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Columns | 05.10.12
We knew it was coming. If Cal’s exit from the league wasn’t a factor in the
budding dismay following the DI-A regular season, it was certainly
foreshadowing.
We’re still working on unconfirmed rumors, and perhaps will be until after
the June 23rd coaches meeting in Houston, Texas, but the future of DI-A
looks bleak.WHAT CAN SAVE THE MID-SOUTH?
Texas A&M and Rutgers are out... Read More
Columns | 05.10.12
Alex Goff in his GoffonRugby Column lays out his predictions for the
D1-A semis.
I was asked recently whether I thought Life could beat BYU in Marietta. IN
truth, of course, I don’t know what will happen, but I was proud of my
answer: BYU will win, I said, but they will play their toughest game of the
season.
I
guess that’s it. I don’t see the power BYU has up front being... Read More
Columns | 04.30.12
Possibly. What I find most interesting is that when Magleby is filling out
his 11th or 12th spot, he is not predictable. He could
go for a forward, or he could go for a halfback. The guy could be big or
small, even if the core of the team remains unchanged.
He picks, in essence, the best player. Before
him, Al Caravelli would pick the best guy to fill a role. It’s a subtle
difference.... Read More
Columns | 04.26.12
RUGBYMag.com
has discussed the issue with some of the players, and some not involved,
and drawn our own conclusions about what the episode means, and what we can
learn from it.
Up into March there was a club called the Utah Warriors, which was billed
as a professional club with real dependable financial backing. The Warriors
were accepted into the Rugby Super League sight... Read More
Columns | 04.26.12
RUGBYMag.com
has discussed the issue with some of the players, and some not involved,
and drawn our own conclusions about what the episode means, and what we can
learn from it.
Up into March there was a club called the Utah Warriors, which was billed
as a professional club with real dependable financial backing. The Warriors
were accepted into the Rugby Super League sight... Read More
Columns | 04.26.12
RUGBYMag.com
has discussed the issue with some of the players, and some not involved,
and drawn our own conclusions about what the episode means, and what we can
learn from it.
Up into March there was a club called the Utah Warriors, which was billed
as a professional club with real dependable financial backing. The Warriors
were accepted into the Rugby Super League sight... Read More
Columns | 04.24.12
The defending DI champs, the defending Super League champs, and the team
now leading the Super League West, all having lost to each other at home.
It kind of begs the question, which team is the best in the country (wait
now as the shouts of NYAC! and BYU! die down …)?
Maybe none of these, maybe all three.
SFGG beat Glendale because Golden Gate... Read More
Columns | 04.24.12
In the spirit of being proactive, I have a few thoughts on the 2012 USA
Rugby College 7s National Championships. Yes, it’s months away, but I
wanted to encourage the College Competitions Committee to make the right
decisions before all the decisions have been made.
Let’s get the pat on the back out of the way first: nice job announcing a
date (Nov. 16-17, 2012) for the... Read More
Columns | 04.20.12
USA and New York Athletic Club scrumhalf Mike Petri officially received his
New York Athletic Club men's Athlete of the Year award Wednesday Night in
New York.
Petri, the first rugby player to be so honored, was supported by a very
large contingent of former and current teammates from Xavier HS, Penn
State, and NYAC. If the NYAC at large wondered whether honoring a rugby... Read More
Columns | 04.17.12
So how did it happen? Cal, the team that never loses to domestic opposition
(three times in the previous 15 seasons) were beaten by St. Mary’s on
Sunday.
Some of the reasons can linked to how Cal is a relatively young team.
Certainly youth was a factor when the Bears lost to Cal Poly earlier this
season. But it has to do, also, with what St. Mary’s has accomplished in
the... Read More