Elbows flying. To the untrained eye, rugby is the most unorganized of sports. Training is on Wednesdays 19:30 - 21:00. A rugby match in front of 5,000 fans in a 70,000-seat bowl is depressing. The men's varsity basketball team, for instance, was represented by just one player, the one carrying the sign. Everyone tries to do what theyve done.. 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. Like burning man light, with jazz and blues " more Outdoor seating 7. 1996 - 2000 The earliest Blues logo reflected the original name of the team. The actual ad you are buying is the one pictured above. Why Join Clubs at Berkeley? Mark Davey then crashed over to put the OBs 12-5 up. Everyone writes off the Boston Celtics every year, but they always come back. Login. Home . Cal lost to the Phoenix club 7 - 4. The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is the top annual American rugby sevens competition organized by USA Rugby. Corporate sponsorships can support your marketing and community engagement needs. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. While the exact meaning is still debated, Alcatraz is usually defined as meaning "pelican" or "strange bird. 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. One famous writer of the day wrote, "Rugby in California ended in a blaze of glory." Dan Hickey, the current president of the Pacific Coast Rugby Football Union who lives in the Bay Area, agrees. 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The game was never in doubt as the US again won the Gold Medal by a score of 17 - 3. 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 But the l924 Olympics ("Chariots of Fire") caused France to challenge the US to defend its title. The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is the top annual American rugby sevens competition organized by USA Rugby. When Stanfill finds an opposing ballcarrier, that person stays found. The Old Blues Rugby Club competes in the first division of the Northern California 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. This is a carousel. All Blues Rugby @AllBluesRugby . 4 talking about this. The sport has since grown to 400 college teams in three divisions, but most are loosely organized recreation sports. Colon de Santa Fe. The All Blues strive to provide fellowship, coaching, and peer mentoring to attain the highest levels of personal and team play. Amateur rugby club in NYC. In 2007, the Gaels finished 5th in the country, and AmericanRugbyNews.com named O'Brien College Coach of the Year. As many as 26,000 flocked to Rugby's Big Games between Cal and Stanford. League opponents include San Mateo, Olympic Club, Golden Gate, San Jose, Sacramento, San Francisco/Marin and Hayward. During that period of time, an American select side had significantly reduced the All-Black margin of victory by l point. Cal is the only men's rugby team with full varsity status among 327 Division I schools. On game day, everything is regimented and a moment before noon, the room goes silent. Men DII & DIII. This brought to a close what has been called "one of the strangest and yet most spectacular eras in the history of Pacific Coast Football. Arthur Road Media. There are five players from the U.S. Eagles--the national team made up of the top talent from around the country--playing for OMBAC. 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. Ironically, at that time, we had many outstanding athletes, via the football programs, playing rugby, but coaching and refereeing standards were far behind the player's abilities. Additionally, the very large number of players coming from the Northern California High Schools, going into both college and club rugby have had an enormous growth impact on the game in Northern California. Please use the elements on the right if you wish to construct a richer page content with headers, images and layout grids. Off the field, the sport doesnt seem much better. BRFC have a competitive A-side team, but also field: a B side for part-time/less experienced players, an Old Boys team (the "BOBs.") Over summer, BRFC play touch rugby twice a week, and have a rugby 7s team. The Club fields three sides (I, II and III). So we went to what was--at the time--a dormant program at San Diego State and worked to help that program get better.. Sevens Rugby 1883-1976 The first seven-a-side rugby tournament was held in Melrose, Scotland on April 28, 1883. The start to the 2018/19 season saw the 1st XV and 2nd XV running out at Fortress Motspur; the weather being a familiar damp affair which at least softened the ground a little. "It's a big deal, that's for sure," Stanfill says of the 125th season. Getting to Albany is just one step of many, Mike Saunders, OMBACs captain, said. Both sides play home matches in Motspur Park, South West London. These quality ball players come from countries where Rugby is the national sport. The Starry Plough Players from the Northern California Men's Clubs and Universities dominated the Eagles and Grizzlies. Sold Out. The Golden Bears came from behind to win 32-17. photo taken: 2/21/07 But the primary reason for the clubs success, according to those involved, is its beneficial relationship with the parent Old Mission Beach Athletic Club. That's what makes it a little bit of a cathedral, like Fenway Park.". To reach the rugby field from here, the