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BY HUGH BROWN The University of Utah Rugby Football Club is currently conducting a search for a new head coach. There is no word on how this is proceeding at this time, but there appear to be a number of … Continue reading
BYU RUGBY PRESS RELEASE ST. GEORGE — In what proved to be an exciting and hotly contested affair between the BYU Cougars and one of the top men’s teams in the country, Old Puget Sound Beach rallied to edge the … Continue reading
BYU RUGBY PRESS RELEASE The Varsity Cup Collegiate Rugby Championship released the schedule of the end-of-year tournament this week. Despite being just three weeks into the spring season, the seeds (see bracket) were also announced. The rugby 15s event kicks … Continue reading
BY HUGH BROWN The Utes started strong in the Pacific Athletic Conference held its Sevens qualifying tournament as they defeated Oregon 40-5 and Washington 24-5 before falling to a strong Colorado side 12-7. Advancing into the quarterfinals with Utah were … Continue reading
BY HUGH BROWN It appears that last spring, at the end of the season, an incident occurred involving one of the Utah Rugby Club’s players resulted in the University of Utah’s administration considering a one-year suspension of the club’s play. … Continue reading
By Hugh Brown Prior to any 15s college matches being played, RugbyMag’s Alex Goff ranked his top 25 college sides for the 2013 season. Because a number of last year’s top teams are now playing D1-AA and not D1-A, Goff … Continue reading
BYU RUGBY PRESS RELEASE PROVO — Fifteens national champion BYU rugby club is looking to develop their sevens program by hosting the inaugural Cougars Sevens Invitational on Saturday. Helaman Field will host Utah, Southern Utah, Utah State, Weber State, Utah … Continue reading
Rugbymag.com is reporting that the rugby College Competitions Committee has approved — nearly two months after the application deadline — a new Division I-AA conference made up of entirely Utah teams. No word on if conference does will have an … Continue reading
BY HUGH BROWN The first of 13 regional tournaments to qualify teams for the college sevens championship took place on Sep. 2. In the Mid America Conference playoffs, Davenport became the first qualifier as the Panthers went 5-0, defeating Bowling … Continue reading
BY HUGH BROWN University of Utah rugby player Don Pati broke his arm during his tour with the All-American College 15s side last month. The side, which also included Utes’ Mike Sheppard, traveled to Ireland where they split a pair … Continue reading