Ugh. I just watched the Cal rugby team lose to the UBC Thunderbirds. Major bummer. The score was 18-14. The game was exciting, but as is typical with the Bears' first meeting with UBC, they weren't used to playing a team that's just about as good as them.

The match is part of the 'world cup series', which is about as good a name for it as the world series is for baseball. Notwithstanding, Cal and UBC are pretty much the two best teams in N. America. Although looking at UBC's game history, some team called Seattle handed them a thrashing at 0-55.

Because they only lost by 4 points, the bears have a good chance to win the cup if they can beat UBC in the second meeting. The cup goes to whichever of the two has the highest total score after the two games.

Props to LabRat for making the drive up for the game. The next homegame is March 13th against Sacramento State. All y'all are welcome to come to my place for beers before/after.