Ivy Rugby Conference

As of the 2022 season the teams now compete in the Liberty Rugby conference, but an Ivy League champion will continue to be awarded.

[3] Ivy Rugby formed committees to manage the league, independently of the LAUs and TUs.

[3] The conference took over the organization of the Ivy rugby championships that had been contested since 1969.

[4] Ivy Rugby has had some past success in attracting commercial sponsors.

[5] Sponsors have included H2H, Royall Lyme and Boathouse Sports.

Photo of the first Yale team to play using rules of rugby union (1876); Back row: Clark, C. Camp, Hatch, Walter Camp , Wurts, Taylor; front row: Davis, Downer, Walker, Baker, Bigelow, Thompson, Morse
Penn's 1978 team with 15 players and a coach played using Rugby Union football rules