The jury is still out on that. It is really a Title IX issue. If Rugby were
to stay under the Athletic Department, then that would create a big
imbalance of 60 men and no offsetting women on other teams. By moving Rugby
to the Office of the Vice Chancellor 60 male slots are removed from the
Athletic Department thereby making it easier for the Athletic Department to
conform to Title IX as far as the requirement of having equal numbers of men
and women on Varsity teams. Cal Rugby is largely self-sufficient due to a
large endowment and many former players who historically make large
donations to the program. There are no scholarships involved as none have
been offered in the past and the team will still have its own field and
other amenities as they enjoy now according to the Chancellor. Actually, as
part of the renovation of Memorial Stadium (American football), the Rugby
field is being upgraded. It is really a numbers game not a financial game as
far as Rugby at Cal is concerned.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Skip Saunders [mailto:tfsbj7@mindspring.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 10:59 PM
To: 'John Sims'; 'Patrick and Caroline Quinn'; 'Mark J Bradakis';
healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Healeys] New Forum
But it is a bit sad that Cal athletics department is going to reduce its
investment in rugby...
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John Sims
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 10:11 PM
To: 'Patrick and Caroline Quinn'; 'Mark J Bradakis'; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Forum
Hope there is Rugby. This weekend Cal beat USC, Washington State, Oregon,
Utah, Arizona and UCLA (twice) by a total score of 246 to 20. Off to another
great season. Played 6 games on Saturday and one today for the tournament
championship.
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
http://www.healey6.com
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