150 YEARS OF OXFORD RUGBY | Oxford Alumni - University of Oxford 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. Berkeley All Blues Rugby is a competitive, member-run team of USA Rugby. But we have had to work to attract quality athletes., OMBACs evolution into a rugby powerhouse has not occurred without criticism. The Old Blues are too solid a team. Women's rugby clubs began springing on many college and university campuses across the nation. Fifty thousand people assembled in Antwerp Stadium to savor the certain American defeat. Men DIII. Products - Bedford Blues "A ball could get caught up in that oak tree. See how wework with current sponsors or contact us for more information! Digging in deep, OBs managed to turn over a scrum and force a penalty. 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. 1998 Men's Club Rugby Sweet Sixteen Bracket. Cal is the only men's rugby team with full varsity status among 327 Division I schools. From dominance of the storied Old Blues through a consistent Berkeley All Blues Women's Rugby Team to Wisconsin Women's Rugby's first title, #USARugby looks back at the USA Club Rugby National. "Cal rugby meant so much to Rick," Elizabeth Bailey said. The All Blues team consists of approximately 40 women dedicated to the Club and the sport of rugby. The men's varsity basketball team, for instance, was represented by just one player, the one carrying the sign. It isn't a perfect pitch, like Stanford's, where the Final Four will be played in May. 8 00 8.00. And, Rugby is the only high school sport in the nation to have a national high school champion. Cal and Notre Dame also staged some epic battles, which could also have laid claim to a national championship. Updated: May 29, 2022 Blues Logo PNG Both the old and current logos of the New Zealand rugby union team Blues are inspired by the local nature. Founded in 1873, Old Blues RFC is an English rugby union club. 1996 - 2000 The earliest Blues logo reflected the original name of the team. To sell Rugby to students, alumni, and the public, Cal President Benjamin Ide Wheeler arranged for a touring New Zealand team to play British Columbia in Berkeley. 59 talking about this. Mike Kane / The Chronicle ** James Sehr, Cal rugby number 8 Louis Stanfill makes a toss during a tough match against the University of British Columbia from Vancouver Canada in Berkeley, CA, on Wednesday, February, 21, 2007. "I would say there must have been 15 or 20 of us off the football team who would just go right to rugby," recalls Clark, an offensive lineman. Every member of the squad was a collegiate football player and/or a professional football player who had played rugby during his collegiate days. Arthur Road 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. OLD BLUES RFC Home Page - Tripod With the Old Blues, he served as team captain on numerous occasions and led the team to a Monterey Rugby Championship, a New Zealand tour, and seven National Championships from 1979 to 1987. Arthur Road 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. 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 It is an awkward up-and-down commute, but nobody complains. 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. OMBACs success has been a long time coming, said Bob Watkins, a former OMBAC player and coach who has been associated with the club since 1967. The Junior Pelicans team was established in l979 and defeated the Southwestern Ontario Union Rep. team in its first game. Berkeley All Blues Rugby | WPL Rugby Berkeley All Blues Women's Rugby Team | Berkeley CA The Old Blues have recently invested heavily in new playing and social facilities, with a balcony overlooking the pitches completed in 2022. Ran on: 02-22-2007 Chairman, CEO & Founder, CBRE Philippines, Inc. Rugby Player 1987-88, Football Player 1986-87, Oxford Univ. All Blues Rugby (@AllBluesRugby) / Twitter Rank 909. The increasing strength and accomplishments of the National Union Teams is fostered by the strength of Local and Territorial Union representative teams. On a good team, the large forwards fight for field position and possession of the ball. Old Blues started flat allowing the Old Wellingtonians to easily break through with a soft try in the corner. Colon de Santa Fe. "It's a big deal, that's for sure," Stanfill says of the 125th season. All Blues Coach Search - Fall 2021 - Berkeley All Blues Blues Rugby Ball. Players from the Northern California Men's Clubs and Universities dominated the Eagles and Grizzlies. Some sports were lightly represented and most athletes were lightly dressed in the heat. Come join us!! 