Home . No rugby player ever leaves school early for the pros, and some stay late. The name "Pelicans" was selected because the bird was indigenous to the San Francisco Bay Area. This forced the colleges and universities to open up sports programs to women on an equal basis with the men or lose federal funds. of Defense Language Institute, Chief Marketing Officer, Elance; VP Marketing Posterous, Cal BS Business Administration 1989, MBA Haas 1998, Cal BA 1969, University of Chicago MBA 1986, Northwestern MS 2001, President and CEO, Central Garden & Pet Company, Chief Operating Officer, Lifestyle, Household and Global Operating Functions, Clorox; Chairman of the Board, Clorox and Procter & Gamble Glad Products Joint Venture; Advisory Board Member, Gryphon Investors, Board Member, East Oakland Youth Development Foundation. OBs advanced further and sustained their pressure by kicking for the corner and subsequently setting up a superb driving maul from the lineout. 400-408 Gilman St. Berkeley, CA 94710 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 And San Diegos Old Mission Beach Athletic Club is a testament to that fact. This makes the Club one of the oldest clubs in the World. 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. Dcouvrez les 1 disques en vente de l'album Five years ago berkeley 1979 de Police sur CDandLP au format Vinyle et CD Very cool and great for a date!" more Outdoor seating 7. 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. The All Blues team consists of approximately 40 women dedicated to the Club and the sport of rugby. The name Alcatraz is derived from the Spanish "Alcatraces." Old Blues 29 15 Old Wellingtonians The All Blues strive to provide fellowship, coaching, and peer mentoring to attain the highest levels of personal and team play. of Product Management, Mirapoint; WW Product Marketing Manager, Hewett-Packard, Cal B, Political Economy 1990, Northwestern MBA 1996. So we went to what was--at the time--a dormant program at San Diego State and worked to help that program get better.. Men DIII. Proof came at the Cal-Washington football game in October on an Indian Summer afternoon. 75 00 . 1,386 Followers. In a primitive locker room in Memorial Stadium, Cal waits to host St. Mary's in the primitive sport of rugby. 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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. 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 All Blues Rugby @AllBluesRugby . 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.. We welcome new players looking to join one of the premier rugby clubs in the The continued pressure from the Blues forced another penalty which Avery skilfully put away. Then in 1980, the first National Collegiate Championships was played in Iowa and Cal won it, and the three after it. The US team entered the competition when the French had already defeated Scotland. Club Atletico Rosario Central. No further treatment necessary. Gaining knowledge, meeting new people, finding new passions, building experiencethese are all reasons students join clubs at UC Berkeley. These quality ball players come from countries where Rugby is the national sport. Meet Our Teams SUPPORT US Donations Budge Rogers Book. Every member of the squad was a collegiate football player and/or a professional football player who had played rugby during his collegiate days. Inc., a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Defensa y Justicia. Cal lost to the Phoenix club 7 - 4. The British, hosting the American team, gave them little hope. 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Walter Thompson; Sr. If you were to take a look at the number of national championships won by Northern California men's and women's teams, you would find that no other local area union in USA Rugby can match the accomplishments of NorCal. Women WPL & WDII. Request materials at least 2 business days in advance. Cart 0. Corporate sponsorships can support your marketing and community engagement needs. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. In the rugby heyday of the 1970s and early 80's the Northern California Rugby Union boasted all-star teams composed almost entirely of scholarship football players including many college players who had gone on to participate in professional football and still played rugby in their off-season. This was one year before the formation of the United States Rugby Union. Most items in Rugby Team Stores ship in 1-2 weeks. Men DII. It involves the best sixteen men's and women's clubs (32 clubs total) in the United States. The San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed of rugby with more than 40 clubs. Sixty-seven years later, the All-Blacks played the newly formed US Eagles in Los Angeles. With some of the best pitches and facilities outside of the national league Old Blues are looking to expand and grow to meet their potential. We are regulated by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement as an Internet gaming operator in accordance with the Casino Control Act N.J.S.A. RUGBY LEAGUE. The success of the team stems from the fact that it has a structure behind it, Watkins said. Football and basketball players will walk out on a full scholarship as soon as they are marketable. It has also meant that women too could play rugby and their participation in the sport has been phenomenal. 