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Jack Clark issue: Clark is more than just a coach

With graduation fast approaching, I can’t help but reflect on my Cal experience. Despite having some fantastic professors, I learned the most from someone outside academia. That would be Cal rugby coach Jack Clark. And I didn’t just learn the difference between a ruck and a scrum. I remember being Read More…

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Cal rugby battles Notre Dame in first ever Varsity Cup

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…

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Rugby for Dummies

With Cal’s rugby season going as spectacularly as it is, it’s hard to not get caught up in the excitement of watching our team win every single game. Unfortunately, many of the fans that show up to these rugby matches only come to watch the fast paced colliding of clavicles and Read More…

Contrary to final score, Cal rugby struggles in 62-7 win

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…

Undefeated Cal rugby takes on Oregon State sans Bosco

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…

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On The Road: Russell Webb’s journey through the world

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…