Olympic Rugby Content / Olympic Rugby Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Library Celebrates Olympics Rugby Great ‘Babe’ Slater /news/rugby-great-honored-uc-davis <p>It may come as a surprise to even the most avid sports fans, but when the U.S.&nbsp;men’s rugby team takes the field this summer in the Rio Olympics, they’ll actually be defending their title.</p> <p>Often thought of as a foreign sport, rugby actually enjoys a rich history in the United States, especially here in Northern California where a local sporting legend helped the United States to win two gold medals in the Olympic Games nearly a century ago.</p> August 01, 2016 - 11:12am Cody Kitaura /news/rugby-great-honored-uc-davis Runner and Rower Going to Rio! /news/conley-09-weil-11-compete-rio-games <p>Let the Games begin — but not before we tell you about ºÙºÙÊÓƵ’ connections to the 2016 Summer Olympics (including one connection that dates back nearly a century).</p> July 11, 2016 - 7:36pm Dave Jones /news/conley-09-weil-11-compete-rio-games