Underdog Sac State rugby team has fun while doing what it loves
March 20, 2013
Rugby may have started in England, but the rugby club at Sacramento State is making the sport its own. Rugby is an intense and complex contact sport, combining catching, stealing and scrums; huge team on team shoving matches. However, with rookies making up nearly half the roster, the club doesn’...
Rugby player gets invited to play for chance at Olympics
JJ Williams
April 4, 2012
Sacramento State is not known as an athletic powerhouse or a breeding ground for professional athletes, but every now and then a Hornet standout gets their opportunity to continue playing in the big leagues. Senior business major Jeff Gillingham is a former San Joaquin Delta College football player who ...
Nationally ranked rugby club ready for title run
JJ Williams
March 14, 2012
Sacramento State’s men’s rugby club is looking to shed light on the sport by playing a hooligans’ game like gentlemen. The men’s rugby club is continuing its winning tradition with an 8-3 record on the season and battling every week to stay as one of the top-25 clubs in the nation. “Sac State ha...
