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…
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…
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…
For a team with high standards, perfection is hard to come by. But in Monday night’s 100-0 win over Penn State at Witter Rugby Field, the Bears continued their unbeaten streak with one of their most complete performances of the season. Senior wing Josh Tucker scored five tries for the 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…
Following last weekend’s 75-22 win over UCLA, the Cal rugby team will once again rely on its depth when it returns to Witter Rugby Field for what could be the team’s most grueling stretch of the season. On Saturday, the Bears (12-0, 2-0 in the PAC Rugby Conference) take on Read More…
On Saturday, the Cal rugby team was in unusual territory. Only two minutes into their match against UCLA at the North Athletic Field in Los Angeles, the Bears found themselves trailing for the first time all season. The Bruins had taken an early lead after Race Noeldner intercepted a pass Read More…
The first and only time the Cal rugby team played a match in the PAC Rugby Conference, the Bears won 104-0. Their second match in the newly born conference isn’t likely to be much more of a challenge. But regardless of any imbalance in the result of Saturday’s 1 p.m. Read More…
It’s hard to poke holes in a juggernaut like the Cal rugby team. In the first three home varsity games of the year, head coach Jack Clark has been left to dissect win margins of 176, 104 and 105 points, respectively. Results lose their luster in the matches that are Read More…
Despite the Cal rugby team’s undefeated record on the season, one only needed to watch the team practice Tuesday morning to realize that there is a heightened level of focus from the players and coaching staff going into Saturday. The Bears (9-0, 1-0) have beaten their last three opponents by Read More…