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. MoM awarded to Will Avery for a great game, outstanding defensively and his kicking helped to keep OBs points marching on. 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. No other local area union has produced as many players for the National Team (the Eagles) as has the Northern California RU. The graduation rate is 98 percent or better, and the curriculum would seem to include finishing school. Received a masters degree in business administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University where he coached the womens rugby team to the national championship. There is a lot of history preceding the formal organization of the Northern California Rugby Union that merits mentioning as a preface. Everyone tries to do what theyve done.. Defensa y Justicia. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. We have territorial competitions for both men and women. CAL_RUGBY_0190_MBK.jpg Coach 2003-08, Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, Inducted 2012; Bear Backer Since 1970, Mobilization Assistant to Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Pilot, Delta Airlines, Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, U.S. Air Force Academy BS 1982; Touro University MBA 2008, Vice President of Sales - North America, Lithium Technologies, Director of Sales, CrowdFlower / Adobe; Co-Founder, StealthHD, Cal BS Political Science 2007, Oxford Said Business School MA Management 2009, Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Cal BS 1976, UC Hastings College of Law JD 1976, USNT Jr. 1985; USNT 1987-89; Founder Olympic Club Rugby 1991-94, Managing Director, CH Investment Partners (2020-present), Chief Client Officer, North American Specialty Hospital (2017-19), Managing Director, UBS (2013-15); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2009-12), Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, TMB Bank Bangkok, CEO, Retail Banking Asia, Private Banking Worldwide, ING Group; CEO, ING Baring; Head of Investment Management and Private Banking Asia, Head of European Equities and Equity Derivatives, JP Morgan, Captain, Belgian National Rugby Team, 40 selections; President, Belgian Rugby Federation; Member, Singapore Rugby Union Management Committee, Msc Engineering Brussels University 1973, MBA Columbia 1977, Former Commanding Officer TOPGUN Adversary Squadrons VFC-111, VFC-13, Current TOPGUN Adversary F-5 Pilot, Tactical Air Support, Aviation Hall of Fame 2018, Fighter Pilot of the Year, Adversary Pilot of the Year, UK Britannia Award Recipient, All-Military Rugby Team, All-Navy Rugby Team 1986-1994, Sr. Vice President, Wells Fargo Realty Finance; Director, Colliers International, Former President, San Francisco Grid Club; Former Member, UC Berkeley Foundation, Cal BA 1970, University of Chicago MBA 1978, CEO, Asurion, Worldwide; Managing Director, CEO, Bain & Company; Co-Founder, Focus; Board of Directors, Charles Schwab, Bridgespan Group, Cal Economics & History 1985, Stanford MBA 1990, Old Blues Player 1977-86, Head Coach 1987-91; USNT Captain 1985-86, Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Kingdom of Tonga (Retired), CEO & Secretary General, Tonga National Olympic Committee; CEO, Tourism Tonga, Vice President Business & Legal Affairs FOX Sports, Board Member, Sports Lawyers Association; Santa Monica Rugby Club Old Boy of the Year; Speaker Boalt Hall Sports and Law Conference, Cal AB History 1976, JD San Fernando Valley College of Law 1979, Attorney, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold; In-House Counsel, NaviSite, Inc.; Attorney, Bradley Curley Asiano & McCarthey; Attorney, Jackson & Wallace, Rugby Player 1984-88, Assistant Coach 2000-01; Football Player 1983-86, Rugby All-America 1985-88, Captain 1988, Woodley Award Winner 1987, 1988); Football Co-captain, Honorable Mention All Pac-10 1986; Daily Cal Male Athlete of the Year 1988; USNT 1986-94; Rugby World Cup 1987, 1991, 1993; Captain 1993 Sevens RWC; Oxford Varsity Blue 1989, 1990; Inducted into Cal Athletic Hall of Fame 1997; Board Member, Glenn T. Seaborg Award; Board Member, Lamorinda Rugby Club; Coach, Lamorinda RFC, Cal BA Social Sciences 1988, Masters/JD Oxford 1991, Teacher and Coach, Glendale (AZ) Union High School District, Football Player, NFL Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts, USFL Birmingham Stallions and Arizona Wranglers, Rugby Player 1972-75; Football Player 1973-74, 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, Cal 1972-75, ASU BS Sociology 1989, Northern Arizona Masters in Education Leadership 2002, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co., New York, Board Member, Buying Time