All Blues 1st XV. 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. This kind of disorganized football foolishness continued for four years. 75 00 . Mike Kane / The Chronicle **Louis Stanfill Compete at the highest levels in US and maintain great social environment. Fifty-one players saw action and not one was a ringer from Cal's co-championship football team. On Dec. 2, l882, the first Cal Rugby team to play an outside opponent lined up a group of Rugby-playing ex-Brits calling themselves the Phoenix Rugby Club of San Francisco. Women's rugby clubs began springing on many college and university campuses across the nation. Steve was an important member of the very successful Cal Teams back in the early 1970s. The name Alcatraz is derived from the Spanish "Alcatraces." Meaning and history The Blues were originally known as the Auckland Blues. 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. OWs sustained pressure was rewarded with another try, closing the gap to 22-15. 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 Gloucester All Blues Rugby. Women's rugby, ironically, has also led to more public exposure to the game itself and men's rugby has profited greatly by it. Sevens Rugby 1883-1976 The first seven-a-side rugby tournament was held in Melrose, Scotland on April 28, 1883. During that period of time, an American select side had significantly reduced the All-Black margin of victory by l point. 1,386 Followers. The Northern California Rugby Union has had to make many modifications and adjustments in the new era of professional rugby. Welcome to the Christ's Hospital Old Blues' Association (CHOBA) Your relationship with Christ's Hospital continues long after you finish studying with us and CHOBA is here to help you keep in touch with the ever growing network of Old Blues across the globe. In the rugby heyday of the 1970s and early 80's the Northern California Rugby Union boasted all-star teams composed almost entirely of scholarship football players including many college players who had gone on to participate in professional football and still played rugby in their off-season. RUGBY LEAGUE. Start your free 30 . The 12th Witter has just entered the program. 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. Both Stanfill and Hawley plan to do that. A Cal football recruit would never set foot in here. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Men DIII. 1996 - 2000 The earliest Blues logo reflected the original name of the team. The quality of athletes playing rugby in Northern California and on the West Coast went into decline when Congress passed Title Nine. Rugby is often described as "organized chaos." Theyll be back.. . "Headphones off," he says in passing. Cal's reserve squad may be the second-best team in college rugby. Berkeley All Blues Rugby is a fiscally sponsored project of P.A.S.S. At halftime Hawley has his head wound checked. Then he turns and says simply "effort," letting the word fall heavy on their shoulders. 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. This is an advantage in a weekend tournament, such as the final four, which tests a team's depth. All Blues Rugby's Tweets. 1961) sides from which it sprang. OBs were under pressure at times with some interesting clearance kicks (Davey) not quite finding their mark. Northern California was the first Local Area Union to have 25 or more high school teams actively engaged in league competition. Everyone writes off the Boston Celtics every year, but they always come back. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. Login. No other local area union has produced as many players for the National Team (the Eagles) as has the Northern California RU. Once again, the US Olympic Committee granted permission but no funds. An easy way to follow the action is to get a fix on the dominating Stanfill, who is 6 feet 4 inches and 245 pounds, and the dashing Hawley, 6-foot-3 inches and 189 pounds, and stay with them. . The first match was played in November 1873 against the Christ's Hospital 1st XV, on a field in Palmer's Green. Cal learned much from their first experience with an organized rugby club. Watkins also serves as chairman of the U.S.A. Rugby Football Union and is a former president of the Pacific Coast Rugby Football Union. OMBAC, like the Old Blues before it, is favored to win the national championship. On a good team, the large forwards fight for field position and possession of the ball. If a new player needs a job or a place to live, he can plug into the clubs existing network. "They really love each other," Hawley Jr. says. 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. Old Blues RFC Contacts Established 1873 Phone +44 7507 791517 Email oldbluesrfc@gmail.com Address Dornan Fields Arthur Road Motspur Park, nr New Malden UNITED KINGDOM SURREY KT3 6LX General Enquiries Contact: Mark Davey 07886 015010 Directions Directions By Road: At New Malden underpass on the A3 take the Worcester Park exit. Men DIII. Our website uses cookies to give you a better website experience, by using this website you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy. The Northern California Representative Side, the Pelicans was also formed in 1974 during the administration of President Pat Vincent, St. Mary's Coach and former New Zealand All-Black. Arthur Road The game was never in doubt as the US again won the Gold Medal by a score of 17 - 3. Tweets. MoM awarded to Will Avery for a great game, outstanding defensively and his kicking helped to keep OBs points marching on. Welcome to the website of the Old Blue Rugby Football Club. The start to the 2018/19 season saw the 1st XV and 2nd XV running out at Fortress Motspur; the weather being a familiar damp affair which at least softened the ground a little. This forced the colleges and universities to open up sports programs to women on an equal basis with the men or lose federal funds. Men DII. 1998 Men's Club Rugby Sweet Sixteen Bracket. Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. "* Encyclopedia .com makes reference to Alcatraz, pronounced as "alktraz," as originating from the Spanish word "Alcatraces=pelican.". The event is streamed online annually, typically on YouTube or The Rugby Channel. On a rainy 5 May l924, 50,000 fans jammed Colombes Stadium to see France take its revenge. 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. Football and basketball players will walk out on a full scholarship as soon as they are marketable. Fun atmosphere with a great selection of local beer, including" more Delivery Takeout 8. This weekend, the OMBAC rugby team is in Albany, N.Y., looking for its first national championship. Women's rugby got an early start in Northern California and continues to produce top-flight club and collegiate teams. Updated: May 29, 2022 Blues Logo PNG Both the old and current logos of the New Zealand rugby union team Blues are inspired by the local nature. Admission was $1.25. Arthur Road That infrastructure is a support system that gives us the ability to do a lot of things., Said Boyle: Its a situation thats very different than most amateur athletics.. 1994: Old Blues Rugby (CA) 1995: Old Mission Beach Athletic 1996: Northern Virginia Rugby 1997: San Mateo Rugby . Old Blues Rugby Club | Founded 1873 Excellent Title Chasing Rugby + Superb Social based in Motspur. A bid was forwarded soon after to the US Olympic Committee for acceptance into the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 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. The Old Mission Beach Athletic Club, best known for its annual Over-the-Line tournament, is a social/athletic club with more than 300 members. It involves the best sixteen men's and women's clubs (32 clubs total) in the United States. Budge Rogers Book. Nonetheless, seven players of the 1920 team dusted off their boots, raised $20,000, and found some massive football players who had never even seen a Rugby match, and headed for England-where they were trounced four times in practice sessions. Stanfill, 21, a two-time All-American and reigning MVP of the national championships, is building a legend that will be right up there with Hawley Sr., 42 seasons later. Colon de Santa Fe. The game ended in a tie 7 - 7. A rugby match in front of 5,000 fans in a 70,000-seat bowl is depressing. Every February, the club sponsors the OMBAC rugby tournament, which is a fund-raiser for the rugby team. Men DIII. Dcouvrez les 1 disques en vente de l'album Five years ago berkeley 1979 de Police sur CDandLP au format Vinyle et CD We love the hunt! Other teams have accused the club of recruiting and stealing players. 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. Blues Sliders. Combine as many ads as you wish for one flat rate. Mike Kane / The Chronicle, Tom Rooke, right, freshman, from Bloomfield Hills, MI, plays flanker versus UC Davis at Berkeley, CA, on Saturday, January, 27, 2007. photo taken: 1/27/07 The Golden Bears came from behind to win 32-17. photo taken: 2/21/07 Blues at Berkeley Social Clubs Dance Clubs Jazz & Blues Downtown Berkeley 6. 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(Retired), Vice President, Countrywide Securities Corp., Morgan Stanley, Dillon, Read & Co, CM&M Group, Chemical Banking Corporation, Namesake of Lead Donor Family for Witter Rugby Field, Cal BS Business Administration 1982, University of Chicago MBA 1984, Associate and Partner, Crosby Heafey Law Firm (Retired), Partner, Cooley Godward Law Firm; Founder, LeapFrog; Founder, Smarty Ants, Stanford BA 1974, UC Hastings 1976, Haas MBA 1979. It also marked the first tour ever by a team that could legitimately call itself a Pacific Coast Representative team. United States. "The field is critical to us," says Clark. Joining the club this season were Sam Vaca, a national team player who previously played with the San Francisco Rugby Club, and Rick Crivellone, an Eagle who came from Portland, Ore. We have become a rugby oasis in the middle of a wasteland, Watkins said. Facebook All Blues Shop Club App. OBs advanced further and sustained their pressure by kicking for the corner and subsequently setting up a superb driving maul from the lineout. Men DIII. The Old Blues provided the model for success. In 1892 some 19,000 fans crowded into the old Kezar Stadium in San Francisco to watch the first Big Game between Stanford (managed by Herbert Hoover) and California. "He started out as a football player and then realized what a great game rugby was and started playing it." The Old Blues Rugby Club competes in the first division of the Northern California There is the ice bath a third of the way around the stadium in the training room. Last year, the Aztecs won the national championship, and this year they lost to Cal, a frequent national champion, in the regional finals. But the l924 Olympics ("Chariots of Fire") caused France to challenge the US to defend its title. Asked if he was worried when his son cracked heads he jots down, "My son played better after that happened." 