In an epic, hard fought battle the Harvard Business School Rugby Football Club came up just short in their quest for world domination. The final score, Smurfit 14, HBS 7 was wholly indicative of a closely fought match whose outcome was undecided until the final minute. Though falling short of their ultimate goal of winning [...]
Apr 182006
HBS Barbarians World Championship Recap
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Apr 182006
Sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield. The Barbarians of the Harvard Rugby Football Club played the part of both this past weekend at the World MBA Championships. Saturday the team definitely lived a bug’s life, as it played three matches; two were against opponents that ended up playing one another in the [...]
The Domination Continues:
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Mar 012006
In an epic tour de force the Harvard RFC brought back the bacon in an utter dismantling of international MBA teams competing in the London Business School Rugby Tournament. Over a span of two days the men of HBS battled against some of the world’s best, with quality teams competing from Smurfit, INSEAD, and London [...]
The Domination Continues: HBS Rugby 109 – Old Europe 0
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Mar 012006
In an epic tour de force the Harvard RFC brought back the bacon in an utter dismantling of international MBA teams competing in the London Business School Rugby Tournament. Over a span of two days the men of HBS battled against some of the world’s best, with quality teams competing from Smurfit, INSEAD, and London [...]
HBS Rugby Reloads in Preparation for New Season
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Feb 062006
With IM season in full-swing, one could be forgiven for initially mistaking the squeal of shoes and the excited shouts emanating from Shad for the start of basketball season. Take a step inside to examine things more closely, however, and you’ll quickly discover this is no rag-tag, pick-up basketball team. Fresh off a highly fruitful [...]
HBS Rugby Dismantles Feeble New London Squad
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Oct 312005
The HBS Rugby Club completed their formal match schedule for the fall in high style this past Saturday. In a season of fine performances, the homecoming weekend victory over from New London County was certainly one of the finest. Harvard’s capable play outclassed the boys from New London in every phase of the game. With [...]
HBS Rugby Dominates French Canadia in Epic Road Trip
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Oct 242005
Monday mornings after a weekend rugby tour test the mettle of even the RFC’s most dedicated scholars. Head pounding, bones creaking, skin bleeding from multiple chest wounds, eyes closed from a total of 4 hours of sleep over two-and-a-half days, it’s a wonder your average HBS rugger even makes it to class for their eight-thirty. [...]
Oct 112005
It was with a mixture of trepidation and excitement that the Harvard Rugby Club boarded their team bus for their annual trip to Philadelphia for Wharton’s “Hogfest” Tournament. A year ago, the team dominated the rest of the MBA field, capturing the team trophy with a final combined score of 137-0. This year was different, [...]
HBS Loses Tough Battle
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Oct 182004
Long weekends typically mean one of two things for the HBS rugby team: a full strength squad out to wreak havoc on opposing teams and foreign cities OR a depleted squad playing in the local league, while much of the club takes a deserved vacation from Boston and the RFC. Last weekend was the later, [...]
The Five Files:
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Oct 122004
5. Riding the turnpike to CanadaWhat: Six hour drive in a silver van full of your fellow ruggers. Pros: This is a once in a lifetime chance to compete for the title of World Spoof Champion and end up pleasantly dizzy after having drunk up to three mignonettes of a fine, tawny liquor. These six [...]
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