USA Rugby In Decline (1880 to 1895)

USA Rugby In Decline (1880 to 1895)

by Allyn Freeman A magazine cartoon depicts two, tiny mammals peering out of foliage in the immediate aftermath of the meteor slamming into the Yucatan (Mexico) Peninsula sixty-six million years ago that eradicated the dinosaurs. One animal queries, “Hey, where...
Rise Of American Rugby (1876 – 1882)

Rise Of American Rugby (1876 – 1882)

By Allyn Freeman In 1877, a total of eight eastern colleges played rugby under the same rules formalized by the Rugby Union Code in England,  These schools numbered Yale, Princeton, Amherst, Harvard, Columbia, Rutgers, Stevens (NJ), and Tufts. The colleges in the...
Holden Yungert: Good Memories & Calling New England Home

Holden Yungert: Good Memories & Calling New England Home

By Joe Harvey I think across the board, we know we have more work to do. We are still learning and taking new things coming onboard. We are hungry and we want to stay like that all year, especially heading into this weekends match.- Holden Yungert This weekend, the...
Rugby in America – Harvard and Yale 1875

Rugby in America – Harvard and Yale 1875

by Allyn Freeman With the close of  the year 1874, Harvard could consider the past football-playing season a success as McGill University in Canada had introduced the new sport of rugby union to the college. Rugby arrived with its own set of codified rules...