California Golden Bears rugby
College men's rugby team representing the University of California, Berkeley / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The California Golden Bears rugby team is the college rugby team of the University of California, Berkeley. The Golden Bears have won 33 championships since the national collegiate championships for rugby began in 1980. Current head coach and Cal alumnus Jack Clark took over the team in 1984, and has achieved prolonged success, leading the Bears to 28 national titles, including twelve consecutive championships from 1991 to 2002, five more consecutive titles from 2004 to 2008, and back-to-back titles in 2010 to 2011 and 2016 to 2017.[1]
Full name | California Golden Bears Rugby | ||
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Union | USA Rugby | ||
Nickname(s) | Golden Bears | ||
Founded | 1882; 142 years ago (1882) | ||
Location | Berkeley, California | ||
Ground(s) | Witter Rugby Field (Capacity: 6,900) | ||
Coach(es) | Jack Clark | ||
League(s) | PAC Rugby Conference | ||
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Cal also has competed in the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC), the highest profile college rugby sevens tournament in the U.S., winning the title each year from 2013 to 2017. The CRC was held every June from 2011 through 2019 at Subaru Park in the Philadelphia area. Cal also reached the finals of the 2010 CRC, losing to Utah in sudden death extra time, and finished third in the 2012 CRC.[2][3]
Cal also competes for the "World Cup," which is awarded to the winner of the annual series between Cal and the University of British Columbia.
Cal Rugby's home is at 6,900-seat Witter Rugby Field, located near California Memorial Stadium in Strawberry Canyon.