Foundation; Board Member, Part of the Solution, Commercial Builder/Developer, Principal, Hornaday Development, LLC, Vice President, Resident Manager, Coldwell, Banker & Company 1974-78; Partner, Samuelson/Hornaday 1978-Present, Founder, Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. All Blues 1st XV. NCRFU History | ncrfu Youth Coach, Administrator, Board Member, Lamorinda Rugby Club; Former Board member and Treasurer, Rugby NorCal; Former Commissioner, Bay Conference, Chief Medical Officer Doctor On Demand and Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Stanford University Medical Center. Still skinny, Hawley is a finesse player, a dancer and a twister when he has the ball. The US team entered the competition when the French had already defeated Scotland. The first match was played in November 1873 against the Christ's Hospital 1st XV, on a field in Palmer's Green. Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. Please use the elements on the right if you wish to construct a richer page content with headers, images and layout grids. The skeptical committee replied, "due to the fact that California is the only state playing Rugby in the US, the Committee will give sanction but no financial aid." Tweets & replies. Cafe Van Kleef 905 Jazz & Blues Art Galleries $$Uptown "I LOVE THIS PLACE! It wasn't like this when Loren Hawley played in the 1960s or Head Coach Jack Clark played in the 1970s. Home; Products; collections; Menu. . That's what makes it a little bit of a cathedral, like Fenway Park.". Cal lost to the Phoenix club 7 - 4. In Memorium: Bailey fought hard to the whistle all of his life United States. Old Blues RFC's (@oldbluesrfc) profile on Instagram 171 posts Affiliations. Loren Hawley, 64, has had radical surgery for throat cancer and can express himself only by writing notes on a clipboard. Cal rugby number 8 Louis Stanfill spins out of a scrum during a tough match against the University of British Columbia from Vancouver Canada in Berkeley, CA, on Wednesday, February, 21, 2007. 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 Facebook All Blues Shop Club App. With five minutes left, a St. Mary's forward takes a pass and comes straight at Hawley. National rugby league has 2 Bay Area teams - SFGATE Read our guides to club and sports team management. 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. Colors, name, and logo were selected by Dan Hickey, Manager of the NCRFU All-Star team and later, NCRFU & PCRFU President. As a visual aid, Stanfill is the only one with gold shoes and Hawley is the only one with blue long sleeves. Most items in Rugby Team Stores ship in 1-2 weeks. California high schools, colleges and universities returned to American-style football after the 1914 season. Asked if he was worried when his protege cracked heads, Stanfill jokes, "Well, he always was fragile.". This is an advantage in a weekend tournament, such as the final four, which tests a team's depth. He lives in San Francisco and walks three miles a day on the steep city streets. In 2007, the Gaels finished 5th in the country, and AmericanRugbyNews.com named O'Brien College Coach of the Year. OMBAC, like the Old Blues before it, is favored to win the national championship. Old Blues RFC - Unless the Eagles (national touring team) call, there is nowhere up from here. Request materials at least 2 business days in advance. At noon, straight up, Coach Clark walks in and heads for a chalkboard. 2013: Berkeley All Blues 2014: San Diego Surfers 2015: American Rugby Pro Training Center Women's rugby got an early start in Northern California and continues to produce top-flight club and collegiate teams. The quality of athletes playing rugby in Northern California and on the West Coast went into decline when Congress passed Title Nine. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. In l913, the New Zealand All-Blacks came to the West Coast, completing a successful European tour winning all thirteen of their games. Both sides play home matches in Motspur Park, South West London. That part sounds familiar. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. But thats not wrong. No further treatment necessary. Love, Poverty And War: Journeys And Essays [PDF] [5qkamljh8p80] Blues at Berkeley Social Clubs Dance Clubs Jazz & Blues Downtown Berkeley 6. Search. On November 3, 1877, the freshmen of the University of California at Berkeley challenged the sophomores to a game of "football." Listed below are members of the NCRFU All-Star team who defeated the Southern California All-Stars in 1974 in San Francisco at the Polo Fields. The continued pressure from the Blues forced another penalty which Avery skilfully put away. Other teams have accused the club of recruiting and stealing players. Inc., a 501c(3) non-profit organization. The Berkeley All Blues are a nationally-ranked women's club rugby team. 