Hickey Steps Down from Clemson
Justin Hickey is stepping down from his post as Head Coach of Clemson University's Men's rugby team.
After leading Clemson to back-to-back ACRL championships and leading Clemson through to an upset win over Arkansas State in the Varsity Cup, Hickey is moving on to other opportunities.
Halfback Not All-American
Thought for the day - of the four teams that made the top men's college finals (Varsity Cup and DIA), there are eight starters in the halfback combo - four scrumhalves and four flyhalves; of those, only two were born in the USA.
Life's #9 and #10 were both born in Northern Ireland.
Cal's halfbacks are from Hong Kong.
BYU Holds On in Varsity Cup
BYU somehow held on to win the Varsity Cup Final 30-27 Saturday in a wild game at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.
The Cougars never trailed, but were within a whisker of seeing it all fritter away as Cal came back from a distressing first half to put themselves in a position to win it.
Varsity Cup Final - Too Close to Call?
Since BYU joined the national playoffs in 2004, the Cougars have made ten major championship games.
The only years they missed were 2004, when they were eliminated in the DI quarters by eventual finalists Cal Poly, and 2005, when they were beaten in the semis by Utah. After that, the Cougars made five straight DI finals, two DIA finals, and now three straight Varsity Cup finals.
