BYU Rugby Forever -
Saturday, May 9th 2009 at 8:47pm
Just a few photos to help everyone remember just how intense BYU's Big Four match really was... San Diego State definitely put up a tough one, actually leading BYU 13-5 at the half.
BYU Rugby Forever -
Saturday, May 9th 2009 at 4:44pm
To all the faithful BYU Rugby fans, friends and family out there,
BYU Rugby Forever -
Saturday, May 9th 2009 at 3:18pm
Well folks, the final rankings have been released for the '08-'09 season, and yep, you guessed it... BYU tops the charts.
BYU Rugby Forever -
Wednesday, May 6th 2009 at 8:36pm
More so than ever before, the BYU Rugby team has turned some heads locally and nationally with their National Championship win this past weekend!
To everyone within the sound of my voice (which is actually nonexistent after yelling my head off this weekend!), it is with great pleasure that I announce that Our boys, Our team, Our BYU Men's Rugby team has defied all odds and won their first-ever, National Championship!!! Final score, BYU 25, Cal Berkeley 22!!! MIRACULOUS!!! (Photo courtesy of Laura Vincent)
Words cannot adequately express the emotion, the tension, and the anxiety felt during the game, nor the exhilaration, ecstasy, and sheer joy experienced by all BYU fans, present and abroad, when the referee blew the final whistle...
And to be perfectly honest, folks, the fact of the marvelous win still has not fully sunken into my spinning head! Yes, I was there... but I'm still in shock. Since last July, I have been writing on this blog with the faith that BYU would win a National Championship... but who knew for sure that it would come this year!!!
I know, I know... You're wondering how it is that the unofficial #1 BYU Rugby Fan had any doubts. Well, let me assure you that I share what I know. I say it how I see it... and if something doesn't look good, then who am I to falsely say otherwise? The fact is that Cal, the dynasty (or dinosaur, whichever you prefer), has ALWAYS been so dominant that no one, including myself, has ever been able to say with 100% confidence, "Today we will beat Cal!" So, no false hope here, just faith based on the facts as I see them...
Ironically though, I think many of us fans had more faith than in previous years... I mean, seeing BYU down at halftime isn't usually a time for high fives all around; rather, the fact that BYU had advanced in the face of similarly tough competition earlier in the tournament actually gave many of us BYU faithfuls a healthy dose of confidence... after all, it isn't every day you see Cal try-less at the end of the first half!!! To the unknowing spectator, a halftime deficit doesn't look too promising... but when that deficit is only 5 points against Cal (12-7 at the break)... well, let's just say that you have plenty of reasons to be fired up!!!
And also don't forget (the stats don't lie) that BYU has tended to be a "second-half team" this season, more often breaking their opponents' spirits in the final 20 to 30 minutes, notching points, and turning up the defense to seal the victory. Against more solid competition in this year's championship matches, BYU wasn't any different... it's just that they didn't score as many points, and they had to dig deeper than usual to bury the opposition!
Either way you cut it, my attempts to justify BYU's win are still only feeble at best... and though I could continue to rant and rave (as you know I will later!), I'll pause for now, let the emotions cool a bit, and give all of you BYU fans a chance to read up on the game, to hear all the other views and perspectives on Our boys' miraculous comeback win. The BYU Rugby team has done more than their part, and their work is done for now... but for some of us, it's only just begun! BYU Rugby Forever!!!
Read away, my fellow BYU Rugby fans:
"BYU DETHRONES CAL TO WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP"
"Bears Defeated by BYU in Final, 25-22"
"BYU Knocks off Cal, Wins First National Title"
"BYU scales the mountaintop"
"BYU BEATS CAL"
"AN AMAZING NIGHT FOR BYU, COLLEGE RUGBY"
SL Tribune Blog -
Sunday, May 3rd 2009 at 2:55pm
Hats off to the BYU men's rugby team, which stunned five-time defending champion California 25-22 on Saturday night to win the USA Rugby national championship at Palo Alto, Calif.
BYU Rugby Forever -
Saturday, May 2nd 2009 at 12:14pm
My apologies, folks, for not posting here often during the biggest moment of the year. Perhaps if I were a true reporter, then I would give you every little detail... but as BYU Rugby's unofficial #1 fan, you will find me in the stands yelling hard and long to spur Our boys on to victory!!!
BYU Rugby Forever -
Wednesday, April 29th 2009 at 11:07pm
Once again, BYU-TV sports reporter Jarom Jordan presents a collection of BYU Rugby interviews on his BYU-TV Sports Blog, this time in anticipation of this weekend's Big Four matches. Featured are discussions with Team Captain Steve St.
BYU Rugby Forever -
Tuesday, April 28th 2009 at 4:03pm
In an effort to pass on some of the 'insider' opinions and sentiments of those involved with the BYU Rugby program, BYU Rugby Forever presents its first (and hopefully not last) 'Interview of the Week'. Our first guest is none other than BYU Rugby Team Captain and 8-man, Steve St. Pierre...
BYU Rugby Forever -
Tuesday, April 28th 2009 at 2:39pm
After a tough weekend in Atlanta, the BYU Rugby team has qualified for a 5th straight appearance in the 'Big Four' of the USA Rugby National Guard College Playoffs.
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