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  • Tuesday, 9. April, 2013

    No. 1 Cal Gets No. 5 Gaels Saturday

    The final regular-season home match for the No. 1 Golden Bears on Witter Rugby Field takes place Saturday, April 13, when No. 5 Saint Mary's College visits for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

  • Tuesday, 9. April, 2013

    Varsity Cup Releases Eligibility Details

    With less than two weeks until the highly-anticipated start of the inaugural Varsity Cup National Collegiate Rugby Championship the Varsity Cup universities today released the championship’s construct of eligibility rules.

  • Friday, 5. April, 2013

    Central Washington Accepts Varsity Cup Invitation

    The Varsity Cup announced today that Central Washington University (CWU) has been selected to participate in the 2013 Varsity Cup National Collegiate Rugby Championship.

  • Wednesday, 3. April, 2013

    IRB launches anti-corruption website to Keep Rugby Onside

    The International Rugby Board has launched an interactive online awareness and educational resource dedicated to the fight against betting, match-fixing and corruption.

  • Wednesday, 3. April, 2013

    Wheeling Jesuit and Fighting Irish Partner to Form Catholic Cup

    The Wheeling Jesuit University and the #16 University of Notre Dame Rugby programs announced today the formation of a new annual rugby competition between the two schools dubbed “The Catholic Cup”. The first Catholic Cup match will be held Saturday, April 6th on the Notre Dame Campus in South Bend, Indiana.

  • Wednesday, 3. April, 2013

    Wasatch Cup Scrapped as Utah Rugby Suspended

    The biggest game on the rugby calendar in the state of Utah has been canceled today due to university violations by the University of Utah rugby team.

  • Sunday, 31. March, 2013
    USA Men's Sevens Blank Scotland in Tokyo Plate Final

    USA Men's Sevens Blank Scotland in Tokyo Plate Final

    The Eagles beat Scotland 17-0 to win the Tokyo Sevens plate final and secure 13 critical series points going into the final stages of the season in May.

  • Sunday, 31. March, 2013

    Eagles WNT finish fourth in Guangzhou

    The Women’s Eagles Sevens completed their trip to China in the Third Place match Sunday with a 17-5 loss to Canada at the Guangzhou Women’s Sevens. The final round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, Amsterdam Sevens, will take place May 17-18.

  • Saturday, 30. March, 2013

    BYU's Season Hire Blasts Dixie

    The BYU Cougars put up a season-high 112 points against the Dixie State College Red Storm today on South Field with 19 tries scored by 13 different Cougars.

  • Saturday, 30. March, 2013

    Cal Takes PAC With 51-29 Win Over Utah

    In its first Homecoming on Witter Rugby Field since 2010, top-ranked California put in a controlled performance and scored seven tries to defeat Utah, 51-24, Saturday afternoon in front of a large crowd despite Spring Break for Cal students, clinching the inaugural PAC Rugby Conference title.

  • Friday, 29. March, 2013

    North American All Stars roster named

    The Rugby Showdown has officially announced that the second Golden Lions match on April 20th will now take place in Texas, with the exact city to be confirmed shortly.

  • Thursday, 28. March, 2013

    Milestone for Rugby as China hosts Women's Sevens World Series

    This weekend promises to be a major step along the route to growing Rugby in China as Guangzhou hosts the third leg of the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series.

  • Tuesday, 26. March, 2013

    No 1. Cal Aims for PAC Crown

    In a Saturday of firsts, No. 1 California aims to clinch the first championship in the inaugural PAC Rugby Conference while alumni, fans and families celebrate Homecoming on Witter Rugby Field for the first time since 2010 as the Golden Bears host No. 8 Utah on March 30 at 1 p.m.

  • Sunday, 24. March, 2013

    Cal Beats UBC for Seventh Straight 'Cup'

    The top-ranked Golden Bears defeated the University of British Columbia, 38-6, Sunday at Thunderbird Stadium, overcoming a stingy UBC defense with 29 unanswered points in the second half.

  • Sunday, 24. March, 2013

    Eagles Fall Short of Hong Kong Silverware

    Despite another early lead, the Men’s Sevens Eagles were knocked out of the Cathay Pacific HSBC Hong Kong Sevens after a 20-12 loss to Hong Kong Sunday. Mike Palefau and Zach Test each scored a try in the Bowl Semifinals match for the Eagles, who have next week’s Tokyo Sevens for another chance to add IRB Sevens World Series points.