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2013: BYU sports year in review
2013 was an exciting year for BYU sports fans, as four student-athletes went pro, two teams played for national titles and one championship and Cougar fans enjoyed their fair share of memorable plays....
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Multi-talented rugby player hails from ‘redneck wonderland’
His fans and teammates would say he’s a rugby player tried and true, but his friends and family say that’s just one of his many hobbies. Meet Richard Jones, senior winger for BYU rugby. Even though...
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BYU Rugby loses first game of the season
Saint Mary’s rallied late to beat the top ranked Cougars Saturday, in Moraga, Calif. BYU led 24-20 in the second half, but the sixth ranked Gaels scored the game’s final 10 points to steal the...
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Club athletes sacrifice financially for love of the game
It’s 5 a.m., and Hayden Dixon, a sophomore from Las Vegas, is not in his bed. He’s at lacrosse practice. These three to five-hour practices happen every day, all year long. Dixon’s dedication is...
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Rugby in their own words
BYU boasts a national champion rugby team, but the sport isn’t native to Utah, or even America. The ball is like a football, but not quite. The players run toward goals like soccer players do, but...
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Reserves shine as BYU rugby runs over Montana State
After a tough loss against St. Mary’s last week, BYU came back with an overwhelming victory of 157-0 against Montana State. “I think, all in all, we saw some improvement over last week,” said BYU head...
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BYU rugby comes away with one-sided victory over Glendale Raptors
BYU rugby showed top form with a 101-13 victory over the Glendale Raptors club team on March 1 to kick off the season at BYU’s south field improving the record to 8-1. “We came out strong and were...
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BYU wins rematch against St. Mary’s
Apparently the second time’s a charm for BYU rugby, taking home a win in a rematch against Saint Mary’s 35-21. Saint Mary’s was BYU’s only loss of the season, taking the Cougar’s No. 1 spot in the...
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BYU rugby’s international players share their journey
BYU sophomore scrum half Luke Mocke did not hear about BYU until he was 16 when the BYU Singers visited his native Krugersdorp, South Africa. “We hosted the BYU Singers,” said Mocke, a 22-year-old...
View ArticleBYU Rugby maintains winning streak defeating Cal-Poly Mustangs 37–22
The BYU rugby team defeated the Cal-Poly Mustangs 37–22 at home on Wednesday, March 26, in a match of adverse weather conditions from rain, snow and hail. Cal-Poly, a Division 1-A team, sought to end...
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BYU rugby slams Utah in rival game
BYU rugby took the Wasatch Cup again against rival University of Utah 41-21, making this its ninth win out of the last ten games against the Utes. As if the overflowing bleachers didn’t give it away,...
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BYU rugby fandom flourishes
Rugby is not an NCAA-sanctioned sport at BYU, but that hasn’t stopped Cougar fans from adopting BYU’s club as one of their own. BYU rugby plays its home games on South Field at BYU. South Field has...
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Racquetball among overlooked BYU extramurals
Somewhere between tennis and badminton there is an exhilarating sport that often gets overlooked: racquetball. Racquetball, along with lacrosse, rugby and soccer, is one of the four extramural sports...
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BYU rugby welcomes Navy for the 2014 Varsity Cup semifinals at South Field
BYU rugby will play the Navy Midshipmen for the 2014 Varsity Cups semifinals this Saturday, April 26, at 1 p.m. at BYU’s South Field. BYU (16-1) opened up the 2014 Varsity Cup playoffs with a...
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BYU rugby disassembles the Navy Midshipmen in Varsity Cup Semifinal win
The rain did not phase the Cougars in their 60-0 win over Navy on Saturday, April 26, at BYU’s South Field. BYU will advance to the Varsity Cup championship to play in their ninth straight national...
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From football roots to rugby championships
Rugby is just like football, except with a few different rules, a different ball and no shoulder pads or helmets. It is easy to see where some people would think the two sports are the same. In...
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BYU men’s rugby seeks 4th-straight national championship
BYU rugby has shown national dominance by winning the national championship the past three years. The Cougars aim for another in 2015. Rugby has been the most dominating sport on BYU’s campus over the...
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Kevin, from ‘The Office,’ reacts to BYU rugby
Look, I could preview the BYU rugby team’s home opener against Saint Mary’s this Saturday, or we could just break down “The Office” star Kevin Malone’s thoughts and feelings on Cougar rugby. Yeah,...
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BYU rugby comes back to beat No. 4 Saint Mary’s
The BYU rugby team came back to beat Saint Mary’s 35-26 Saturday night at South Field Stadium after trailing by as much as 16 points. “Tonight was such a hard game,” said junior scrum-half Luck Mocke....
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For BYU’s Jonathan Linehan rugby is more than just a sport
Silence fell over the crowd as the rugby ball soared through the air. End over end it flew. Time seemed to stand still as the ball made its way towards the posts. It slipped through. The crowd...
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