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…
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…
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…
Last year, the Cal rugby team lost to Cal Poly in a historic upset. On Saturday, the Bears shredded any suspicions of it happening again. With its biggest matchup of the year looming next weekend, Cal came out with its strongest performance of the young season, dominating an upstart Cal Read More…
MORAGA, Calif. — The Saint Mary’s rugby team just wanted it more. Playing to maintain their top spot in the Pacific Conference of the College Premier Division, the Gaels managed to overcome two second-half deficits on Sunday to grind out a 20-18 win over Cal (15-2). It was the first Read More…
After its reserves dropped the ball last weekend, the Cal rugby team will turn back to its top side to get a new winning streak going. The Bears will head out to Salt Lake City, Utah, taking on the Utes on Saturday at noon. “There’s some debate about who the Read More…
It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t flawless, but the Cal rugby team managed to stay undefeated on its first out-of-state road trip of the season. “We had patches when we played pretty well, but we made it hard on ourselves,” coach Jack Clark said. “We didn’t perform as well as Read More…
