Unless the Eagles (national touring team) call, there is nowhere up from here. The Golden Bears came from behind to win 32-17. photo taken: 2/21/07 Other teams have accused the club of recruiting and stealing players. Arthur Road Amateur rugby club in NYC. Tony Delacruz, who works in the UC Student Store, was returning from his break sometime after 4pm when he witnessed the man engulfed in flames and rushed to the scene. Blues Rugby Ball. Meet Our Teams SUPPORT US Donations The winners will play Sunday to decide the U.S. national club champion. Inc., a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Equality for women in sports has been a wonderful and righteous thing. He and other members who have been with the club from its early days in the late 1960s--including OMBACs current coach, Bing Dawson, and club president, Pat Boyle--decided around 1980 to work to build OMBAC into a team of national prominence, capable of attracting top talent. . The US team entered the competition when the French had already defeated Scotland. 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Walter Thompson; Sr. Spurred on by the somewhat rude treatment they had been accorded in Paris and by the overwhelming challenge of it all, the American ruggers trained hard. "Cal rugby is a one-of-a-kind experience," says Hawley. Berkeley, CA berkeleyallblues.com Joined October 2010. The California Rugby Advisory Board (CRAB) is comprised of alumni and parents of players who together serve the board in its two-fold mission to preserve the legacy of the oldest intercollegiate sport at the University of California and to take an active role in maintaining the financial well being of the program. At noon, straight up, Coach Clark walks in and heads for a chalkboard. Come join us!! Compete at the highest levels in US and maintain great social environment. David Witter is a freshman and, like his classmates on the team, is expected to be there at 9 a.m. on a Saturday hanging banners, selling sweatshirts, politely passing out programs. No Cal rugby player was ever penalized for excessive celebration. Four years later, they are a senior and a sophomore all over again in the 125th anniversary season for Cal rugby. United States. The game jerseys look more like what Jack Nicholson would wear in a romantic comedy. Loren Hawley, 64, has had radical surgery for throat cancer and can express himself only by writing notes on a clipboard. In 1884, Cal beat the Merions and Wanderers 19 - 0 and 9 - 0 respectively. Club Atletico Rosario Central. Special tribute must go to the University of California ' Berkeley and the Old Blues Rugby Clubs who have won an amazing number of national titles. "Cal rugby is a one-of-a-kind experience," says Hawley. 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At the end, after standing in the end zone and waiting for about 15 minutes, here came the rugby team, all in khaki slacks, brown shoes and belt, white button-down shirts and their varsity sweaters -- a heavy, dark-blue Fred MacMurray cardigan with 15 gold stripes on the sleeves. From a player's standpoint, it means they get their gear washed after practice. Chaos. Go to cart; Home; Team Stores ; Open a Store; Exit to Ruggers.com; . Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Then Coach Clark starts pacing on the sidelines. France - Top 14. From the stands you can see his tackles, and an instant later you can hear them, like thunder. During that period of time, an American select side had significantly reduced the All-Black margin of victory by l point. The All Blues strive to provide fellowship, coaching, and peer mentoring to attain the highest levels of personal and team play. But we have had to work to attract quality athletes., OMBACs evolution into a rugby powerhouse has not occurred without criticism. As many as 26,000 flocked to Rugby's Big Games between Cal and Stanford. 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Tom Rooke, right, freshman, from Bloomfield Hills, MI, flanks on a scrum versus UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 As of the 20/21 season the 1st XV competes in RFU Surrey 2 and the 2nd XV competes in Surrey Combination 1 North. The Golden Bears came from behind to win 32-17. photo taken: 2/21/07 Next, Cal nipped the Phoenix club 7 - 6 and humbled the Allies 13 - 0. Cal learned much from their first experience with an organized rugby club. Cal is the only men's rugby team with full varsity status among 327 Division I schools. "The field is critical to us," says Clark. On November 3, 1877, the freshmen of the University of California at Berkeley challenged the sophomores to a game of "football." In l913, the New Zealand All-Blacks came to the West Coast, completing a successful European tour winning all thirteen of their games. Why Join Clubs at Berkeley? Devised in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Nov. 6, 1869, when Princeton played Rutgers, this game was what we know today as American gridiron football. . "An old oak tree hangs over one of the touch lines," says Clark. They don't call it the junior varsity, because that connotes a lower status, and players move back and forth. Cal rugby goes out of its way to fight against stereotype. After Kemtovic retired from coaching in 1972, Stanford Rugby took a nosedive and has been struggling as a club sport ever since. But it doesn't mean there are scholarships. The San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed of rugby with more than 40 clubs. Gaining knowledge, meeting new people, finding new passions, building experiencethese are all reasons students join clubs at UC Berkeley. Built in the 1920s, it has all the amenities of a 1920s locker room. Media. Just before half-time OWs answered with a try of their own, to bring the scoreline to OBs 15-10 OWs and provided a warning to the Blues not to settle into complacency. Likes. The addition of these