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 [...]
Late BYU Rally Too Little Against NYAC
Provo, UT–The BYU Cougars scored two late tries in the waning minutes of the match but fell short of upsetting the reining USA men’s division champs New York Athletic Club (NYAC) losing on South Field by the score of 22-16 in a hotly contested match. BYU’s first scoring opportunity came in the 5th minute as [...]
BYU Preps for Champions Challenge with NYAC
Provo, UT–Following the Cougars’ 91-3 home-opening victory against Utah State last Saturday, the BYU Cougars are readying for this weekend’s Champions Challange tilt against the 2012 men’s Super League Champions New York Athletic Club (NYAC). Saturday’s meeting between the 2012 men’s division champion and the 2012 collegiate champion is the first between the two clubs, [...]
Cougars Blow Out Aggies, Prep for NYAC
Provo, UT–The BYU Cougars ran rough-shod against the Aggies of Utah State today winning by the score of 91-3. The Cougars dotted down 15 times led by prop David Williams, fullback Will Taylor, centers Chris Wernli and Lelann Latu and freshman flanker Jon Layne who each scored a pair of tries. The BYU scoring started [...]
BYU & Deseret Digital Media Partner for Live Broadcast of Home Games
Provo, UT–The BYU Cougars have finalized a strategic partnership with the Deseret Digital Media for online broadcast rights to all BYU Rugby home games. The Deseret Digital Media (DDM) is the online media production arm for NBC affiliate KSL-TV and intermountain-based newspaper corporation The Deseret News. “Deseret Digital Media is an innovator in the digital [...]
BYU Hosts USU Saturday in 2013 Home Opener
Provo, UT–The BYU Cougars are set to open the confines of South Field this Saturday at 1pm as they host the Utah State Aggies in the 2013 season home opener. The match against the Aggies is a Utah Collegiate Rugby Conference slated tilt between the Cougars and their foe from Logan but will serve as [...]
BYU Squares Off With Top Mens Club OPSB
Provo, UT–After starting the 2013 season with a 5-0 record against fellow college teams the BYU Cougars turn their attention towards the Old Puget Sound Beach men’s rugby club. The Cougars and OPSB are set to square off tomorrow at 1.30pm MT at Snow Canyon High School’s rugby field just outside of St. George, UT. [...]
2013 Varsity Cup Details Released
February 14, 2013 by BYU Rugby
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Provo, UT–The Varsity Cup Collegiate Rugby Championship released the details of its 2013 playoff to be contested at the end of the 15′s regular rugby season. The championship kicks off simultaneously on both coasts with two super-regional tournaments to be held on Saturday, April 20th. The East super-regional will be hosted by the United States [...]
BYU Handles Bruins
Los Angeles, CA–The BYU Cougars notched another win today by scoring 14 tries enroute to an 84-14 victory over UCLA today. The Cougars started the scoring by junior flanker Jeff Ott barreling over from 5 meters out after a series of well-worked phases from the Cougars. Freshman flyhalf Jonny Linehan would convert the try and [...]
BYU Releases 2013 Schedule
Provo, UT–BYU Rugby officially announced its much-anticipated 2013 Spring 15′s schedule today. “This year’s schedule really breaks new ground for us in terms of difficulty,” said Head Rugby Coach David Smyth. “I can’t remember a season that even approaches this one for the number of challenging fixtures it offers.” The reigning Collegiate National Champions will [...]
