▁in ▁June ▁on ▁the ▁Th ames ▁river ▁in ▁eastern ▁Connecticut . ▁Both ▁the ▁Harvard ▁heavy weight ▁and ▁light weight ▁teams ▁are ▁typically ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁row ing , ▁having ▁won ▁numerous ▁national ▁champion ships ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁the ▁Harvard ▁light weight ▁men ' s ▁team ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" od dest " ▁stre aks ▁in ▁colleg iate ▁sports , ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁national ▁champion ships ▁in ▁every ▁odd ▁year ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁( and ▁in ▁no ▁corresponding ▁even ▁years ). ▁ ▁The ▁stre ak ▁was ▁broken ▁when ▁Harvard ▁lost ▁to ▁Y ale ▁by ▁almost ▁ 4 ▁seconds ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁women ' s ▁heavy weight ▁row ing ▁team ▁were ▁NCAA ▁Champions ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Rugby ▁ ▁The ▁Harvard ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁Club ▁is ▁the ▁college ▁rugby ▁team ▁of ▁Harvard . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁Harvard ▁R FC ▁is ▁Harvard ' s ▁oldest ▁athlet ic ▁team , ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁rugby ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Harvard ▁compet es ▁in ▁the ▁I vy ▁League , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁I vy ▁League ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁were ▁National ▁Champions ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁men ▁joined ▁a ▁newly ▁established