players to Northern California Club and all-star competitions has made an enormous impact. For up to date information as to practice times and locations, as well as game times and locations, please call the Old Blues Hotline at (510) 601-9986. By noon on this cold January Saturday, the pregame ritual has been going on for three hours at Witter Rugby Field, which is above the football stadium and deeper into Strawberry Canyon. In 1775, the Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala was the first to sail into what is now known as San Francisco Bay - his expedition mapped the bay, and named one of the three islands, Alcatraces, and over time the name was Anglicized to Alcatraz. Warhurst made his mark at the international level representing the USA Rugby Eagles in both 7s and 15s. The loss of varsity status for men's rugby on many of the campuses meant the loss of scholarship football players who easily adapted to the physical challenges of rugby. 1,386 Followers. We are seeking to fill the following: Head Coach for our Women's Premier League (WPL) team Head Coach for our Division II team Assistant coaching staff for both WPL and Division II sides More information about these positions can be found here. The All Blues were founded in 1978, and have since supported female athletes and promoted women's rugby at all levels across the Bay Area. Facebook All Blues Shop Club App. "An ice bath makes you feel like a new man," he says. The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is the top annual American rugby sevens competition organized by USA Rugby. Their next opponent was a team made up of the best players from all the Rugby clubs in the Bay Area calling themselves the Allies. CAL_RUGBY_0190_MBK.jpg Reserve players -- who could be starters on most college rugby clubs -- have been setting up the stands and climb-ing the Cyclone fence to hang the 22 National collegiate championship banners, ending with 2004, 2005 and 2006. Alex Sattersfield led out a squad of 18 for his first run as Captain of the 1st XV squad accompanied by a raucous crowd of supporters cheering on the Blues, some stalwarts of the club who attended the old boys dinner, and a collection of the walking wounded on the touchline. In that sense, it is the purest of all intercollegiate sports. Fifty-one players saw action and not one was a ringer from Cal's co-championship football team. The success of the Old Blues is based on 50 years of rugby tradition at Cal and Stanford. Men DII & DIII. "Show support" is all he has to say, and stiff muscles ease onto cold aluminum benches, including Hawley with a possible concussion. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. All Blues Rugby @AllBluesRugby . Getting to Albany is just one step of many, Mike Saunders, OMBACs captain, said. Men DIII. In a primitive locker room in Memorial Stadium, Cal waits to host St. Mary's in the primitive sport of rugby. "If you're not absolutely f -- miserable today, then we are not where we need to be as a team," Clark says, breaking his own silence. See how wework with current sponsors or contact us for more information! New Zealand won 43 - 6 before an enthusiastic crowd of 2,500. And San Diegos Old Mission Beach Athletic Club is a testament to that fact. The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is the top annual American rugby sevens competition organized by USA Rugby. It's kooky, diverse and artsy. Steve was an important member of the very successful Cal Teams back in the early 1970s. There is no styling, no chirping. The name Alcatraz is derived from the Spanish "Alcatraces." Off the field, the sport doesnt seem much better. The All Blues team consists of approximately 40 women dedicated to the Club and the sport of rugby. 27 00 27.00. A Cal football recruit would never set foot in here. Old Breed Rugby; Old Gold; Old Okaloosa Pirates; Panthers; Plattsburgh State; Portland Men; Portland Women; . CEO, James Properties; Land and Cattle, LLC; Rugby Partners Inc. 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Pitchero provides everything you need to run your rugby union club online. As a U.S. National. The USA Rugby Union was not founded until 1975, and up until that time, the biggest event of the rugby season was the annual California North-South game, largely dominated by the strong Northern California teams. Founder & Chairman, Build-to-Order; Co-Founder, Direct Ventures; Founder & Chairman, Advertise.com; Founder & CEO, CarsDirect.com; Founder & CEO, Vision Incorporated; Founder & CEO, Dental Advantage; VP of Marketing, 1-800-DENTIST; 1-800-CAR-SEARCH; Founder & CEO, INFOAccess and AUTOAccess; Airborne Spanish Interrogator, US Army, Cal 1991-93, U.S. Military Academy, Dept. The graduation rate is 98 percent or better, and the curriculum would seem to include finishing school. A bid was forwarded soon after to the US Olympic Committee for acceptance into the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There is a bit of a slant. Everyone writes off the Boston Celtics every year, but they always come back. We love the hunt! We dont go to teams and recruit players. Founded in November 1869, 15 months before the Rugby Football Union (RFU), the story of Oxford Rugby is nearly as old as that of the sport of rugby itself. For up to date information as to practice times and locations, as well as game times and locations, please call the Old Blues Hotline at (510) 601-9986. But the l924 Olympics ("Chariots of Fire") caused France to challenge the US to defend its title. 