The comeback kids always hit their stride in the second half. Twenty-one wins were forged on halftime adjustments — tweaks that turned those lingering close games into routs. Three weeks ago, Cal trailed St. Mary’s by 15 at halftime only to turn the tables and waltz to an easy win. Read More…
The Cal rugby team has not only overcome each challenge it’s faced this year, but it’s bowled through them all with impunitive force. But Cal’s noon matchup against BYU on Saturday won’t be like all the others. Forget the 176-0 walloping of Stanford — Cal’s largest win ever — and Read More…
Seamus Kelly called them “some of the most impressive individuals in the nation.” Danny Barrett called them “big, strong, thick guys who are going out to protect our country.” Even Cal coach Jack Clark called them “the most organized, buttoned-up, disciplined, fit, team-oriented guys you can ever imagine.” The Cal Read More…
A year after winning its 26th national championship in 32 years, the Cal rugby team found itself without a postseason to play in. Choosing to forego the postseason it had played in for over three decades, the Bears withdrew from USA Rugby in December 2011, citing concern with the umbrella Read More…
Seven minutes into the second half of the Cal rugby team’s Saturday match against St. Mary’s, Tiaan De Nysschen shrugged off a swarm of defenders, zipped up the middle of the field, belly-dived with the ball between the goalposts and tossed the ball high in the air in celebration. A Read More…
Look at all the variables, and the Cal rugby team’s Saturday matchup against St. Mary’s has all the ingredients of an upset. First, the Gaels (11-1) are the best team the Bears have faced all season. Undefeated against collegiate competition, they’ve made a mockery of their schedule thus far. Bolstered Read More…
The Cal women’s basketball team’s season ended Sunday evening with a 64-57 loss to Louisville in the national semifinal. The loss ends a historic season for the Bears, in which they advanced to their first Final Four in season history. Full recap to follow.
Want to get an idea of how the Cal rugby team’s season has gone so far? With various combinations of starters, scrubs, frosh-sophs and in-betweens, the Bears have played 12 full-length matches since the regular season began. Aside from a 10-point win over the University of British Columbia on Feb. Read More…
Russell Webb was three years old when the British left Hong Kong in 1997. He remembers the legacy of Victorian style architecture in his hometown and the ubiquity of English-language signs and shops. He remembers speaking Cantonese, his mother tongue, though right now he prefers English. He remembers his dad Read More…
To a Cal rugby team already struggling to stay healthy, junior Paul Bosco’s broken leg comes as a blow. But the success of the Bears has never hinged on a single player. As the Bears (13-0, 3-0 in the PAC Rugby Conference) showed yet again in Saturday’s 80-14 win over Arizona at Witter Rugby Field, they’re a team defined by their depth as much as anything else. Read More…
