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SANDY, Utah - Davenport will take the field on Friday evening in Sandy, Utah in the USA Rugby DI-AA Final 4 against Dartmouth College. It marks the second straight year DU will face an Ivy League opponent in this round as last year the Panthers downed Harvard. Game time is scheduled for 7:00pm EST and live video as well as twitter updates will be available. The battle is among the top two ranked teams in the Rugby Magazine Top 25 Poll.
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Kickoff: 7:00pm EST
Location: Sandy, Utah (Rio Tinto Stadium)
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Matchup: Dartmouth College - First Meeting between the two schools
Dartmouth Preview: It marks the first time since 1988 since the Ivy League school has reached the Final 4 but the Big Green come in as one of the hottest teams in the country and will give the Panthers one of their hardest challenges in school history. Dartmouth got to the Final 4 with a convincing 42-12 win over Stony Brook in the regional final and it came after they fell behind 12-0 early in the game. The Big Green will have experience on its side this weekend as the current senior class boasts eight starters and national-level success after winning the 7's national championship last year.
Underclassman Madison Hughes is one to watch out for as the team's website has considered him a very valuable addition to the squad all year and he was the one who scored to tie the game against Stony Brook two weekends ago. The Dartmouth captain is Paul Jarvis and team president is Clark Judge.
Davenport Season Review: Finished regular season with a 7-0 regular season record and the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional...Defeated University of Texas (87-0) and University of Wisconsin (34-11) in the regional tournament hosted in Cottage Grove, Wis....The Panthers are the USA Rugby D1 defending national champions
USA Rugby National Tournament History for DU – 6-0...Panthers went 4-0 last season (defeating Minnesota, Kansas State, Harvard and UC-Santa Barbara....DU has defeated Texas and Wisconsin so far in 2012
