty handed. The second half started out just life the first, digressing into a game of field position. However, McGill’sspeed ultimately took advantage of a few holes in the Harvard defense resulting in 2 quick tries byMcGill. Harvard then struck back, with a try by senior wing Nick Moore and a successful conversion kick by freshman Will Collins. Harvard’s comeback attempt was a little too late in the making, and the match ended with McGill putting up two more tries. The final score was 31-7 McGill. The A-side is back in action next weekend in the local Beanpot Tournament.

The B-side came out hot during the first part of their match against McGill. The Harvard Ruggers used this momentum to get on the board first with an early try by sophomore rookie and man of the match Niv Sultan. Thanks to a great defensive stand at the end of the half, Harvard entered halftime up 5-0 on rival McGill. McGill came out fast in the second half and aided by a few defensive breakdowns by Harvard, they found their way into the try zone and took the lead with a successful conversion kick.The game was a dead heat for much of the rest of the match until McGill capitalized on a few Harvard penalties to score a few more tries before the end of the match resulting in a final score of 5-24.

Jeffers, John

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:22:49 +0000

John joined Rugby his Freshman fall, quickly becoming known as “Slippery John” for his moves on the field that make the opposition believe he is coated in butter. He intends to Concentrate in Human Regenerative and Developmental Biology.

Lee, Whan

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:18:22 +0000

Whan has been playing rugby since his freshman year of high school. Known on the team for an allegedly unlimited stomach capacity, Whan lives in Kirkland House and enjoys studying Neurobiology.

Sultan, Niv M.

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Berger, Zach

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:05:49 +0000

Zach played football for 8 years then switched to rugby when he got to Harvard. He is the second most intense member on the team.

Nelson, Lyle

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:00:03 +0000

Lyle is a sophomore who enjoys going on vision quests to Nicaragua, surfing, and generally looking like he’s from California despite being a Gloucester native.