1989 BMW 3-Series Red Car Old Blues Rugby Club Berkeley Original Color Print Ad $10.99 + $5.49 shipping 1989 BMW 3-Series Red Coupe Old Blues Rugby Club Photo Original Color Print Ad $10.99 Free shipping First Legacy Final Bf5 Touring Wagon Advertisement Blues Willis A3 Size Check Po $39.20 + $19.99 shipping Picture Information The Old Blues host Old Puget Sound April 5 and Old Mission Beach. Old Blues Rugby has virtually a year-round schedule. The Old Blues provided the model for success. Three of the collegiate ruggers learned their rugby in Australia, New Zealand or Great Britain. Defensa y Justicia. Once again, the US Olympic Committee granted permission but no funds. But I think its too early to talk about dynasty, Hickey said. Mike Kane / The Chronicle, RUGBYMAGXX_3312_MBK.JPG Players take the field with no equipment besides cleats and a ball and fall into formations with names such as scrums and rucks . Like burning man light, with jazz and blues " more Outdoor seating 7. This is a carousel. Noise. Organization also breeds success off the field. One critic suggested that while the Americans "did not have any finesse, their aggressive tackling and superb punting were amazing." Maximum 5 items per day. An excellent performance for OBs start to the season, as the 2s also had a convincing win at home. And, Rugby is the only high school sport in the nation to have a national high school champion. The growth and development of the game in Northern California owes a great deal to all those contributors, too numerous to put on one page, who have left such a great legacy. It is dark when they finally walk out into the Berkeley lights. San Diego State has become better. The popularity of American football was immediate. Particular mention should also be given to the number of debutants who had their first league game with the 1s: Max Greaves, Josh Heath, George Ratcliffe, Adam Wilkinson, Euan Copeland, Joe Jenkins, great shift from all the lads who have put a lot of effort in to pre-season over the last few weeks. The Old Blues and Golden Gate will be home again March 29, hosting the Denver Barbarians and the Aspen Rugby Club. Eagles Brian Vizzard, from Michigan State, and Kevin Higgins, from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, came to OMBAC last season. THE LONG, BLUE LINE / One hundred and twenty-five years of the purest of all college sports, rugby at Cal, RUGBYMAG_461_MBK.JPG Colin Hawley, a sophemore at UC Berkeley from Trowbridge, CA, makes a toss during a match against St. Mary's at Witter Rugby Field on campus in Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 13, 2007. photo taken: 1/13/07 Mike Kane / The Chronicle ** Colin Hawley MANDATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/NO SALES-MAGS OUT, RUGBYMAGxx_4335_MBK.JPG Louis Stanfill racks a clean from the hang position at the athletic facility in Berkeley, CA, on Tuesday, January, 23, 2007. photo taken: 1/23/07 Mike Kane / The Chronicle ** Louis Stanfill MANDATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/NO SALES-MAGS OUT, RUGBYMAGXX_3692_MBK.JPG Lou Stanfill, right, shows some post-game affection to James Keady, in yellow, a senior from Santa Clara, at a fraternity on campus after Cal Rugby shut out UC Davis in Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 Mike Kane / The Chronicle MANDATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/NO SALES-MAGS OUT, RUGBYMAGXX_3808_MBK.JPG Loren Hawley, rugby legend and Cal Alumni, congratulates his son Colin, a sophomore from Trowbridge, CA, immediately following Cal's shut out versus UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 Mike Kane / The Chronicle ** Colin Hawley MANDATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/NO SALES-MAGS OUT, RUGBYMAGXX_3419_MBK.JPG Lucas Watson, freshman, Walnut Creek, CA, is taken down by UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, during Saturday's match January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 Mike Kane / The Chronicle ** Lucas Watson MANDATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/NO SALES-MAGS OUT, RUGBYMAGXX_3787_MBK.JPG Louis Stanfill stretches for control during a line-in as Cal makes its way to a shut out versus UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 Mike Kane / The Chronicle ** Louis Stanfill MANDATORY CREDIT FOR PHOTOG AND SF CHRONICLE/NO SALES-MAGS OUT, The Cal rugby squad stands for the national anthem before playing UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 Both sides play home matches in Motspur Park, South West London. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 18 00 18.00. When Stanfill finds an opposing ballcarrier, that person stays found. The actual ad you are buying is the one pictured above. California high schools, colleges and universities returned to American-style football after the 1914 season. All Blues Rugby's Tweets. At halftime, the scholar-athletes from all 27 varsity sports partook in a promenade across the field, each carrying a placard as if this were the Olympic Opening Ceremony. The Rugby heroes returned to the Bay Area without much fanfare. Only a rugby player would be caught dead in these "Oski sweaters," as Stanfill calls them. In 1892 some 19,000 fans crowded into the old Kezar Stadium in San Francisco to watch the first Big Game between Stanford (managed by Herbert Hoover) and California. Men DIII. One could say that that remains true even today with such a great many players and fans who come from Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France, and other rugby playing countries.Living far from home in a frontier city, these British souls attempted to develop some semblance of the game they knew and loved so well. Mike Kane / The Chronicle **. They later defeated Leamington of New Zealand and lost to Auckland (N.Z.). A good example of this would be the l974 Northern California RU All-Stars. Theyve never been a real threat until this year, when theyve loaded up with new players. A favorite was "Jonestown," a lyrical update of Petula Clark's "Downtown.". The Old Blues are too solid a team. By now, the field is in the shade, the temperature is dropping and a cold wind is coming off the bay. On a good team, the large forwards fight for field position and possession of the ball.