T-Birds Get One Back The UBC Thunderbirds rebounded from their 13-12 loss to Cal with a Tuesday night defeat of St. CWU rugby team is among the nation's elite squads Central, which started its program in 1972, competes in the highest division of collegiate men's rugby as governed by USA Rugby. Its rugby sevens team played on NBC last June and finished in the top four of two national tournaments in 2011. St Mary's Pummels O-Club St Mary's College put Olympic Club to the sword Saturday in a friendly for both teams, beating the men's club 53-10 in a solid display. Army Edges ASU to Sweep in AZ The West Point rugby team capped off their two-game trip to Arizona with a 16-9 defeat of Arizona State Sunday.Played in front of a good crowd at the ASU soccer stadium, the game featured PA announcers, the ASU Devil Dancers and had all the trappings of a varsity-level sporting event.
The teams were deadlocked at 6-6 by halftime and ASU led 9-6 with 15 minutes to go. Red Wolves Run Roughshod Over A&M Arkansas State blew past Texas A&M 71-20 Saturday in Jonesboro, Ark. Army Handles Wildcats in AZ Tucson, Ariz - The University of Arizona Wildcats Rugby team hosted the Army Black Knights Friday night at Murphey Stadium. Life Downs Sooners in Norman Life, winners of the CRC 7s Qualifier bracket in Las Vegas last week, transitioned into 15s season with a 77-5 defeat of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. Life Opens D1A in Norman A week after winning the CRC 7s Qualifier in Las Vegas, Life University has to put their 15s jerseys on and open up their D1-A season.
For Director of Rugby Dan Payne, the adjustment won’t be that big a deal.
“For both 7s and 15s, you need to be a good rugby player,” Payne told RUGBYMag.com, and told his players, as well. Cal Prepares for UBC Clash BERKELEY - The "World Cup" rugby series between the California Golden Bears and British Columbia Thunderbirds, one of the best and most time-honored cross-border intercollegiate competitions in North America, resumes Saturday, Feb. BYU Shuts Out Missouri Las Vegas, NV—The BYU Cougars ran rough shod against the University of Missouri Tigers by the score of 101-0.
The Cougars scored 15 tries, with ten different BYU players touching down.
The Cougars also hit 13 of 15 conversion attempts to show some consistency in the kicking game where three different Cougars took their shots at goal.
The scoring started early as BYU prop Ray Forrester took a loose ball and scurried 20 plus meters for the opening try.
The ensuing kick off was gathered by the Cougars and with some deft off loads final recipient scrum half Adam Kuchin jogged the final 10 meters for the second score of the game.
BYU continued to find opportunities in the 1st half scoring 8 times in total before the break.
Another seven tries in the second half rounded out the total score for BYU.
Missouri’s lone scoring opportunity came in the 75th minute where a drop goal was missed narrowly to the right.
BYU match-day captain Mark Bonham applauded his team’s performance over all.
“We had a good game today,” the senior Bonham said, “We wanted to fix some things from yesterday and we felt like we were able to do that with some better continuity and set piece work.”
The BYU Cougars now have another bye before the brunt of the BYU season begins in earnest against the Rugby Super League team the Denver Barbarians on February 25th in Grand Junction, CO.
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The UBC Thunderbirds rebounded from their 13-12 loss to Cal with a Tuesday night defeat of St. Central, which started its program in 1972, competes in the highest division of collegiate men's rugby as governed by USA Rugby. Its rugby sevens team played on NBC last June and finished in the top four of two national tournaments in 2011. The West Point rugby team capped off their two-game trip to Arizona with a 16-9 defeat of Arizona State Sunday.Played in front of a good crowd at the ASU soccer stadium, the game featured PA announcers, the ASU Devil Dancers and had all the trappings of a varsity-level sporting event.
The teams were deadlocked at 6-6 by halftime and ASU led 9-6 with 15 minutes to go. St Mary's College put Olympic Club to the sword Saturday in a friendly for both teams, beating the men's club 53-10 in a solid display. Life, winners of the CRC 7s Qualifier bracket in Las Vegas last week, transitioned into 15s season with a 77-5 defeat of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. Tucson, Ariz - The University of Arizona Wildcats Rugby team hosted the Army Black Knights Friday night at Murphey Stadium. Arkansas State blew past Texas A&M 71-20 Saturday in Jonesboro, Ark. A week after winning the CRC 7s Qualifier in Las Vegas, Life University has to put their 15s jerseys on and open up their D1-A season.
For Director of Rugby Dan Payne, the adjustment won’t be that big a deal.
“For both 7s and 15s, you need to be a good rugby player,” Payne told RUGBYMag.com, and told his players, as well.
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