Inc., a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: themaestroofrock.com Wagnermusic.com || Dick Wagner: Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist - Official Website The Old Blues are too solid a team. There were rugby teams at maybe 50 schools, heavy on Ivy Leaguers and beer guts. See how wework with current sponsors or contact us for more information! The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is the top annual American rugby sevens competition organized by USA Rugby. Varsity Rugby, Harlequins London, USA Rugby League, Olympic Club Rugby, Hong Kong Rugby Football Club, Philippine Rugby Football Union President, President American Chamber Philippines, YPO Philippines Past President, YPO Board Member SE Asia, Board of Trustees Intl School Manila, Board Member AIB Capital, Board Member Fairmont Raffles Philippines, Board Member AIB Capital, Cal BA 1988, 1989; London School of Economics MSc. In 1775, the Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala was the first to sail into what is now known as San Francisco Bay - his expedition mapped the bay, and named one of the three islands, Alcatraces, and over time the name was Anglicized to Alcatraz. 400-408 Gilman St. Berkeley, CA 94710 No rugby player ever leaves school early for the pros, and some stay late. The 12th Witter has just entered the program. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Blues_RFC&oldid=1081902117, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox rugby team with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 10 April 2022, at 10:12. The popularity of American football was immediate. Everyone tries to do what theyve done.. Sam Whiting has been a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle since 1988. Men DIII. Received a masters degree in business administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University where he coached the womens rugby team to the national championship. Given that strong support system, combined with the appealing location of San Diego and the ability to play and train year-round, its not surprising that OMBAC has been able to attract the highest-quality players. Women's rugby clubs began springing on many college and university campuses across the nation. But in addition to providing an in-place organizational structure and a strong fund-raising base, the club also serves as a social network. In the early 1970s, rock musicwhich had been central to the counterculture of the '60swas becoming an ever-more massive business. A good example of this would be the l974 Northern California RU All-Stars. OMBAC, the Pacific Coast champion, will face Denver Saturday, and Milwaukee will play Washington. Fifty-one players saw action and not one was a ringer from Cal's co-championship football team. Media. The game jerseys look more like what Jack Nicholson would wear in a romantic comedy. OBs were under pressure at times with some interesting clearance kicks (Davey) not quite finding their mark. Final score was 51-3 for the All-Blacks. Combine as many ads as you wish for one flat rate. This forced the colleges and universities to open up sports programs to women on an equal basis with the men or lose federal funds. OWs improved, however, looking strong for large swathes of the second half with some good kicking and scrum work. Both sides play home matches in Motspur Park, South West London. San Diego State has become better. The game was never in doubt as the US again won the Gold Medal by a score of 17 - 3. A nearly lifelong resident of nearby El Cerrito, Calif., Figone was still a club member the Old Blues in 1985 when he came on board to join forces with Clark and athletic trainer David Stenger, the latter of whom had been serving the rugby team since the twilight of head coach Miles "Doc" Hudson's career in 1973 through the term of future Cal Winning the national championship was the last one.. In a primitive locker room in Memorial Stadium, Cal waits to host St. Mary's in the primitive sport of rugby. The Gaels score first and seem to be playing with more urgency. Cal and Notre Dame also staged some epic battles, which could also have laid claim to a national championship. The final score is 33-12. CAL_RUGBY_0190_MBK.jpg The money was raised in San Francisco. Dirty songs. As a defender, he'll tackle by grabbing a jersey and pulling. It's kooky, diverse and artsy. Old Blues RFC | New Coaching Team 2020 Thu 29 Oct 2020 21:04 OLD BLUES 1st XV GIVE IT SOME WELLY FOR OPENING WIN Sun 11 Aug 2019 11:37 Saturday 22nd September Old Blues 29 - 15 Old Wellingtonians The start to the 2018/19 season saw the 1st XV and 2nd XV running out at Fortress Motspur; the weather being a familiar view 1 2 Match Reports The Golden Bears came from behind to win 32-17. photo taken: 2/21/07 A rugby match in front of 5,000 fans in a 70,000-seat bowl is depressing. This was one year before the formation of the United States Rugby Union. A favorite was "Jonestown," a lyrical update of Petula Clark's "Downtown.". It involves