1989 BMW 3-Series Red Car Old Blues Rugby Club Berkeley Original Color Print Ad $10.99 + $5.49 shipping 1989 BMW 3-Series Red Coupe Old Blues Rugby Club Photo Original Color Print Ad $10.99 Free shipping First Legacy Final Bf5 Touring Wagon Advertisement Blues Willis A3 Size Check Po $39.20 + $19.99 shipping Picture Information We dont go to teams and recruit players. Players take the field with no equipment besides cleats and a ball and fall into formations with names such as scrums and rucks . It is early in the season, and St. Mary's, ranked No. First played in November 1985, the tournament moved to the summer in 1986 and has been a fixture of the summer rugby season in the United States ever since. In all, an eight-hour day to play an 80-minute game. Unless the Eagles (national touring team) call, there is nowhere up from here. Then he feigns to kick him while he's down. It started back in high school in the Sacramento Valley, where Stanfill was a senior football stud and Hawley a scrawny sophomore. Very cool and great for a date!" more Outdoor seating 7. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. All Blues Rugby . Then again, Stanfill had Cal rugby designs of his own, and he knew the dad making the request was the legendary Loren Hawley, the best player on perhaps the best Cal rugby team of them all, in 1965. To edit click the first menuicon on the small HTML menu that appears when you click on this text. Berkeley All Blues Rugby is a competitive, member-run team of USA Rugby. From a coach's standpoint, being a varsity sport means that he is a fulltime employee of the university. The Keystone Berkeley, which hosted performances between 1972 and 1984 at 2119 University Avenue, was a nightclub where experimentation was the order of the day, and musicians and music lovers alike could come together to experience music for music's sake.. Berkeley Mens Polo Shirt $34.99 Berkeley Social Jersey $60.00 Berkeley Knit Hat $15.99 Information. 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, OLD BLUES RECRUITMENT DRIVE IN FULL FORCE, Old Blues RFC Appeal * YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU *, OLD BLUES 1st XV GIVE IT SOME WELLY FOR OPENING WIN. Before the end of the first half against the St. Mary's reserves, it is 48-0. Ned Haig, a playing member of the Melrose, Scotland rugby club, devised the concept sevens tournament to make money for his club. An excellent performance for OBs start to the season, as the 2s also had a convincing win at home. Final score OB 29-15 OW. From 1979 to 1987, he was a member of the first U.S. World Cup rugby team and a mainstay on the U.S. National Team, prompting his induction into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame. The game jerseys look more like what Jack Nicholson would wear in a romantic comedy. Organization also breeds success off the field. Welcome to the Bedford Blues Official Club Shop Search. The Starry Plough BRFC have a competitive A-side team, but also field: a B side for part-time/less experienced players, an Old Boys team (the "BOBs.") Over summer, BRFC play touch rugby twice a week, and have a rugby 7s team. You can hear the crack, like one of Stanfill's tackles. "Cal rugby is a one-of-a-kind experience," says Hawley. 1-ranked Bears. When you meet players they will wear out your hand shaking it before, during and after a conversation. "Great old school classy bar with fine liquor offerings in jazzy clean upscale setting. The success of the Old Blues is based on 50 years of rugby tradition at Cal and Stanford. At halftime, the scholar-athletes from all 27 varsity sports partook in a promenade across the field, each carrying a placard as if this were the Olympic Opening Ceremony. After clearing their lines, OWs were then on the back foot. "An ice bath makes you feel like a new man," he says. The success of the team stems from the fact that it has a structure behind it, Watkins said. By now, the field is in the shade, the temperature is dropping and a cold wind is coming off the bay. Search. 7s World Series. Has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley where he played rugby. "It's a big deal, that's for sure," Stanfill says of the 125th season. In the modern era of rugby, we can look forward to many kinds of national championships, both club and all-star. As a defender, he'll tackle by grabbing a jersey and pulling. Team captain Saunders, a San Diego State graduate, has played for OMBAC since 1983. Because it is governed not by the NCAA, but by USA Rugby, they are eligible to play five years. The Golden Bears came from behind to win 32-17. photo taken: 2/21/07 Beer drinking. Inc., a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Sold Out. The Old Blues, an outgrowth of the University of Californias highly successful program, has won the national club championship seven times in the nine years it has been held. Elbows flying. 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. Mike Kane / The Chronicle **Tom Rooke, University of California Golden Bears rugby team await their coach before taking the field to play St. Mary's at Witting Rugby Field in Berkeley on Saturday, January, 13, 2007. photo taken: 1/13/07 Ran on: 02-22-2007 Still woozy, he gets up and walks among the Cal parents, looking for his dad.