An international collegiate all-star rugby match between the United States and New Zealand will be played at UCSB’s Harder Stadium on Wednesday night.The USA Rugby Men’s Collegiate All-Americans face the New Zealand Universities at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the match is free.The game is part of a California tour by the Kiwis. The All-Americans scored an impressive 60-17 victory in the opener in San Diego. The game in Santa Barbara will be followed by the final match at Stanford on July … [Read more...]
No. 1-seeded UCSB Rugby hosting Sweet 16
Thursday, April 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The UCSB men’s club rugby team defeated USC 78-10 at home last Friday to solidify their number one seed in the national Collegiate Sweet 16 Rugby Playoffs.“It was a great effort by the whole team,” Head Coach Kevin Battle said. “The 13 overall tries were scored by 11 different players.”A true standout in this match was senior James Burroughs.“He was inspirational on attack and on defense,” Battle said. “He really lead by example and played an almost flawless … [Read more...]
USA Rugby’s Collegiate National Championships comes to SB
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Local rugby fans are in for a treat this weekend as UCSB's Harder Stadium is hosting 16 men's and women's teams taking part in USA Rugby's Collegiate National Championships. It is the first time in the program's history that it is hosting so many games for the national tournament.Games begin on Friday at 1 p.m. and continue through Sunday. A one-day pass is $10 and a full 3-day pass is $15. Harder Stadium's ticket office will be open starting at noon on Friday. Pool A and C of the men's … [Read more...]
Grunion eaten up by Los Angeles
Monday, April 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Grunion may not be a playoff team this season, but that didn't stop the local rugby club from attracting a host of fans to its second-to-last home game at Elings Park on Saturday.The more experienced and superior-skilled L.A. Rugby Club ended up routing Santa Barbara 50-13, although much of the entertained crowd was none-the-wiser as there was no scoreboard.COMPLETE PHOTO GALLERY ORDER PRINTS Omar Gonzalez converted three tries for L.A., which earned a … [Read more...]
