For the Cal rugby team, 2013 was a season of redemption. Last year, the Bears failed to make the playoffs, suffered two losses for the first time since 2009 and played all their matches on the road. It was not a normal season for the 26-time national champions. “A lot Read More…
The Cal rugby team isn’t accustomed to losing championship matches. Just last month, the Bears were defeated on a last-second drop-kick in the finals of the Varsity Cup against Brigham Young University. But it didn’t take long for the Bears to return to the top. In the championship match of Read More…
Just when it looked like the Cal rugby team had a chance to pull off another come-from-behind victory in the team’s biggest game of the year, the Bears came up just short. With only seconds left in the match, Brigham Young University’s freshman halfback Jonathan Linehan received the ball from Read More…
After traveling across the country last week, the Cal rugby team will be back at the friendly confines of Witter Rugby Field Saturday afternoon. Not only will a win against the No. 6 seed Naval Academy advance the No. 2 Bears (20-0) to the finals of the Varsity Cup National Read More…
Two weeks ago, near the middle of Witter Rugby Field, Jack Clark stood in front of his players as they waited for his halftime speech. His Cal rugby team was behind St. Mary’s by 15 points — the first time the club was trailing an opponent at halftime all season. Read More…
Even under a different name and after a one-year hiatus, nothing has changed. The Cal rugby team still dominates the postseason. Facing off against the No. 7 seed Notre Dame, the No. 2 seed Bears got 13 tries from 10 different players en route to a 77-0 victory at the Read More…
It wasn’t pretty, but the Cal rugby team’s 51-29 win over the University of Utah on Saturday was historic. The Bears clinched the inaugural PAC Rugby Conference title and hosted homecoming at Witter Rugby Field for the first time in three years. But the memorable afternoon did not mask the Read More…
Last season, when the Cal rugby team faced Utah, the Bears were in an unusual position. The team was coming off of a loss in its previous match to Cal Poly and was in danger of losing consecutive games for the first time since the 2003-04 season. In the 78th Read More…
After a 15-day break, the Cal rugby team returned to the pitch Sunday and defeated the University of British Columbia 38-6, in the Bears’ final road match of the regular season. “I think we looked at this game as a real test of where we are as a team,” said Read More…
When the undefeated Cal rugby team takes on Oregon State at noon on Saturday afternoon, much of the team’s success will be based on the play of the man wearing the No. 9 jersey, the scrumhalf. Just like a quarterback in football, the scrumhalf directs a team’s offense. By receiving Read More…
