Rugby Content / 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 NEWS BRIEFS: USA Rugby to Honor Men’s and Women’s Sport Clubs /news/usa-rugby-honor-mens-womens-sport-clubs <p>Representatives of ºÙºÙÊÓƵ’ men’s and women’s rugby clubs will be on the pitch this Saturday night (June 25) in Sacramento. But they won’t be getting dirty in a match. Instead, they’re being recognized for their recent national championships.</p> <p><a href="http://www.usarugby.org/">USA Rugby</a> is bestowing the honors at Bonney Field (at Cal Expo) prior to the 7 p.m. <a href="http://www.usarugby.org/mens-eagles/">USA Men’s Eagles</a> match against Russia.</p> June 20, 2016 - 6:14pm Dave Jones /news/usa-rugby-honor-mens-womens-sport-clubs Rugby Rules! Men’s and Women’s Clubs Win U.S. Titles /news/rugby-rules-mens-and-womens-clubs-win-us-titles <p>Wow! What a weekend for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ’ rugby sport clubs: The men’s team repeated as Division 1AA national champion and the women’s team captured its own national title the same day in the USA Rugby College 15s National Championships.</p> May 10, 2016 - 2:33pm Dave Jones /news/rugby-rules-mens-and-womens-clubs-win-us-titles