Cougars Won Using Unrecognized Group of Undefeated Juniors
Provo, UT—After BYU’s third national title in the last five years Cougar head coach David Smyth and his staff were asked to highlight the keys to their recent success. During this analysis a little-known group of juniors were mentioned by Smyth and his staff as being a large part of the team’s overall success during [...]
BYU Wins 3rd National Championship in 5 Years Beating Bears with Last-Second Drop Goal
Provo, UT–The BYU Cougars won their third national championship in the last five years via a last-second drop goal from freshman flyhalf Jonny Linehan beating perennial champion California 27-24. An evenly and hotly contested national title match drew near full-time in front of a capacity South Field Stadium crowd with BYU pressuring deep inside the [...]
BYU Readies for National Championship Tilt Against Powerhouse Cal at South Field
Provo, UT—The Varsity Cup National Collegiate Rugby Championship pitting defending national champion BYU against perennial champion Cal, takes place this Saturday, May 4th at 1pm at BYU’s South Field Stadium. Saturday’s clash of national rugby powerhouses marks the 7th time in the last 8 years that the two teams will meet. This will be BYU’s [...]
BYU Into 8th Straight Title Game With Win Over CWU
Provo, UT–The BYU Cougars advanced to their 8th straight National Championship game today by beating the Central Washington Wildcats 53-20 on South Field in the semifinals of the Varsity Cup. BYU had to overcome an early deficit after falling behind by eight points 15-7 in the 22nd minute of the first half. But 46 unanswered [...]
BYU Hosts Varsity Cup National Championship Semifinal
Provo, UT–The defending National Champion BYU rugby team is set to play host to the Central Washington University Wildcats in the Varsity Cup National Collegiate Championship semifinals this Saturday, April 27th at 1pm MT on South Field. The Cougars and Wildcats are familiar foes with a recent meeting in 2012 where BYU prevailed 76-7. But [...]
Cougars Beat Bruins Advance to Varsity Cup Semis
Los Angeles, CA–The BYU Cougars beat the UCLA Bruins for the second time this season to advance to the semifinals of the Varsity Cup National Collegiate Rugby Championships. BYU ran in 10 tries for with wing Chris Wernli dotting down for a hat-trick of tries and beating the Bruins by the final score of 69-8. [...]
BYU Prepares for UCLA Challenge in Varsity Cup National Championship
Provo, UT—The defending National Collegiate Champion BYU Cougars start their 2013 postseason this Saturday, April 20th when they travel to UCLA where they will take on the Bruins at 4pm PT on the Bruins’ North Athletic Field. The Cougars and Bruins meet as part of the Varsity Cup National Championship Western Super-Regional hosted by UCLA [...]
Wasatch Cup Scrapped, Utah Rugby Suspended, Cougars to Hold Clinic
Provo, UT–The biggest game on the rugby calendar in the state of Utah has been canceled today due to university violations by the University of Utah rugby team. No specific details have been released as to what violations were made by the Utah rugby program, but University of Utah officials have suspended the rugby team [...]
Wasatch Cup 2013 Preview: BYU vs. Utah
Provo, UT–The 2013 edition of “College Rugby’s Rivalry,” the Wasatch Cup, which pits the BYU Cougars against their northern rival Utah, is set to kick off this Friday night at 7pm in BYU’s South Field Stadium. The Wasatch Cup has been the predictor or National Championship opportunities with the winner of the Wasatch Cup playing [...]
BYU’s Season High Blasts Dixie, Sets Up Wasatch Cup Showdown
Provo, UT–The BYU Cougars put up a season-high 112 points against the Dixie State College Red Storm today on South Field with 19 tries scored by 13 different Cougars. “We wanted to have a good run today,” said prop Ray Forrester of the Cougars’ large scoring margin, “We wanted to tighten up our set piece [...]
