But he doesn't see them becoming a varsity sport anytime soon.
"Rugby is not a varsity sport anywhere in the country, except Cal-Berkeley," Wentzell says. "There's no need, therefore, for it to be a varsity sport here."
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On a blustery April morning in Boston's Franklin Park, Harvard rugby dismantled Boston University 34-5, in the first round of the Beanpot Tournament. The team would later edge out defending champs Northeastern, 32-29, to take the title.
However, the athletes wearing Harvard's name on the field were not varsity athletes.
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