In 2014, the women's rugby team was almost cut by UBC due to poor performance and a lack of support. Ten years later, here's how the team and head coach Dean Murten turned things around.
Over the weekend, UBC's women's rugby team became five-time Canada West champions after dominant wins over the University of Calgary Dinos and University of Victoria Vikes.
The Langley Events Centre was the backdrop for the second week of the WXV1 rugby tournament. Three UBC alumni played, representing Canada and England.
On Saturday, the UBC women's rugby team earned a 17–8 win over the University of Victoria Vikes.
The T-Birds won by a landslide against the University of Alberta Pandas on Sunday afternoon at the UBC Gerald McGavin Rugby Centre.
On Sunday, UBC women's rugby team won 46–14 against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns at the UBC Gerald McGavin Rugby Centre.
Most people spent their reading break traveling, studying or catching up on sleep. Thunderbirds Piper Logan, Florence Symonds, Phil Berna, Jack Carson and Matthew Percillier spent it playing professional rugby in front of 67,753 fans at BC Place.
With a final score of 10–0, the Thunderbirds officially started their winning rugby dynasty, claiming their fourth CW championship banner in four years.
From September 21–28, men's rugby attended the World University Rugby Invitational Tournament in France. Although they lost, UBC head coach Didier Banse said the team is walking away with many lessons from the other teams.
The women's rugby team defeated the University of Victoria Vikes 29–7 on Saturday in their last regular season game, securing a perfect 5–0 record.
The Thunderbirds took on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns on Thursday evening at the Gerald McGavin UBC Rugby Centre, winning by a score of 60–0.
On Thursday, the T-Birds defeated University of Alberta Pandas at the Gerald McGavin UBC Rugby Centre 74–0, earning their second win and first home victory of the season.
Coming into a new season, UBC's rugby teams are looking to repeat, and improve on, last year's success.
Over the weekend, men’s rugby defeated the Trinity Western University Spartans in front of a packed crowd at the Gerald McGavin UBC Rugby Centre.
Rugby has brought the Seumanutafa siblings closer together – both on and off the pitch.
