The Cal Women’s Rugby Pre-Season Beginning Now! We are super excited to begin the Fall Season with a bang and to meet lots of new female student athletes! Never played rugby before? NO PROBLEM! We will teach you everything you need to know – including rules and technical aspects of the game, strength training and fitness, as well as fun social activities! We are one of the best sports on campus! Interested new players can join us for an Info Meeting…
Despite a tough league season this year, Cal Women’s Rugby has made it to the playoffs! The team will face UC San Diego this Saturday, March 26th. The UCSD Tritons are sure to give Cal a great match, as they’ve gone 10-0 in their PMCR South league this season. Head Coach Mari Triplett, started her rugby career as an undergraduate at UCSD and is excited to return to her old home pitch for the playoff match. “While I have fond…
Cal made the trip up to Chico on Saturday, February 20th to play the Wildcats for the second time this season. With a home field advantage and momentum coming off of a surprising 36-17 upset win over Stanford on Feb. 13th, Chico overcame the Cal Bears for a 29-12 rematch victory. Try scorers for Cal were Abby Vogel (5), Kathryn Clark (5), and Greer Sullivan (2). Cal continues to try to strengthen the cohesion between the more experienced forwards and the relatively rookie…
The Goff Rugby Report reviewed Cal’s narrow win over Chico State (27-22) on Sat. Jan. 30th, 2016. The win brought Cal to 1-1 so far in the PMRC West Division and a much needed improvement over Jan. 23rd’s loss to UC Davis. Check it out: http://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/close-match-ends-cal-top Cal will face rival Stanford on Sunday, Feb. 7th at 9am on Witter Field and will look to end the first round of PMRC with two wins and a second place standing.
The Rugby Breakdown’s Jackie Finlan surveyed Coach Mari Triplett’s season so far in a recent article on her new blog that covers women’s rugby exclusively. Check it out: http://www.therugbybreakdown.com/#!Cals-Triplett-Coaching-a-Broad-Game/cjds/56b255850cf2dc1600e155c6