the best sixteen men's and women's clubs (32 clubs total) in the United States. By noon on this cold January Saturday, the pregame ritual has been going on for three hours at Witter Rugby Field, which is above the football stadium and deeper into Strawberry Canyon. Welcome to the Bedford Blues Official Club Shop Search. An excellent performance for OBs start to the season, as the 2s also had a convincing win at home. But beyond the apparent disorder, there is a form and a structure to the game of rugby. There were too many accomplished Rugby players in California, however, to let Rugby get away too far. When Stanfill finds an opposing ballcarrier, that person stays found. The All Blues strive to provide fellowship, coaching, and peer mentoring to attain the highest levels of personal and team play. Unfortunately, the French fans rioted in the stands after their defeat. But if a player is looking for the opportunity to be more successful, were not going to turn him down.. On a rainy 5 May l924, 50,000 fans jammed Colombes Stadium to see France take its revenge. Fifty thousand people assembled in Antwerp Stadium to savor the certain American defeat. This can be HTML or text. The cathedral -- which includes an old men's room from the football stadium converted to a classy field house -- is named for its major benefactor, the Dean Witter brokerage family. The Old Blues and Golden Gate will be home again March 29, hosting the Denver Barbarians and the Aspen Rugby Club. Originally composed of former pupils of Christ's Hospital (known as "Old Blues"), Old Blues Rugby was founded two years after the Rugby Football Union itself and the year after the very first Oxford University vs. Cambridge University Varsity Match was played. They don't even wear rugby shirts. Team captain Saunders, a San Diego State graduate, has played for OMBAC since 1983. Like burning man light, with jazz and blues " more Outdoor seating 7. The Old Blues have recently invested heavily in new playing and social facilities, with a balcony overlooking the pitches completed in 2022. After a few years of informal women's invitationals, a formal women's competition was added to the event in 2011. A rugby match in front of 5,000 fans squeezed onto risers or bunched along the end lines is the way it was meant to be. OMBAC should be given credit for going out and building a strong team, Hickey said. In another season or two they will run out of fence. Back then the rugby roster was filled out after the last football game. Mike Kane / The Chronicle **Louis Stanfill Mark Davey then crashed over to put the OBs 12-5 up. Monterey/Pebble Beach Rugby Classic records, 1958-1995 Physical description 8.25 linear ft. At the library Special Collections Today's hours: 10a - 4:30p On-site access Researchers can request to view these materials in the Special Collections Reading Room. Your kind donations will be fully tax-deductible. Founded in 1873, Old Blues RFC is an English rugby union club. For the past few years, OMBAC has worked in a methodical and organized fashion to strengthen its team, turning it into one of the countrys top rugby organizations. Room 389 4.1 (476 reviews) Bars Coffee & Tea $$ "Great little bar in the east bay. *Played on SoCal Rep. Side but played Collegiate Rugby in Northern California.easy. DIVISION. The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (OURFC) has a long and illustrious history of sporting distinction and remains one of the world's leading and most renowned amateur rugby clubs. Rank 909. . We are regulated by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement as an Internet gaming operator in accordance with the Casino Control Act N.J.S.A. Men DIII & Women DII. join. The Old Blues host Old Puget Sound April 5 and Old Mission Beach. Blues Rugby Ball. "Cal rugby is a one-of-a-kind experience," says Hawley. OLD-SCHOOL ACOUSTIC BLUES - Laid-Back Delta Blues on the Resonator Guitar Justin Johnson 1.43M subscribers Subscribe 36K 1.5M views 1 year ago #blues #acoustic #guitar Want to drift off to. 194 Following. At noon, straight up, Coach Clark walks in and heads for a chalkboard. From dominance of the storied Old Blues through a consistent Berkeley All Blues Women's Rugby Team to Wisconsin Women's Rugby's first title, #USARugby looks back at the USA Club Rugby National. France - Top 14. Chairman, CEO & Founder, CBRE Philippines, Inc. Rugby Player 1987-88, Football Player 1986-87, Oxford Univ. James Sehr, Elk Grove, CA, a senior on Cal's rugby team, takes a moment to collect himself in the locker room before joining his team for warm-ups before taking the field to play UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 It also meant that many colleges and universities, in order to comply with Title Nine, began to eliminate minor men's sports programs, which had varsity status. There is the ice bath a third of the way around the stadium in the training room. Founder & Chairman, Build-to-Order; Co-Founder, Direct Ventures; Founder & Chairman, Advertise.com; Founder & CEO, CarsDirect.com; Founder & CEO, Vision Incorporated; Founder & CEO, Dental Advantage; VP of Marketing, 1-800-DENTIST; 1-800-CAR-SEARCH; Founder & CEO, INFOAccess and AUTOAccess; Airborne Spanish Interrogator, US Army, Cal 1991-93, U.S. Military Academy, Dept. When the match starts, it becomes obvious why football and rugby have drifted apart. Berkeley All Blues Rugby is a fiscally sponsored project of P.A.S.S. Member, American Society of Civil Engineering, Urban Land Institute, Pension Real Estate Association; Board Member, Real Estate Academic Initiative, Harvard University; Policy Advisory Board, Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics, Berkeley Haas School of Business, Partner & Principal, NEA; Sr. Director, VMWare; Dir. Sixty-seven years later, the All-Blacks played the newly formed US Eagles in Los Angeles. They later defeated Leamington of New Zealand and lost to Auckland (N.Z.). For a tiny school, St. Mary's has a strong rugby tradition of its own, going back to 1888. Their next opponent was a team made up of the best players from all the Rugby clubs in the Bay Area calling themselves the Allies. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Leo Gadsby went in underneath the posts (conversion from Will Avery) to take it to 22-10. The Golden Bears came from behind to win 32-17. photo taken: 2/21/07 Midway through the second half, Cal's 48th consecutive victory against a U.S. college is at hand (now 58 games over three years) but they are still hitting the St. Mary's guys as hard as they will hit anybody all season. Old Breed Rugby; Old Gold; Old Okaloosa Pirates; Panthers; Plattsburgh State; Portland Men; Portland Women; . Coach 2003-08, Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, Inducted 2012; Bear Backer Since 1970, Mobilization Assistant to Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Pilot, Delta Airlines, Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, U.S. Air Force Academy BS 1982; Touro University MBA 2008, Vice President of Sales - North America, Lithium Technologies, Director of Sales, CrowdFlower / Adobe; Co-Founder, StealthHD, Cal BS Political Science 2007, Oxford Said Business School MA Management 2009, Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Cal BS 1976, UC Hastings College of Law JD 1976, USNT Jr. 1985; USNT 1987-89; Founder Olympic Club Rugby 1991-94, Managing Director, CH Investment Partners (2020-present), Chief Client Officer, North American Specialty Hospital (2017-19), Managing Director, UBS (2013-15); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2009-12), Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, TMB Bank Bangkok, CEO, Retail Banking Asia, Private Banking Worldwide, ING Group; CEO, ING Baring; Head of Investment Management and Private Banking Asia, Head of European Equities and Equity Derivatives, JP Morgan, Captain, Belgian National Rugby Team, 40 selections; President, Belgian Rugby Federation; Member, Singapore Rugby Union Management Committee, Msc Engineering Brussels University 1973, MBA Columbia 1977, Former Commanding Officer TOPGUN Adversary Squadrons VFC-111, VFC-13, Current TOPGUN Adversary F-5 Pilot, Tactical Air Support, Aviation Hall of Fame 2018, Fighter Pilot of the Year, Adversary Pilot of the Year, UK Britannia Award Recipient, All-Military Rugby Team, All-Navy Rugby Team 1986-1994, Sr. Vice President, Wells Fargo Realty Finance; Director, Colliers International, Former President, San Francisco Grid Club; Former Member, UC Berkeley Foundation, Cal BA 1970, University of Chicago MBA 1978, CEO, Asurion, Worldwide; Managing Director, CEO, Bain & Company; Co-Founder, Focus; Board of Directors, Charles Schwab, Bridgespan Group, Cal Economics & History 1985, Stanford MBA 1990, Old Blues Player 1977-86, Head Coach 1987-91; USNT Captain 1985-86, Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Kingdom of Tonga (Retired), CEO & Secretary General, Tonga National Olympic Committee; CEO, Tourism Tonga, Vice President Business & Legal Affairs FOX Sports, Board Member, Sports Lawyers Association; Santa Monica Rugby Club Old Boy of the Year; Speaker Boalt Hall Sports and Law Conference, Cal AB History 1976, JD San Fernando Valley College of Law 1979, Attorney, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold; In-House Counsel, NaviSite, Inc.; Attorney, Bradley Curley Asiano & McCarthey; Attorney, Jackson & Wallace, Rugby Player 1984-88, Assistant Coach 2000-01; Football Player 1983-86, Rugby All-America 1985-88, Captain 1988, Woodley Award Winner 1987, 1988); Football Co-captain, Honorable Mention All Pac-10 1986; Daily Cal Male Athlete of the Year 1988; USNT 1986-94; Rugby World Cup 1987, 1991, 1993; Captain 1993 Sevens RWC; Oxford Varsity Blue 1989, 1990; Inducted into Cal Athletic Hall of Fame 1997; Board Member, Glenn T. Seaborg Award; Board Member, Lamorinda Rugby Club; Coach, Lamorinda RFC, Cal BA Social Sciences 1988, Masters/JD Oxford 1991, Teacher and Coach, Glendale (AZ) Union High School District, Football