New Zealand makes history at Rugby 7s World Cup
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
August 1, 2018
The New Zealand men’s and women’s All Blacks team made history on Saturday and Sunday by becoming the first teams to win back-to-back World Rugby Cup Championships. The men’s side defeated England 33-12 on Sunday while the women retained the title they won back in 2013 in Moscow by shutting out ...
Rugby World Cup comes to San Francisco
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
July 3, 2018
In less than one month, AT&T Park in San Francisco will play host to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Previously held in Moscow, Russia, the Rugby World Cup Sevens serves as the pinnacle of achievement for rugby teams around the world. The World Rugby Organization awarded San Francisco and the...
Eagles win big in USA Sevens, Las Vegas
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
March 14, 2018
For the past three years, the USA Men’s Rugby team never made it past the semifinal round in the USA Sevens Rugby tournament in Las Vegas. That all changed on March 4, when the team shutout Argentina 28-0 to win their second CUP Final. Led by team captain Ben Pinkleman, the team entered Sunday’s...
Best rugby teams in the world meet in South Bay
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
November 14, 2017
The first annual Silicon Valley Sevens International Rugby Tournament was held on Nov. 4 to 5 at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Thousands of attendees watched several of the best rugby teams in the world prepare for the international season. Teams included the United States, Canada, Fiji, Samoa,...
Gladiators take over campus
Louis LaVenture,
Sports and Campus Editor
March 19, 2015
Despite originating in England in the 1800s, most Americans, and people in general for that matter, know very little about the game of rugby. Imagine the physicality of football minus the pads with a bigger ball. Then add the endurance needed to play soccer, some rule differences and there you have it...