quickest route is down through the stands on the west side of Memorial Stadium, across the field, back up the east side and across Stadium Rimway Road. And was very close friends with many of his team mates such as Chuck Hextrum, Steve Rivera, John Dixon and Jack Clark. Both sides play home matches in Motspur Park, South West London. Because of the surplus of outstanding players, the NorCal RU fielded three teams; 1st, 2nds, and 3rds. The addition of these players to Northern California Club and all-star competitions has made an enormous impact. The San Diego State program has served as a feeder program to OMBAC. Gloucester All Blues Rugby. We welcome new players looking to join one of the premier rugby clubs in the At noon, straight up, Coach Clark walks in and heads for a chalkboard. Founded in 1963. Has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley where he played rugby. Hawley, 19, already has his varsity letter with four years ahead of him. In the late nineties and early years of the new millennium, Rugby in Northern California has seen a vast increase in the number of Polynesian rugby players (Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji). Most items in Rugby Team Stores ship in 1-2 weeks. Unless the Eagles (national touring team) call, there is nowhere up from here. See how wework with current sponsors or contact us for more information! 1991; Oxford PPE 1992, Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith, Inc. Chairman and Founder, Integration Solutions, Inc. Bigger, better, and bluer since 1978! 400-408 Gilman St. Berkeley, CA 94710 This request was inconvenient for Stanfill, because it meant a 100-mile-round trip into farm country just to get the kid home after practice. Meet Our Teams SUPPORT US Donations Berkeley All Blues Rugby is a competitive, member-run team of USA Rugby. The Old Blues provided the model for success. Times 10:00am - 3:00pm Kevin Banks (505) 328-6954 kevin@kutz4kidz.org The Old Blues have set the standard of excellence for U.S. rugby, one that OMBAC has worked hard to emulate. In l913, the New Zealand All-Blacks came to the West Coast, completing a successful European tour winning all thirteen of their games. Asked if he was worried when his protege cracked heads, Stanfill jokes, "Well, he always was fragile.". See how we. This forced the colleges and universities to open up sports programs to women on an equal basis with the men or lose federal funds. We identified how the Old Blues were benefiting from their relationship with Cal, Watkins said. It involves the best sixteen men's and women's clubs (32 clubs total) in the United States. Before the end of the first half against the St. Mary's reserves, it is 48-0. Your kind donations will be fully tax-deductible. No further treatment necessary. When Stanfill comes along, he expresses himself another way, with a bear hug. 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. Men DIII & Women DII. Team captain Saunders, a San Diego State graduate, has played for OMBAC since 1983. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. Unfortunately, the French fans rioted in the stands after their defeat. Your kind donations will be fully tax-deductible. Hella Fitzgerald 25 Musicians Jazz & Blues Performing Arts $$Oakland "Hella Fitzgerald delivered. 75 00 . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Sam Whiting has been a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle since 1988. "They really love each other," Hawley Jr. says. A rugby match in front of 5,000 fans squeezed onto risers or bunched along the end lines is the way it was meant to be. In that sense, it is the purest of all intercollegiate sports. Back then the rugby roster was filled out after the last football game. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. Bud Lyons Leads California Rugby Advisory Board A member of the famed 1971 Cal rugby tour Down Under, a successful businessman, Builder of Berkeley, UC Berkeley Trustee and, since 2011, the Chairman of the California Rugby Advisory Board, Irving Lyons III has always been in the middle of it. After Kemtovic retired from coaching in 1972, Stanford Rugby took a nosedive and has been struggling as a club sport ever since. They don't even wear rugby shirts. President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to outlaw it by presidential fiat unless the national rules committee made changes that satisfied the Eastern schools. The Old Blue Rugby Football Club's initial impact forty four years ago in official Eastern Rugby Union league play proved to be an even more auspicious beginning than that of the championship Columbia College RFC (Est. No other local area union has produced as many players for the National Team (the Eagles) as has the Northern California RU. Final score OB 29-15 OW. Dress Shirt Classic Pink. And with over 1,400 student groups and organizations currently registered at Cal, there's plenty of options to choose from. Fifty thousand people assembled in Antwerp Stadium to savor the certain American defeat. 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. 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The author believes that one thing is absolute however, and that is that University of California ' Berkeley will continue to set standard and raise the bar in Collegiate Rugby for many years to come. Established in the fall of 1963 by six Columbia University Alumni, The Old Blue RFC's mission is to compete and to win at highest possible level of American club rugby. 