UVU has a wide range of club sports available for students. Some of the club sports allow walk-ons While others have required tryouts. Club sports give students the opportunity to compete against other schools, but is less intense than a Division 1 collegiate team. The list of club sports includes Esports, Men’s & Women’s Hockey, […]
UVU’s rugby team is gearing up for another great season, adding to their staff some of the most successful coaches in the history of the game. In mid-July, coaches David Smyth and Wayne Tarawhiti, previously the head and assistant coaches of BYU’s rugby team, announced they would be parting ways to coach the Wolverines. During […]
With their season opener behind them, the Utah Valley University women’s rugby team is excited for what the season has in store for them. They have a large group of girls that are eligible to play for the team, 34 to be exact. For these women to be eligible to play they have to be […]
Brain Purcell, Staff Writer Wolverines struck first against the Crimson Utes. The Wolverines charged down the field into Utes territory, where they were rewarded a penalty kick for the Utes not coming through the gate at the ruck. (In rugby, a ruck is formed at the tackle, where both teams contest for the ball). Wolverine’s […]
The women’s rugby team shut out the Utah Stage Aggies 110-0.
After being snubbed for nationals last year, the UVU women’s rugby team believes they are ready to win their division and make noise at this year’s nationals.
Photo Courtesy Jeff Meigs Last week, UVU men’s rugby head coach Clint Wilson expressed that every new season brings too much change to the Wolverines Rugby program. Every year the team seems to get a new coach which brings in new styles of play with different types of competition. Simply put, they have […]
Its name is greeted with raised eyebrows, blank expressions and the proverbial “Oh…” It’s viewed as a mutated, cross-bred version of its better-known cousins from the gridiron and back net. And it’s played and viewed by more student athletes and fans than many official athletic programs at UVU. Meet Wolverine rugby, a club sport that […]