The PAC Rugby Conference is a college rugby conference composed of four schools from the Pac-12 Conference that compete against each other in Division 1-A Rugby. It was formed in 2012 with six teams, with conference play beginning in February 2013 to compete in Division 1-AA. In 2016, PAC added USC and Stanford and dropped Oregon State, and moved up to D1-A.[1] Despite only recently moving up from D1-AA affiliation, the PAC has historically been one of the strongest conferences in college rugby, with five of its members consistently ranked in the Top 25 overall.[2] The PAC Rugby Conference began play on February 2, 2013, with Cal beating Arizona State at Witter Field in Berkeley.[3]
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Conference | Pac-12 |
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Sport | Rugby union |
First season | 2012 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | United States |
Region | Western United States |
Most recent champion(s) | California (2024) |
Most titles | 15s: California (11) 7s: California (9) |
Official website | pac-12.com/rugby |
History of rugby at PAC schools
editAround the turn of the century, American football was frowned upon for its violence, and President Theodore Roosevelt insisted upon reform or abolition of the game. During this period of uncertainty, rugby made a brief but important reappearance in many colleges, most notably at Cal and Stanford. It was these two Universities that supplied most of the players to the two U.S. Olympic rugby teams that won gold medals at the 1920 Olympics and 1924 Olympics. PAC Rugby was shown on television for the first time in 2014, when the PAC 12 Network broadcast Cal vs UCLA.[4] Cal has long been one of the faces of rugby at the collegiate level. In addition, excellence by teams such as UCLA and Arizona, as well as recent growth by USC, have made the conference one of the toughest in the country.
Members
editInstitution | Team | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Endowment | Nickname | Rugby Since |
Head coach |
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Arizona | Arizona Wildcats | Tucson, AZ | 1885 | 40,223 [5] | $563,655,000 [6] | Wildcats | 1969 | Sean Duffy[7] |
California | California Golden Bears | Berkeley, CA | 1868 | 36,142 [8] | $3.15×10 9 [9] | Golden Bears | 1882 | Jack Clark |
UCLA | UCLA Bruins | Los Angeles, CA | 1919 | 40,675 [10] | $2.98×10 9 [11] | Bruins | 1934 | Harry Bennett |
Utah | Utah Utes | Salt Lake City, UT | 1850 | 32,388 [12] | $670,411,000 [6] | Utes | 1972 | Adam Griffee[13] |
Results
editSeason | Champion | Runner Up | Third | Player of the Year | Ref. |
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2013 | California | UCLA | [14] | ||
2014 | California | [15] | |||
2015 | California | Utah | Arizona State | [16][17] | |
2016 | California | UCLA | Utah | [18][19][20] | |
2017 | California | Utah | Arizona | [21] | |
2018 | California | Arizona | UCLA | [22] | |
2019 | California | Arizona | |||
2020 | California | Arizona | Utah | [23] | |
2021 | Only one match was played with California defeating Arizona 48–7.[24] | ||||
2022 | California | Sam Golla (Cal) Lucas Lacamp (UCLA) |
[25] | ||
2023 | California | Arizona | UCLA | [26] | |
2024 | California | UCLA | Arizona | [27] |
PAC Sevens Rugby Tournament
editThis PAC Sevens Rugby Tournament occurs every fall. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships. The tournament debuted in 2011 where Colorado beat Utah in the final match.[28] In 2012, all 12 of the Pac-12 schools participated for the first time and Cal won.[29] In 2016 the tournament was hosted in Tucson, Arizona for the first time, where it was won by Cal for the fifth straight year.[30]
Date | Location | Champion | Final score | Runner Up | Third | Tournament MVP | Leading Try Scorer | Ref. |
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Oct. 21-22, 2011 | Stanford | Colorado | 14–12 | Utah | UCLA | Luke Lahman | -- | [28] |
Nov. 3-4, 2012 | Los Angeles | California | 21–12 | Utah | UCLA | -- | -- | [31] |
Nov. 2-3, 2013 | Los Angeles | California | 22–0 | UCLA | Oregon State | -- | -- | [32] |
Nov. 8–9, 2014 | Berkeley | California | 45–5 | Arizona State | UCLA | Russell Webb | [33] | |
Nov. 6–7, 2015 | Berkeley | California | 17–5 | UCLA | Arizona State | [34] | ||
Nov. 12–13, 2016 | Tucson | California | 47–14 | Arizona State | Utah | [35][36] | ||
Nov. 11–12, 2017 | Tucson | Arizona | 31–26 (a.e.t.) | California | [37] | |||
Nov. 3–4, 2018 | Berkeley | California | 33–5 | Arizona | Arizona | Zachary Tavenner | [38] | |
Nov. 9–10, 2019 | Stanford | California | 24–7 | Arizona | UCLA/Utah | [39][40] | ||
No event held in 2020 | ||||||||
Nov. 6–7, 2021 | Berkeley | California | 10–0 | UCLA | Arizona | Lucas Lacamp (8) | [41][42] | |
Nov. 12–13, 2022 | Stanford | California | 31–5 | Arizona | Stanford/UCLA | Kealan O'Connell | [43][44] | |
No event held in 2023 |
References
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- ^ Rugby Mag, All Divisions College Top 25, Jan. 28, 2013, "All Divisions College Top 25 Jan. 28, 2013, presented by Selective Service". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ Cal Wins PAC Opener Over ASU, Feb. 2, 2013
- ^ Mainstream Broadcast for Cal v UCLA, February 20, 2014, http://www.rugbytoday.com/college/mainstream-broadcast-cal-v-ucla
- ^ "UA Enrollment Tops 40,000 and Retention, Graduation Rates are up Too | UANews". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
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- ^ "Utah Slams Arizona in PAC Finale". Goff Rugby Report. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "2017-18 D1A Conference Results". Flo rugby. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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- ^ "CATS FALL IN BERKELEY TO CLOSE 2021". Arizona Rugby. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "PAC Names All-Conference 15". Goff Rugby Report. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "UCLA Gets PAC Conference Win on the Road". Goff Rugby Report. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Bears Handle Utes On The Road". Cal Bears. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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- ^ Recap: Cal claims fifth consecutive Pac Sevens Rugby Championship, Nov. 13, 2016, [2]
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