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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. 鈥� 鲍鱼直播 rallied with three unanswered tries in the second-half to defeat Harvard 15-3 in men鈥檚 rugby and capture the Covo Cup on a blustery day in muddy field conditions on the campus of Harvard University, Saturday.

鲍鱼直播 leads the Covo Cup series with 16 wins in 29 meetings. The Cup, which was initiated in 1974 to mark the centennial of the first meeting between the two storied clubs in 1874, is named in memory of Peter Covo, a former 鲍鱼直播 multi-sport athlete, who went on to become a professor and rugby coach at the University.

鈥淲e controlled the ball for most of the game,鈥� said Craig Beemer, co-coach of the Redmen. 鈥淗arvard had the wind in the first half which made kicking impossible for us. We had a few chances to score but couldn't put it over for the try. In the second half with the wind at our back we were finally able to sustain pressure and keep the ball in their end.鈥�

The Crimson Red opened the scoring on a penalty kick by fly-half John Miller at the 35-minute mark and took that 3-0 lead into halftime.

Sophomore Mike Davis, a 6-foot-3 winger from Mississauga, Ont., put 鲍鱼直播 ahead 5-3 after breaking a tackle to score a try near the 15-minute mark of the second stanza.

The Redmen took a 10-3 lead 10 minutes later when the 鲍鱼直播 line maintained possession after numerous tackles were made near the Harvard goal line and Cayse Ruiter, a senior flanker from Ottawa, finally broke through for a try.

鈥淲e had a strong push once the wind was at our backs,鈥� said Ruiter, the team captain. 鈥淲e had a good mix of talent and preparation for this game. We spent the last few weeks working out, both outdoors (at Forbes Field) and indoors (Tomlinson Fieldhouse) and it paid off as they didn鈥檛 really challenge us in the second half.鈥�

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In the 72nd minute of play, 鲍鱼直播 was awarded a scrum on the five-yard line and the Redmen pack was able to push Harvard backwards into the try-zone where it was then touched down by freshman Edouardo Rossi who subbed on at the eight-man spot.

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The field conditions played havoc with 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 kicking game, however, and all three 鲍鱼直播 conversion attempts were missed by Gideon Balloch, a rookie from Ottawa.

鈥淲e dominated the scrums and line-outs (set plays) all day,鈥� said Beemer. 鈥淏ut because of the bad conditions it was somewhat sloppy. It was a pretty good effort considering that it was our first game played since the Eastern championship last November.鈥�

NOTE: 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 second 15 also came away with a victory, posting a 29-9 decision over the Harvard B team.

McGILL LINEUP:

1. James Stellick, 2. Adam Sommer, 3. Peter Gillespie, 4. Matt Edwards, 5. Jon Phelan, 6. Cayse Ruiter, 7. Jon Lee, 8. Anton Nestel, 9. Josh Reznick, 10. Josh Balloch, 11. Mike Davis, 12. Bryce Thomassin, 13. Gideon Balloch, 14. Jean-Marc Lacourciere, 15. Evan Straight, 16. Edouardo Rossi, 17. Liam O'Brien, 18. Roderick McKenzie, 19. Sebastien Boridy, 20. Mathieu Sidoti, 21. Jeremy Grant, 22. Akira Gillingham.

HARVARD鈥橲 STARTING 15:

1. Charlie Boutwell, 2. Jack Kearney, 3. Nery Porras, 4. Quenton Craddock, 5. Brock (Horse) Corbett, 6. Jeff Overall, 7. Melusi Dlamini, 8. Theodore Barron, 9. Nicholas Rizzo, 10. Jonathan Miller, 11. Jonathan Kola, 12. David Renteln 13. Daniel Deighton, 14. Ricky Pellegrini, 15. T.J. Brennan.

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McGILL-HARVARD COVO CUP CHAMPIONS:

1974: 鲍鱼直播 won 6-3

1975: 鲍鱼直播 won 13-12

1976: Harvard won 27-0

1977: Harvard won 24-10

1978: 鲍鱼直播 won 12-8

1979: Harvard won 19-0

1980: Harvard won 27-9

1981: Harvard won (score unavailable)

1982: 鲍鱼直播 won 15-3

1983: 鲍鱼直播 won 8-0

1984: 鲍鱼直播 won 28-7

1985: 鲍鱼直播 won 21-0

1986: 鲍鱼直播 won 49-3

1987: 鲍鱼直播 won 22-14

1988: Harvard won 9-7

1989: Harvard won (score unavailable)

1990: 鲍鱼直播 won 35-0

1991: Harvard won 16-9

1992: 鲍鱼直播 won 14-8

1993: Harvard won 14-9

1994: Harvard won 9-7

1995: 鲍鱼直播 won 30-7

1996: 鲍鱼直播 won 32-25

1997: Harvard won 17-14

1998: (not available)

1999: (no game)

2000: (no game)

2001: 鲍鱼直播 won 45-7

2002: Harvard won 17-0

2003: 鲍鱼直播 won 37-0

2004: (no game)

2005: (no game)

2006: (no game)

2007: Harvard won 22-7

2008: (no game)

2009: 鲍鱼直播 won 15-3