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. Tweets. The Golden Bears sit quietly on hard wood, but if you pull Lou Stanfill and Colin Hawley off this long, blue bench, they tell the story of the long, blue line that is college rugby at Cal. He started as a feature writer in the People section, which was anchored by Herb Caen's column, and has written about people ever since. Organization also breeds success off the field. All Blues 1st XV. Football has become a television show before a live studio audience. But I think its too early to talk about dynasty, Hickey said. 2013: Berkeley All Blues 2014: San Diego Surfers 2015: American Rugby Pro Training Center Game/Practice Field Location : Tom Bates Regional Sport Complex. Member, American Society of Civil Engineering, Urban Land Institute, Pension Real Estate Association; Board Member, Real Estate Academic Initiative, Harvard University; Policy Advisory Board, Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics, Berkeley Haas School of Business, Partner & Principal, NEA; Sr. Director, VMWare; Dir. On a rainy 5 May l924, 50,000 fans jammed Colombes Stadium to see France take its revenge. First played in November 1985, the tournament moved to the summer in 1986 and has been a fixture of the summer rugby season in the United States ever since. This can be HTML or text. Mike Kane / The Chronicle **Louis Stanfill The Northern California Representative Side, the Pelicans was also formed in 1974 during the administration of President Pat Vincent, St. Mary's Coach and former New Zealand All-Black. From 1979 to 1987, he was a member of the first U.S. World Cup rugby team and a mainstay on the U.S. National Team, prompting his induction into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame. Eagles Brian Vizzard, from Michigan State, and Kevin Higgins, from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, came to OMBAC last season. So Stanfill took on Colin Hawley as a project, having him stay overnight when he tired of the drive. Chaos. Rank 909. The success of the team stems from the fact that it has a structure behind it, Watkins said. But that is still not the end of it. Mike Kane / The Chronicle **. "A ball could get caught up in that oak tree. Estudiantes de La Plata. Football and basketball players will walk out on a full scholarship as soon as they are marketable. As a visual aid, Stanfill is the only one with gold shoes and Hawley is the only one with blue long sleeves. You can hear the crack, like one of Stanfill's tackles. With regular guest coaches from across professional game. Originally composed of former pupils of Christ's Hospital (known as "Old Blues"), Old Blues Rugby was founded two years after the Rugby Football Union itself and the year after the very first Oxford University vs. Cambridge University Varsity Match was played. The Old. Once the big ball gets buried in a pile of bodies, it can be as hard to find as the puck at an ice hockey game. On November 3, 1877, the freshmen of the University of California at Berkeley challenged the sophomores to a game of "football." Admission was $1.25. Still skinny, Hawley is a finesse player, a dancer and a twister when he has the ball. "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. Individuals can donate on PayPal or shop online at Amazon Smile (select Performing Arts Social Society (P.A.S.S., Inc.)! In the modern era of rugby, we can look forward to many kinds of national championships, both club and all-star. Proof came at the Cal-Washington football game in October on an Indian Summer afternoon. join. 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. It also meant that many colleges and universities, in order to comply with Title Nine, began to eliminate minor men's sports programs, which had varsity status. Men DII & DIII. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. James Sehr, Elk Grove, CA, a senior on Cal's rugby team, takes a moment to collect himself in the locker room before joining his team for warm-ups before taking the field to play UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 A well-organized team is a successful team. Ben Taylor skilfully peeled off to put OBs first points on the board with Will Avery coolly converting. 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. 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. 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At that time, the British Rugby evangelists of San Francisco converted Cal to Rugby-style football. This weekend, the OMBAC rugby team is in Albany, N.Y., looking for its first national championship. OBs were under pressure at times with some interesting clearance kicks (Davey) not quite finding their mark. SoCal did the same. Varsity Rugby, Harlequins London, USA Rugby League, Olympic Club Rugby, Hong Kong Rugby Football Club, Philippine Rugby Football Union President, President American Chamber Philippines, YPO Philippines Past President, YPO Board Member SE Asia, Board of Trustees Intl School Manila, Board Member AIB Capital, Board Member Fairmont Raffles Philippines, Board Member AIB Capital, Cal BA 1988, 1989; London School of Economics MSc. Eighty minutes later, the shocked onlookers were numbed by an 8 - 0 victory for the United States. Every February, the club sponsors the OMBAC rugby tournament, which is a fund-raiser for the rugby team. "Show support" is all he has to say, and stiff muscles ease onto cold aluminum benches, including Hawley with a possible concussion. Cal lost to the Phoenix club 7 - 4. Cal and Notre Dame also staged some epic battles, which could also have laid claim to a national championship. 