The Harvard rugby club was knocked off by an opportunistic Boston College squad, 32-6, Saturday at BC in front of 100 spectators.

The contest matched two unbeaten New England teams vying for the number three seed in the upcoming New England Championships.

BC captured the seed with the victory and is seeded behind Dartmouth and Brown, while Harvard must now settle for the tournament's fifth seed.

On a day in which Harvard ruggers repeatedly drove for yardage but came up short, one play typified the Crimson frustration.

With time running out in the first half, Harvard's Nathan Koenig successfully converted a penalty kick which would have cut the Eagle lead to 12-9.

However, a linesman made the wrong signal to nullify the kick, and Harvard once again trailed, 12-6.

"It took a bit out of us," Co-Captain Jon Israel said. "We had a chance to pull within three, and it could have given us a boost."

Everything went downhill in the second half as BC beat Harvard into submission, ruthlessly running off 20 unanswered points.

"We are very disappointed," Coach Martyn Kingston said. "We had so many chances."

Harvard next sees action Saturday, when it visits Dartmouth.

Radcliffe Rugby

The Radcliffe rugby club opened its season over the weekend by dropping two tightly-fought contests to Boston City Clubs.

Defense highlighted the Beantown B-side's 8-0 win over Radcliffe Saturday.

Sunday's contest saw the women lose to Valley in overtime, 8-4.

Radcliffe Crew