13 00 13.00. Ned Haig, a playing member of the Melrose, Scotland rugby club, devised the concept sevens tournament to make money for his club. Coach Clark's pregame pep talk notwithstanding, Cal is slow to embrace the concept of being "absolutely f -- miserable today." 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. But rugby has a longer tradition at Cal, and its players appreciate history. Shouting. Digging in deep, OBs managed to turn over a scrum and force a penalty. By the time the US Rugby team arrived in Europe, Czechoslovakia and Romania had withdrawn from competition, and France, having won the European championship, was reluctant to play such a rag tag group of inexperienced Californians. The San Diego State program has served as a feeder program to OMBAC. The backs move swiftly up to the ball, passing it in synchronization, each move smoothly orchestrated. 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. For the past few years, OMBAC has worked in a methodical and organized fashion to strengthen its team, turning it into one of the countrys top rugby organizations. Mike Kane / The Chronicle **Tom Rooke, Cal rugby number 8 Louis Stanfill takes a hit while carrying the ball against UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 Stanford's dominance was due to the type of superb athletes whom Kmetovic was able to attract from the football team. 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. 2013: Berkeley All Blues 2014: San Diego Surfers 2015: American Rugby Pro Training Center 1994: Old Blues Rugby (CA) 1995: Old Mission Beach Athletic 1996: Northern Virginia Rugby 1997: San Mateo Rugby . Sam Whiting has been a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle since 1988. A tournament in Pebble Beach mixed club and college teams to crown an unofficial national champion, then they drained some kegs and sang some songs. Game/Practice Field Location : Tom Bates Regional Sport Complex. 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. Media. As many as 26,000 flocked to Rugby's Big Games between Cal and Stanford. 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. Co-Founder & Board Member, BrightHouse, Inc.; Co-Founder, Pricelock; Founder & CEO, TrueCar, Inc. We are proud to field 4 teams that cater to all levels of experience throughout the year: Women's Premier League (WPL), Division 2, Sevens, and High School. The Junior Pelicans team was established in l979 and defeated the Southwestern Ontario Union Rep. team in its first game. 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Admission was $1.25. OMBAC, like the Old Blues before it, is favored to win the national championship. The All-Blacks won again but by a score of 53 - 6. Sevens Rugby 1883-1976 The first seven-a-side rugby tournament was held in Melrose, Scotland on April 28, 1883. 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. Given that strong support system, combined with the appealing location of San Diego and the ability to play and train year-round, its not surprising that OMBAC has been able to attract the highest-quality players. See how we. After clearing their lines, OWs were then on the back foot. Our website uses cookies to give you a better website experience, by using this website you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. "The field is critical to us," says Clark. That part sounds familiar. 18 00 18.00. Berkeley, CA berkeleyallblues.com Joined October 2010. "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. Chairman, CEO & Founder, CBRE Philippines, Inc. Rugby Player 1987-88, Football Player 1986-87, Oxford Univ. Unless the Eagles (national touring team) call, there is nowhere up from here. The winners will play Sunday to decide the U.S. national club champion. Men DIII. 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. So Stanfill took on Colin Hawley as a project, having him stay overnight when he tired of the drive. 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. The Old Blues Rugby Club competes in the first division of the Northern California Men DIII. 5:12-1 and its implementing regulations. 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. Berkeley All Blues Rugby is a fiscally sponsored project of P.A.S.S. "Show support" is all he has to say, and stiff muscles ease onto cold aluminum benches, including Hawley with a possible concussion. This ended Rugby as an Olympic event. 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." "* Encyclopedia .com makes reference to Alcatraz, pronounced as "alktraz," as originating from the Spanish word "Alcatraces=pelican.". Founded in 1873, Old Blues RFC is an English rugby union club. When the match starts, it becomes obvious why football and rugby have drifted apart. We identified how the Old Blues were benefiting from their relationship with Cal, Watkins said. 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. Dirty songs. The Old Blues provided the model for success. The Old Blues are too solid a team. 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. The event is streamed online annually, typically on YouTube or The Rugby Channel. An excellent performance for OBs start to the season, as the 2s also had a convincing win at home. 4 talking about this. 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. 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. From the stands you can see his tackles, and an instant later you can hear them, like thunder. The Rugby heroes returned to the Bay Area without much fanfare. Berkeley Mens Polo Shirt $34.99 Berkeley Social Jersey $60.00 Berkeley Knit Hat $15.99 Information. All Blues 1st XV. Maximum 5 items per day. 