Monday, January 28, 2013

week in review jan/21-27

National news :  college rugby is in full swing now with many competitions kicking off or entering week 2. the newly restructured NCRC began play this week. with many of its once high powered teams now affiliated with new conferences this league title will be up for grabs with many new comer teams and continued regulars from over the past few years.- good read on ncrc found at thisisamericanrugby.com

Women's 7's rugby hits Huston with a two day event, Feb/1-2. the best of the best women's national teams will be in town to take on team USA. this will be a huge test not just for the women's team but also to see how we as Americans take to women's rugby and if we can show that the women's game has in proved over the years. tickets are still there for people to buy. good luck to team USA!

on the other side of the globe the Men's team is in New Zealand to prepare for the next set of rounds on the HSBC 7's series. fallowed by the Las Vegas 7's leg Feb/8-10.

You can now find various colleges that offer in some form College Rugby Scholarships on the USA rugby website: http://www.usarugby.org/scholarships

International News: with the recent news coming out of the SANZAR that in 2016 there could be a chance super rugby expands into north America it has thrown people into a frenzy on both sides of the pacific. here is a good read on why in a few short years north America and USA rugby now hold all the cards against SANZAR: http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/01/thanks-but-no-thanks-to-super-rugby.html

recent round of the HC concluded and the six nations are preparing to kick off this coming weekend, moving on to the next rounds are: Clermont v. Montpellier, Saracens v. Ulster, Harlequins v. Munster, and Toulon v. Lecester.
 also in the Amlin cup moving on to the knock out rounds are: Gloucester v. Biarritz, London Wasp v. Leinster, Perpignan v. Toulouse, and Bath v. Stade Francais.

Local News: 
DI-ACentral Washington 61-5 Santa Clara
Cal Poly 34-10 UC Santa Barbara
Pacific WesternSanta Rosa JC 35-15 San Jose State
Nevada 49-18 Fresno State
Chico State 60-46 UC Santa Cruz

Men College FriendlyCal 176-0 Stanford
Women DI College
Pacific Mountain North
Chico State 32-5 UC Davis

Stanford 38-0 California
Women DII College
West Coast

UC Santa Cruz 12-3 UN-Reno
Men DI ClubSFGG 50-12 EPA Bulldogs
Sacramento Lions 73-17 EPA Razorbacks
DII ClubFresno 24-20 Vacaville
San Jose vs sac. capitals postponed due to field conditions

Jan20
Storer Classic Final
Cal 29-7 UCLA


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