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May 19, 2008
BERKELEY -
A two-hour telecast of the 2008 national collegiate rugby championship, airing Thursday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m. on ESPNU, will allow fans to enjoy California's May 3 national championship win over Brigham Young University.
Fans looking to locate ESPNU, a college sports-based television network and online offshoot of ESPN, can contact their local cable provider to check availability. Web surfers can also visit ESPNU.com to type their zip code into a search box titled "Get ESPNU on TV" at the top of the homepage to learn of the network's availability in their area.
Since the Golden Bears won their fifth straight title and 24th championship in program history with their 59-7 win over BYU, nine Bears have been named All-Americans by American Rugby News and 12 have earned the distinction as University of California Scholar Athletes.
Seniors Rikus Pretorius and Louis Stanfill joined the U.S. National Team Elite Player Camp May 8-11 as the only collegians invited to the assembly prior to the 2008 international season. Junior wing Ryan Taylor was honored as Muscle Milk California Student-Athlete of the Week on May 5 for his performance during the semifinals and final, and head coach Jack Clark was named Best Coach of the Spring by The Daily Californian May 7 after ending his 25th season as head coach with a 24-1 record, a 20th title overall and a career coaching record at Cal that now stands at 440-66-5 (.861).
Additional highlights of Cal rugby's 2008 season included winning its third straight UCLA Tournament, triumphing in battles for both the Scrum Axe against Stanford and the "World Cup" against UBC, and defeating Old Mission Beach Athletic Club, the 2006 Rugby Super League champion.
Visit CalBears.com to enjoy highlights of the 2008 national championship following this telecast.
