Spring Season Has Started!
Dust off your boots -- the All Blues are out of hibernation! Spring practices are Tuesday and Thursdays from 7:30-9:30PM. Tuesdays are at Gabe Field (Harrison Street & Fourth St, Berkeley, CA) and Thursdays are at the Gilman Turf Fields (Frontage Rd & Gilman St, Berkeley, CA).
Congratulations to the squad for finishing 2nd place and 6th place at the recent Champagne Classic tournament. With the largest travelling squad in years, the club entered two teams into the tournament with one side making the championship final and one making the consolation bracket final. Excellent work to all who went!
Three All Blues on the USA Women's Sevens Squad
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Congratulations to Vix Folayan, Irene Gardner, and Kelly Griffin for representing the US at the Women's International 7s Tournament in Las Vegas, February 10-12! The USA squad finished second in the tournament, finishing the weekend with a 5-1 record and victories over France, Japan, Brazil, the Netherlands, and Canada B. A recap of the event, including videos of all the matches is available at Your Scrumhalf Connection. |
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2011 Women's Premier League National Champions!!!
The All Blues capped off an amazing weekend in Virginia Beach at the Emirates Airline USA Rugby 2011 Women's Club Championships with a 17-8 victory over the Twin City Amazons to capture the National Championship! The match was extremely physical, with both teams delivering huge hits. But in the end, tries by wing Vix Folayan and outside center Kelly Griffin, as well as a brilliant drop goal late in the game by flyhalf Ruth Bryson sealed the victory! Read about it at Rugby Magazine and USA Rugby or watch a replay of the thrilling match online!
2011 7s NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
It was a thrilling weekend as the All Blues won the inaugural USA Rugby National Womens 7s Championship! After finishing the first day 2-1-1 in pool play, the team came out firing on all cylinders on Sunday, defeating Glendale in the quarterfinals, the DC Furies in the semifinals, and ath Boston Belles in the final. Congratulations to all and a huge thank you to all the All Blues players, alums, and friends who came out to support the team! Articles about the weekend appeared in Your Scrumhalf Connection, Rugby Magazine, and USA Rugby.
BERKELEY ALL BLUES NAME KATHY FLORES NEW HEAD COACH
The Berkeley All Blues are pleased to announce that Kathy Flores will be returning as Head Coach for the 2011 Women's Premier League season. Flores coached the All Blues from 1994 to 2007 and led the team to 11 National Championships. She stepped down to focus on her duties as USA Women's National Team Head Coach, but is happy to be back at the helm of the All Blues. → read more.
ALL BLUES PHOTOS
Check out the great photos taken by Bill English: http://billenglish.smugmug.com/Berkeley-All-Blues-Rugby
