Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by David Roura The UVU rugby team’s Saturday night matchup against the University of Utah was an uneven one. With an inability to capitalize on tackles and more than a few questionable calls by the referee, the frustration was evident from UVU’s coaches and the players. UVU’s winger, Porter Thomas, felt that they could have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Red Bull/Brett Wilhelm Red Bull hosted its University 7s tournament qualifier Aug. 25 at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colo., where eight of the top rugby teams of the country competed to represent the United States against 11 of the top universities from across the world. Utah Valley University rugby was one of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by David Roura The 2015 season did not end quite the way the Utah Valley University rugby team wanted it to after it fell to the Dixie State Red Storm in the Rocky Mountain Cup Championship in St. George, Utah. However, the Wolverines are starting the 2016 season with great news. UVU is invited […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes ST. GEORGE, Utah—It was a hard fought game for both UVU and the Dixie State Red Storm. However, in the end it was DSU that came away with the win, taking home the Rocky Mountain Cup with a final score of 26-24. This game came off the heels of an accident that struck DSU hard, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by David Belnap This is the last season for rugby head coach David Logsdon, who has worked hard to turn the sports club into an accomplished team. In 2015 the Wolverines became national champions and they are on the hunt to repeat this season. Logsdon, an Orem native, graduated from UVSC in 2001 with […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UVU Men’s Rugby team is the defending Division II National Champion. However it is a sports club and not an NCAA sanctioned team, which makes it difficult to find ways to fund the team and keep it above water. There are three main sources of funding structured for UVU Clubs: Club Charter Funds, Merit […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU men’s rugby team closed their regular season on a high note by defeating the Utah State Aggies on senior day Saturday. This rematch of last year’s Division I AA Championship ended with a final score of 54-12. Before taking the field, the team gave a sendoff to their seniors in front of the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines know there is a target on their back The date was May 2, 2015 and the UVU rugby team had a lead over Utah State midway through the second half. However, that lead had been cut down to just five points. The Wolverines had to dig deep to hold off a comeback attempt by […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 30 team members constituting the UVU women’s rugby team have defied stereotypes on and off the field since 2004. Not only did the Division II team earn an undefeated fall 2011 season, they also returned home boasting first place and a tournament MVP in the Collegiate Division of the annual Champagne Classic in San […]