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. . Co-Founder & Board Member, BrightHouse, Inc.; Co-Founder, Pricelock; Founder & CEO, TrueCar, Inc. 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. 1994: Old Blues Rugby (CA) 1995: Old Mission Beach Athletic 1996: Northern Virginia Rugby 1997: San Mateo Rugby . There were rugby teams at maybe 50 schools, heavy on Ivy Leaguers and beer guts. Elbows flying. Out of 27 varsity sports (13 men and 14 women) at Cal, rugby is the only one that offers no financial aid to its athletes. Hella Fitzgerald 25 Musicians Jazz & Blues Performing Arts $$Oakland "Hella Fitzgerald delivered. "Great old school classy bar with fine liquor offerings in jazzy clean upscale setting. Inc., a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Founded in 1873, Old Blues RFC is an English rugby union club. . Beer drinking. The popularity of American football was immediate. From the stands you can see his tackles, and an instant later you can hear them, like thunder. 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 Columbia University Rugby Football Club Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Blues_RFC&oldid=1081902117, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox rugby team with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 10 April 2022, at 10:12. Login. The name Alcatraz is derived from the Spanish "Alcatraces." San Diego State has become better. OMBAC, the Pacific Coast champion, will face Denver Saturday, and Milwaukee will play Washington. Cal lost to the Phoenix club 7 - 4. Mike Kane / The Chronicle CQ LOUIS STANFILL, Cal rugby number 8 Louis Stanfill gets ready in the locker room before taking the field to play UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 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. The culmination of that work occurred April 17, when OMBAC beat the defending national champion, Old Blues of Berkeley, coming back from a 16-3 deficit to score 25 unanswered points for a 28-16 victory. One famous writer of the day wrote, "Rugby in California ended in a blaze of glory." 6 in the nation, is the first test of the No. In 1936, the Stanford Rugby team won the Pacific Coast championship and carried on a winning campaign in Canada against the Universities of British Columbia, the Vancouver Rowing Club, and the All Stars from Victoria. Loren Toews (Cal-Berkeley and Pittsburgh Steelers), Mickey Ording (University of Oregon & L.A. Rams draftee), Jack Schultz (Stanford *MVP in Rose Bowl), Carl Ekern (Cal-Berleley and "C" of the Los Angeles Rams), John Wilbur (Stanford and Washington Redskins). Then the entire team lines up at one end and walks the length of the field, fixing divots in the grass. Old Blues Rugby has virtually a year-round schedule. Women WPL & WDII. Founded in 1963. Room 389 4.1 (476 reviews) Bars Coffee & Tea $$ "Great little bar in the east bay. It also marked the first tour ever by a team that could legitimately call itself a Pacific Coast Representative team. 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. As a U.S. National. 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. 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. While the exact meaning is still debated, Alcatraz is usually defined as meaning "pelican" or "strange bird. This weekend, the OMBAC rugby team is in Albany, N.Y., looking for its first national championship. Once again Rugby slid into oblivion as architects designed football stadiums seating up to 100,000.Rugby rebounded, however, in 1932 when US Olympic teammates Ed "Mush" Graff, Lefty Rogers, and a few others incorporated theNorthern California Rugby Football Union. Then he turns and says simply "effort," letting the word fall heavy on their shoulders. "Headphones off," he says in passing. Rugby Football Union (NCRFU) perennially one of the toughest unions in the country. View all the teams at Gloucester All Blues Rugby. A hot shower is calling, but first there is the reserve-grade game, to watch in its entirety. 18 00 18.00. 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. *Some pundits have suggested (lightheartedly) that this meaning could be applied equally to all those who play referee and administer the sport of rugby. Archive Photo 1997 Team Photo Getting to Albany is just one step of many, Mike Saunders, OMBACs captain, said. The Americans had won the gold medal.

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