Rugby Club in Temecula getting off the ground

Temecula Rugby Club News article

San Diego Rugby News

Check out this article online: SD Armada scheduled for exhibition match this upcoming weekend.

Here's the clickable link:

http://sdgln.com/health/2010/11/17/tale-three-halves-san-diego-rugby-league-tackle-irish-weekend 


Excerpt: This weekend the Armada, which plays in Division IV, will host . . .the Sin City Irish from Las Vegas, who play one level higher in Division III. The match will start at noon.

According to Armada secretary Daniel Tillapaugh, the match this weekend is a warm-up for a three-team tournament the Armada is hosting Saturday, December 11, also starting at noon, when the San Francisco Fog and the Los Angeles Rebellion will be coming to San Diego to compete against the Armada, and each other, in a round-robin format.

Both the match against the Irish this weekend and the tournament in December will be played in the UTC area, at Doyle Community Park.

Old Aztecs finish undefeated season as Div II Champions

OMBAC Super League season ends with victory over 2nd from the bottom team, Dallas

OMBAC apparently in "building year"

With their loss to the Chicago Lions on Saturday (36 - 40), it becomes evident that this years Old Mission Beach Athletic Club RFC is not going to pull out of its slump.  While still an excellent club side, OMBAC has not been able to match up to its opposition in the Rugby Super League (RSL) losing to Seattle's Old Puget Sound Beach, Denver, San Francisco and, now, Chicago.  The Division I OMBAC side hasn't fared much better.  In fact, it has been clear in many of the Super League matches that the Div 1 team roster is being very frequently raided for the RSL matches leaving the Div I side to draw players up from Div 2 and find themselves unable to come together against the Div 1 opponents.

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San Diego Rugby This Weekend:

Old Aztecs Pummel San Fernando Valley and OMBAC III holds OXY OLDE BOYS scoreless. UC San Diego trounces UC Riverside:

02/27/2010
                    OLD AZTECS 35        SAN FERNANDO VALLEY 10
                    OMBAC III 31           OXY OLDE BOYS 0
                    SD Armada 3              Long Beach Wave 56
                    SD Surfers 10             Santa Monica 22
                    USD 15                      Claremont 43
                    UCSD 27                   UC Riverside 5
                   NC Gurkhas 31           Pasadena 36

San Diego Old Aztecs stomp North County Gurkhas

According to results posted to the SCRFU website, on Sat. Feb 20., the San Diego Old Aztecs trounced the North County Gurkhas at Robb Field with a score of 73 to nothing.

OMBAC DIV I smashes Back Bay, but DIV III loses to Beaumont

OMBAC's Division 1 Rugby Side outplayed Back Bay for a score of 72 to 12 on Saturday with exceptional show of dominant rugby play by OMBAC's forwards and OMBAC's amazing kicker.  Back Bay's only first half try was scored on a break-away when one of Back Bay's centers managed to penetrate OMBACs backline for a take-away grab and a sprint to the try zone.  While an exciting moment of individual play, the rest of the game was characterized by powerful rugby from OMBAC's forwards that resulted in many pushover tries.   OMBAC's kicker scored on 8 "conversions" after the try and 2 penalty kicks.  While OMBAC's backline always looked ready to perform, all of their players seemed determined to constantly pull the ball back into forward play rather than spinning it down the backline.

Relative newcomers Beaumont RFC came away with a 16-6 victory over OMBAC's Division III side.  In a game largely decided on penalty kicks with the only try scored by Beaumont in the 2nd half, OMBAC was never able to break through Beaumont's defenses.  It was a well-matched game with OMBAC constantly knocking on the door to score points but missing the opportunities in the final yards.

USD Beats Pepperdine University

 

On Saturday, Feb 13:  Playing on Manchester Field on the campus of the University of San Diego, the Torrero's beat the visiting Pepperdine University 33 - 12, scoring 5 tries and 4 goal kicks to Pepperdine's 2 tries and one goal kick. 

First Blog on San Diego Rugby Football

I am interested in creating a central location on the internet where San Diego rugby players, coaches, officials and fans can go to find information on: 1) games scheduled in the local area, 2) teams currently operating in the local area including all of San Diego County, 3) opportunities to join teams as a player or part of the support staff such as trainers, coaches, supporting club members, etc., 4) away games scheduled by local clubs so fans know where and when to go to see their favorite teams at away events and 5) any and all ideas for improving the level of rugby play and the rugby culture in the San Diego area. I would also like to create a central location for posting news about local rugby, photos of local teams, contact information for local teams and any other local rugby related media. I also hope to provide links for local rugby teams and organizations web-sites.