Harvard rugby

Having been established in December 1872,[2][3] Harvard has the oldest rugby college program in the United States.

In past years, the team traveled to Berkeley, California, for the National Tournament (Top 16) after having taken the Ivy League title.

Harvard boys agreed to a rugby match with McGill under the condition the Canadians played the Boston Game.

Harvard athlete Nathaniel Curtis challenged Yale's captain, William Arnold to a rugby-style game.

[12] He took one look at Walter Camp, then only 156 pounds, and told Yale captain Gene Baker "You don't mean to let that child play, do you?

Scene from the second Harvard v McGill game played at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 15, 1874, under the rugby rules [ 6 ]
1874 Harvard v Mcgill game played using rugby rules in Montreal, Canada
1878 Harvard Rugby Football team (which played using ellipsoidal rugby -style ball and applying rugby union rules)
1880 Harvard Rugby Football team (which played using rugby union rules)