Cal Rugby Open Thread: National Semifinal vs Arkansas State
by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 30, 2010 4:30 PM PDT
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Jack Clark's Golden Bears are two wins away from a 25th rugby national championship, and one win away from a possible title rematch with the BYU Cougars squad that snatched the prize away from them last year. But first they must deal with Arkansas State. And don't let the bland school name full you; their team is stocked with international flavor.
Arkansas State is maybe the most intriguing team in the entire tournament. First-year coach Matt Huckaby inherited a team from his father that was built from nothing. South Africa was a primary building block, but the Huckabys have made an effort to market worldwide.
"Over the years we've developed an international pipeline," Huckaby said. "We have a couple of Japanese guys coming in next year too, and we have one from Korea. ... We like to blend international-born players with American-born players so we can create a diverse environment."
An effort to increase international enrollment at Arkansas State coupled with almost no Arkansas high school rugby fostered this development effort, and it's clearly worked.
Should be a tough matchup! Let's see if the Bears can claw their way into Saturday's national championship game!
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Arkansas St. takes the early lead
3-0, 4 minutes in.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 30, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions
BYU won, 63-28. Let’s win this to set up the grudge match tomorrow! And because winning is cool, I guess.
by Yes We Cannon on Apr 30, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
…you guess?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Apr 30, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
45-18 Cal @ the half.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
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by Swamphunter on Apr 30, 2010 5:47 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
ASU showed some life near halftime. Cal scored their 45 points very quickly.
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by Swamphunter on Apr 30, 2010 5:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
75-25 with 18 mins remaining in the game.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
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by Swamphunter on Apr 30, 2010 6:13 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
sorry, 76-25
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by Swamphunter on Apr 30, 2010 6:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
THAT’S AN INEXCUSABLE MISTAKE!!!
No, really, thanks for the score updates. I’m still at work here.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
My pleasure, rags.
It looks like the bears will be here tomorrow, so I can provide scores then as well.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
by Swamphunter on Apr 30, 2010 6:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Gotta thank CrusinBears too.
He was doing this before I came in around halftime.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
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by Swamphunter on Apr 30, 2010 6:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
With five minutes left, Cal has an 83-30 lead.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
by Swamphunter on Apr 30, 2010 6:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I liked the question who is next team to come up?
Ak St, St. Mary’s SDSu, etc etc I mean they won’t be at Cal’s level, but maybe BYU…
Bak Bak Space Chicken...
Cal vs BYU again for the title!
Final score: Cal 83, ASU 37
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
by Swamphunter on Apr 30, 2010 6:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Fantastic match, glad to hear tomorrow’s game is on ustream as well…
Anyone catch the time? I know its the last game of the day…
Bak Bak Space Chicken...
If you can take photos of it, that’d be awesome!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Apr 30, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If only I had a camera that wasn’t acting up. I’ll see what I can do.
by Yes We Cannon on Apr 30, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
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