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. Founded in 1873, Old Blues RFC is an English rugby union club. As a defender, he'll tackle by grabbing a jersey and pulling. Gaining knowledge, meeting new people, finding new passions, building experiencethese are all reasons students join clubs at UC Berkeley. The Rugby heroes returned to the Bay Area without much fanfare. It is dusk when they walk back across Stadium Rimway, down the steps and into their dank and dim locker room. Best Winning Percentage (Minimum 30 games played): Most Appearances (Overall and Consecutive): Largest margin of victory in a Cup Final: 54, by Old Mission Beach Athletic (54-0; 2002 Club 7s), This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 00:30. Monterey/Pebble Beach Rugby Classic records, 1958-1995 Physical description 8.25 linear ft. At the library Special Collections Today's hours: 10a - 4:30p On-site access Researchers can request to view these materials in the Special Collections Reading Room. Rugby Football Union (NCRFU) perennially one of the toughest unions in the country. The 12th Witter has just entered the program. He is so steeped in the sport's English roots that he exhorts his side by yelling, "C'mon lads.". Men DIII. The Old Blues, an outgrowth of the University of California's highly successful program, has won the national club championship seven times in the nine years it has been held. But thats not wrong. Blues Rugby Ball. Every member of the squad was a collegiate football player and/or a professional football player who had played rugby during his collegiate days. The Old Mission Beach Athletic Club, best known for its annual Over-the-Line tournament, is a social/athletic club with more than 300 members. In all, an eight-hour day to play an 80-minute game. STL Blues: Team Total Goals - 1st Period. Old Blues 29 15 Old Wellingtonians
The OBRFC appeared in four USA Rugby Men's XV Finals in seven USA Final Four appearances, and qualified for the men's club D-I national playoffs every year from their inception in 1979 until 2001, during which time D-I play was the highest level of men's rugby in America. Once again, the US Olympic Committee granted permission but no funds. OMBAC, like the Old Blues before it, is favored to win the national championship. Member Old Blues Rugby Club, 1979 National Club Champions; Arizona Big Schools High School Football Coach of the Year; Sunnyslope High School Achievement Above All, Teacher of the Year Chaparral High School; on staff of two Arizona State High School Football State Championship Teams Other teams have accused the club of recruiting and stealing players. One day, Stanfill got a call from Hawley's father, asking him to help turn his kid into a Cal rugby player. Upon regrouping, OBs put the pressure on and camped out in OWs 22 for a sustained period of time, forcing OW to concede several penalties. Arthur Road Theyll be back.. Managing Director, Lombard Investments, Inc. They defeated Romania 37 - 0. There is a bit of a slant. Then again, Stanfill had Cal rugby designs of his own, and he knew the dad making the request was the legendary Loren Hawley, the best player on perhaps the best Cal rugby team of them all, in 1965. The Old Blues -- the Cal alumni club that was once so cool it was hired to endorse BMW in a TV commercial -- is defunct. He only lasts five minutes. The Keystone Berkeley, which hosted performances between 1972 and 1984 at 2119 University Avenue, was a nightclub where experimentation was the order of the day, and musicians and music lovers alike could come together to experience music for music's sake.. Serves on the board of the YPO Coastal San Diego chapter and has served on the Board of Trustees for Francis Parker School and The Friends of Del Mar Parks. The Old Blues have recently invested heavily in new playing and social facilities, with a balcony overlooking the pitches completed in 2022. Welcome to the Christ's Hospital Old Blues' Association (CHOBA) Your relationship with Christ's Hospital continues long after you finish studying with us and CHOBA is here to help you keep in touch with the ever growing network of Old Blues across the globe. Theyve never been a real threat until this year, when theyve loaded up with new players. The Golden Bears came from behind to win 32-17. photo taken: 2/21/07 From a coach's standpoint, being a varsity sport means that he is a fulltime employee of the university. of Product Management, Mirapoint; WW Product Marketing Manager, Hewett-Packard, Cal B, Political Economy 1990, Northwestern MBA 1996. O'Brien, a former star Cal rugby player, national team member and longtime coach of the Old Blues rugby club, has led the Gaels to numerous national championship tournaments since he began in 2001. The rugby dressing room sits right on the fault line and is where they stick the visiting team for football games, to get them rattled.