FLASH: Cal Launches CPD Season With A Shutout
by RugbyVet on Mar 5, 2011 3:28 PM PST
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PrintCal's rugby Bears launched their inaugural College Premier Division season with a 95-0 blanking of the San Diego State Aztecs at Old Mission Bay Club's "Little Q" pitch today.
Ten scorers dotted down a total of 15 tries for the Berkeley visitors, followed by ten conversions. Senior eight-man Derek Asbun crossed the line four times. Senior inside center Sean Gallinger and sophomore outside center Seamus Kelly both snagged twofers.
Today's match is first of seven in the newly minted league's Pacific Conference schedule leading to a three-round championship contest in May.
The Bears were undefeated in 15 pre-season starts which included notable matches against Air Force and British Columbia. With today's win, Cal's amassed the highest scoring record in the CPD and the division's first shutout.
For the year, the Bears have hung 988 points on their opponents while ceding only 51.
In other CPD action today, Darmouth defeated Delaware 15-5, Navy beat Ohio State 44-26, Arizona State took down Colorado 48-19 and Army trounced Rutgers 58-15. (Updates on other CPD matches below).
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Good man.
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Mar 5, 2011 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
Question for RugbyVet
If you were to rank the CPD teams, what would your rankings look like?
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Rankings? Rankings!!??
I don’ gotta show you no e-steekin’ RANKINGS!
But, at the risk of Walter Huston dancing on my grave, here’s my top five:
1) Cal
2) BYU
3) St Mary’s (yes, St Mary’s)
4-5) Arkansas State or Utah, you pick.
Keep an eye out for the new undergrad squad from Life University. They’re comers.
Speaking of Life University ...
The Atlanta school’s first CPD foray against Tennessee resulted in a 54-3 rout of the Volunteers today.
Cal Poly-SLO beat UCLA 27-14 on the Mustang’s home turf.
Stay tuned for updates on the Wasatch Cup (BYU vs. Utah), CWU vs. Claremont, Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M, Air Force vs. Wyoming and St Mary’s vs. UC-Davis.
Awaiting results from
Well, yes, ... in a way.
It’s a school of chiropractic medicine. The hard knocks get worked over as class projects.
Wasn’t Life University a college rugby power in the 1980s?
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Well, Life has just launched this undergrad squad, so ...
… no, not at least in the modern era of sanctioned collegiate play.
Life’s graduate side has played at the club level beforehand, though.
(Somehow I can’t get the image out of my head of a chiropractor forward delivering first a back-wrenching tackle then finishing with an “adjustment”).
I can’t recall a “friendly” match between the Bears and Life club team. Maybe I’m just not old enough (can the laughter, you guys!)
According to Cal rugby championship history, Cal played “Life College” in the 1982 national championship game. Cal won 15-14 for the Bears’ third national title.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Okay, I'm OLD ...
Since 1986, Life’s played at the club, rather than the collegiate, level.
Life’s been, in fact, a Rugby Super League (men’s club) champ.
The Life squad dropped to Division 1 in the 2003 season, but finally managed to regain Super League status in 2009.
(My excuse? My time at Cal predated Life’s appearance)
And ... for the lawyers among us ...
My testimony stands.
There wasn’t a “friendly” match between the Bears and Life in the ’80s.
Championship games ain’t friendly.
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Aww ... shucks ...
’Twarn’t nuthin.’
Last of the updates:
St Mary’s over UC-Davis 52-10
CWU beats Claremont 44-27
Texas A&M defeats Oklahoma 28-18
Air Force shuts out Wyoming 52-0
… and …
BYU gets by Utah 40-22.
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