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. Colon de Santa Fe. England - Premiership. The Gaels score first and seem to be playing with more urgency. SoCal did the same. The Americans ran out on the field amid a deafening cacophony of jeers. Then Coach Clark starts pacing on the sidelines. The quality of athletes playing rugby in Northern California and on the West Coast went into decline when Congress passed Title Nine. CAL_RUGBY_0190_MBK.jpg As of the 20/21 season the 1st XV competes in RFU Surrey 2 and the 2nd XV competes in Surrey Combination 1 North. "St. Mary's is out there waiting to ambush you right now.". During the l970s, 80s, and early 90s, the Northern California Rugby Union teams won nearly all of the national club and collegiate championships sponsored by the USA Rugby Union. At the end of the tour they beat Rotura 6-3 and Auckland RU by a score of 13 3, a truly significant victory since rugby is the major sport in New Zealand. Noise. Fifty thousand people assembled in Antwerp Stadium to savor the certain American defeat. "A ball could get caught up in that oak tree. Stanfill can stand 10. Women's rugby, ironically, has also led to more public exposure to the game itself and men's rugby has profited greatly by it. France - Top 14. The money was raised in San Francisco. The sport has since grown to 400 college teams in three divisions, but most are loosely organized recreation sports. 6 in the nation, is the first test of the No. The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is the top annual American rugby sevens competition organized by USA Rugby. On game day, everything is regimented and a moment before noon, the room goes silent. Players from the Northern California Men's Clubs and Universities dominated the Eagles and Grizzlies. Cal's reserve squad may be the second-best team in college rugby. This is an advantage in a weekend tournament, such as the final four, which tests a team's depth. "We don't want anything we can't pay for ourselves.". Meaning and history The Blues were originally known as the Auckland Blues. For a tiny school, St. Mary's has a strong rugby tradition of its own, going back to 1888. It started back in high school in the Sacramento Valley, where Stanfill was a senior football stud and Hawley a scrawny sophomore. 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. California high schools, colleges and universities returned to American-style football after the 1914 season. Berkeley All Blues Women's Rugby Team | Berkeley CA 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. Unfortunately, the French fans rioted in the stands after their defeat. Until the formation of the US Rugby Union in l976, the team that most frequently won the tough Monterey Tournament (the unofficial National Championship) was the mythical national champion. View all the teams at Gloucester All Blues Rugby. 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. Come join us!! Only a rugby player would be caught dead in these "Oski sweaters," as Stanfill calls them. Four years later, they are a senior and a sophomore all over again in the 125th anniversary season for Cal rugby. We have territorial competitions for both men and women. "Cal rugby is a one-of-a-kind experience," says Hawley. The Northern California Rugby Union has had to make many modifications and adjustments in the new era of professional rugby. 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. 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 addition of these players to Northern California Club and all-star competitions has made an enormous impact. Login. 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. Old Blues RFC (@oldbluesrfc) Instagram photos and videos oldbluesrfc 171 posts 584 followers 399 following Old Blues RFC Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Motspur Park | Excellent Title-Chasing Rugby + Superb Social | Training Wednesdays ~Currently Recruiting #ALLEZ www.oldbluesrfc.com Posts Reels Videos Tagged By now, the field is in the shade, the temperature is dropping and a cold wind is coming off the bay. United States. "We don't have anything to say to the other team," Stanfill says. 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 After Kemtovic retired from coaching in 1972, Stanford Rugby took a nosedive and has been struggling as a club sport ever since. Players on other teams have sported shirts bearing the OMBAC symbol with a red slash through it and the words OMBAC, the best team money can buy., Said Boyle: And our team made up their own shirts that say, So, wheres my check? Its an unfair characterization that is a combination of jealousy, misinformation and humor., Said Watkins: Were not doing anything different from other teams. Old Blues Rugby has virtually a year-round schedule. Berkeley All Blues Rugby is a competitive, member-run team of USA Rugby. "If you don't have a field that is named for you, over time it will be a parking lot or it will be artificial turf or it will be some other thing." There were too many accomplished Rugby players in California, however, to let Rugby get away too far. "It's a big deal, that's for sure," Stanfill says of the 125th season. This can be HTML or text. Compete at the highest levels in US and maintain great social environment. 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.
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