Player, NFL Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts, USFL Birmingham Stallions and Arizona Wranglers, Rugby Player 1972-75; Football Player 1973-74, Member Old Blues Rugby Club, 1979 National Club Champions; Arizona Big Schools High School Football Coach of the Year; Sunnyslope High School Achievement Above All, Teacher of the Year Chaparral High School; on staff of two Arizona State High School Football State Championship Teams, Cal 1972-75, ASU BS Sociology 1989, Northern Arizona Masters in Education Leadership 2002, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co., New York, Board Member, Buying Time Foundation; Board Member, Part of the Solution, Commercial Builder/Developer, Principal, Hornaday Development, LLC, Vice President, Resident Manager, Coldwell, Banker & Company 1974-78; Partner, Samuelson/Hornaday 1978-Present, Founder, Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. Hella Fitzgerald 25 Musicians Jazz & Blues Performing Arts $$Oakland "Hella Fitzgerald delivered. Money for rugby programs was cut off and so were all the other things scholarship footballers received such as medical care, trainers, food tables, etc. Corporate sponsorships can support your marketing and community engagement needs. Mike Kane / The Chronicle CQ LOUIS STANFILL, Cal rugby number 8 Louis Stanfill and teammates congratulate the University of British Columbia from Vancouver Canada after their match in Berkeley, CA, on Wednesday, February, 21, 2007. Stanfill eases himself into the tub, as does Hawley, head still pounding and ear swollen from his collision. The All Blues were founded in 1978, and have since supported female athletes and promoted women's rugby at all levels across the Bay Area. "The locker room we have here, it suits us just fine," Stanfill says. The rugby dressing room sits right on the fault line and is where they stick the visiting team for football games, to get them rattled. The British, hosting the American team, gave them little hope. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Cal rugby goes out of its way to fight against stereotype. We identified how the Old Blues were benefiting from their relationship with Cal, Watkins said. Ironically, at that time, we had many outstanding athletes, via the football programs, playing rugby, but coaching and refereeing standards were far behind the player's abilities. Particular mention should also be given to the number of debutants who had their first league game with the 1s: Max Greaves, Josh Heath, George Ratcliffe, Adam Wilkinson, Euan Copeland, Joe Jenkins, great shift from all the lads who have put a lot of effort in to pre-season over the last few weeks. Men DII. Eighty minutes later, the shocked onlookers were numbed by an 8 - 0 victory for the United States. 1998 Men's Club Rugby Sweet Sixteen Bracket. Powered By. Arthur Road "He started out as a football player and then realized what a great game rugby was and started playing it." Founded in 1963. Serves on the board of the YPO Coastal San Diego chapter and has served on the Board of Trustees for Francis Parker School and The Friends of Del Mar Parks. Mike Kane / The Chronicle **Tom Rooke, Cal rugby number 8 Louis Stanfill takes a hit while carrying the ball against UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 We set goals throughout the year. As far back as 1872 there were Rugby clubs flourishing in the San Francisco Bay Area, composed mainly of former British citizens for whom Rugby was a way of remaining British. With the Old Blues, he served as team captain on numerous occasions and led the team to a Monterey Rugby Championship, a New Zealand tour, and seven National Championships from 1979 to 1987. Ned Haig, a playing member of the Melrose, Scotland rugby club, devised the concept sevens tournament to make money for his club. OMBACs success has been a long time coming, said Bob Watkins, a former OMBAC player and coach who has been associated with the club since 1967. Six Nations. Upon regrouping, OBs put the pressure on and camped out in OWs 22 for a sustained period of time, forcing OW to concede several penalties. He and other members who have been with the club from its early days in the late 1960s--including OMBACs current coach, Bing Dawson, and club president, Pat Boyle--decided around 1980 to work to build OMBAC into a team of national prominence, capable of attracting top talent. 18 00 18.00. "Cal rugby is a one-of-a-kind experience," says Hawley. In the modern era of rugby, we can look forward to many kinds of national championships, both club and all-star. He may have a concussion. Proof came. But I think its too early to talk about dynasty, Hickey said. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. These quality ball players come from countries where Rugby is the national sport. The success of the Old Blues is based on 50 years of rugby tradition at Cal and Stanford. It was a leathery old aficionado of Anglo-Saxon, sitting in a darkened room many leagues below the Equator, who lovingly drew this to my attention. This makes the Club one of the oldest clubs in the World. Maximum 5 items per day. Built in the 1920s, it has all the amenities of a 1920s locker room. STL Blues: Team Total Goals - 1st Period. This request was inconvenient for Stanfill, because it meant a 100-mile-round trip into farm country just to get the kid home after practice. Berkeley All Blues Rugby is a competitive, member-run team of USA Rugby. The Northern California RU has been one of the most successful of all the Local Area Unions in many respects. Other teams have accused the club of recruiting and stealing players. of Defense Language Institute, Chief Marketing Officer, Elance; VP Marketing Posterous, Cal BS Business Administration 1989, MBA Haas 1998, Cal BA 1969, University of Chicago MBA 1986, Northwestern MS 2001, President and CEO, Central Garden & Pet Company, Chief Operating Officer, Lifestyle, Household and Global Operating Functions, Clorox; Chairman of the Board, Clorox and Procter & Gamble Glad Products Joint Venture; Advisory Board Member, Gryphon Investors, Board Member, East Oakland Youth Development Foundation. From a player's standpoint, it means they get their gear washed after practice. Football has become a television show before a live studio audience. With some of the best pitches and facilities outside of the national league Old Blues are looking to expand and grow to meet their potential. O'Brien, a former star Cal rugby player, national team member and longtime coach of the Old Blues rugby club, has led the Gaels to numerous national championship tournaments since he began in 2001. Arthur Road (select Performing Arts Social Society (P.A.S.S., Inc.)! 2022 USA CLUB RUGBY NATIONAL 7S CHAMPIONSHIP | AUGUST 13-14, 2022 | LOCATION TBA . Players take the field with no equipment besides cleats and a ball and fall into formations with names such as scrums and rucks . Budge Rogers Book. At the end, after standing in the end zone and waiting for about 15 minutes, here came the rugby team, all in khaki slacks, brown shoes and belt, white button-down shirts and their varsity sweaters -- a heavy, dark-blue Fred MacMurray cardigan with 15 gold stripes on the sleeves. Until the formation of the US Rugby Union in l976, the team that most frequently won the tough Monterey Tournament (the unofficial National Championship) was the mythical national champion. In 2007, the Gaels finished 5th in the country, and AmericanRugbyNews.com named O'Brien College Coach of the Year. Times 10:00am - 3:00pm Kevin Banks (505) 328-6954 kevin@kutz4kidz.org Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, High school baseball and softball: Fridays scores, Harvard-Westlakes Bryce Rainer fires out 92-mph fastballs in first start since 2021, New era of football begins at Mater Dei under coach Frank McManus, Desperate mountain residents trapped by snow beg for help; We are coming, sheriff says, Newsom, IRS give Californians until October to file tax returns, Californias snowpack is approaching an all-time record, with more on the way, High school baseball and softball: Thursdays scores, Taft football coach Jeff Kearin resigns in support of assistant principal, High school basketball: Southern California and Northern California Regional results and updated pairings, Prep basketball playoff roundup: Blake Manning leads Tesoro into regional semifinals, Hidden, illegal casinos are booming in L.A., with organized crime reaping big profits, Look up: The 32 most spectacular ceilings in Los Angeles, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, This fabled orchid breeder loves to chat just not about Trader Joes orchids, Elliott: Kings use their heads over hearts in trading Jonathan Quick, With Marcus Morris sidelined, Clippers look to stabilize lineup and rotations, With their playoff lives at stake, Darvin Ham challenges Lakers effort and urgency, Lakers playoff hopes take another hit after comeback fades vs. Minnesota, Ducks strike with a pair of late power-play goals to defeat Canadiens, With Norman Powell out, Clippers are edged at Sacramento for fifth loss in a row. Old Blues Rugby has virtually a year-round schedule. Why Join Clubs at Berkeley? The Berkeley All Blues are a nationally-ranked women's club rugby team. During the off season the club tours annually and enters several 7's tournaments in the Surrey and South London area. "Great old school classy bar with fine liquor offerings in jazzy clean upscale setting. From the stands you can see his tackles, and an instant later you can hear them, like thunder. Compete at the highest levels in US and maintain great social environment. SoCal did the same. Football and basketball players will walk out on a full scholarship as soon as they are marketable. But that is still not the end of it. Digging in deep, OBs managed to turn over a scrum and force a penalty. A well-organized team is a successful team. Still woozy, he gets up and walks among the Cal parents, looking for his dad. Inc., a 501c(3) non-profit organization. The game ended in a tie 7 - 7.