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2006

OMBAC rallies for Super League crown by Kurt Oeler
June 11, 2006
Will Hafu’s last-play try lifted OMBAC to a gripping 36-33 Super League championship win over archrival Belmont Shore.

Rugby in the US by Barry Hanley for Setanta Sport
Friday April 7, 2006
The creme de la creme of American Rugby is the Super League.

Belmont Shore Kings of West? by Alex Goff
April 4, 2006
Not so fast, says Belmont Shore head coach. They haven't solved the riddle quite yet. But Belmont Shore sure has looked brilliant these first three weeks of the oh-so-short Super League season, winning three games by an average score of 53-12.

RSL: Shore, SFGG, Old Blue take early control by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA – (March 25, 2006)
Belmont Shore and San Francisco Golden Gate have put a little daylight between themselves and the rest of the field in the Western Conference, while Old Blue has done likewise in the East after Week Two of Super League.

Shore, OMBAC open RSL season with wins by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA – (March 18, 2006)
West Coast powerhouse clubs Belmont Shore and OMBAC have opened their 2006 Super League campaigns with wins against Denver and St Louis respectively.

Super League set to kick off its 10th season by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA – (March 16, 2006)
This Saturday marks the start of the 2006 Super League competition, the League's tenth season since it kicked off back in 1997.

Shore remains unbeaten in Ganey Cup by Brian Lowe
February 19, 2006
Belmont Shore pasted Huntington Beach to stay undefeated. Next weekend’s match against fellow unbeaten side and archrivals OMBAC will decide the winner of this year’s Ganey Cup.

Shore Sounds Warning by Brian Lowe
January 7, 2006
2005 Super League championship finalists Belmont Shore have sounded a warning in their first hit out of the new season by handing out a 63-3 drubbing of Riverside.

2006 Southern Cal Ganey Cup Preview by Brian Lowe
January 5, 2006
Belmont Shore is another club that has been busy recruiting through the off-season.

2005

Rugby Super League Posts '06 Schedule by the RSL Report
Monday November 07 2005
The Rugby Super League released its 2006 regular season matches and playoff dates.

Rematch from last years RSL Championship by the RSL Report
Saturday April 9, 2005
In the long awaited rematch from last years RSL Championship it was Belmont Shore and SFGG doing battle again for bragging rights as the Best in the West.

RSL Rivalry Week Reveals Emerging Leaders by the RSL Report
Monday April 4, 2005
Week three of the seven-week RSL regular season pitted longstanding conference rivals against one another for important early season conference jockeying.

Week Two of 2005 RSL Season by the Super League Report
March 26, 2005
Week Two of 2005 RSL Season Loaded with Close Matches and Dominating Performances; Belmont Shore and NYAC Pull out Hard Fought W's in Final Minutes

2005 Super League Season Arrives by the Super League Report
March 20, 2005
Impressive victories in the opening weekend saw defending RSL Champion Belmont Shore continue their torrid pace with an entertaining 12-point showing over the retooled Olympic Club Blues.

Shore Shellacs Sharks by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (March 13, 2005)
Shore, who actually forfeited the match because they started a host of their Super League players, ran in a plethora of tries leaving Back Bay shell-shocked by fulltime, although for a variety of reasons, the Sharks were missing as many as seven of their regular starters.

Shore Stings Riverside by Brian Lowe
Riverside, CA - (February 7, 2005)
The six tries to one victory earned Shore a bonus point and moved them up a notch in the standings.

2004

Captains' Knocks by Brian Lowe
Newport, RI - (June 15, 2004)
Now that this year's Super League championship is all said and done and the 2004 season is in the books, we thought it might be interesting to give you a little insight into what the respective captains thought about the championship game.

Belmont Shore Make it a Double by Brian Lowe
Newport, RI - (June 14, 2004)
Belmont Shore has retained its title as the number one team in the country with a hard fought 24-21 win against a well-drilled San Francisco Golden Gate in the 2004 USA Rugby Super League championship game.

Belmont Shore and San Fran to the Finals by Brian Lowe
Newport, RI - (June 13, 2004)
For the second year in a row, the USA Rugby Super League championship game will be an all-California affair with Belmont Shore and San Francisco Golden Gate winning through to Super Match VIII. Both teams won their respective semi-finals Saturday, but in vastly contrasting styles.

Champs Upended by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (April 25, 2004)
Round five of the 2004 USA Rugby Super League season has seen defending champions Belmont Shore upended in Seattle, while there was yet another tied game, the fourth of the year.

Top Guns Put Daylight Between Themselves and the Rest by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (April 18, 2004)
Another round of thrilling rugby has seen front-runners San Francisco Golden Gate and Belmont Shore stretch their lead at the top of the Red Conference standings, while Old Puget Sound Beach scored their second straight win, as the Denver Barbarians and Philadelphia-Whitemarsh played out one of two ties in Week Four of the USA Rugby Super League.

Shore on form with win over Old Blue by Brian Lowe
Bronx, NY - (March 4, 2004)
Reigning USA Rugby Super League champions Belmont Shore are back on track after coming from behind to edge Old Blue 24-19 in an exciting contest Sunday in New York. Shore scored three tries to one to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Tight week Two in Red Conference by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (March 28, 2004)
Upsets and come from behind wins marked Week Two of the USA Rugby Super League championship and prime among the results was San Francisco Golden Gate finally breaking its run of defeats by Belmont Shore by upending the reigning Super League champs 33-32 in Long Beach, California.

Shore sneak by in Super League opener by Brian Lowe
Denver, CO - (March 21, 2004)
Reigning champions Belmont Shore have opened the defense of their Super League crown by coming from behind to beat the Denver Barbarians by the narrowest of margins on opening day of the new season. Other Red Conference winners included Old Blue, Chicago Lions and San Francisco Golden Gate.

SoCal Weekend Report by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (March 8, 2004)
Belmont Shore continued its buildup for the 2004 Super League season with a hard fought 33-22 win against Back Bay in Week Eight of the Southern California championship. Other winners were Riverside and Santa Monica.

Shore Shuts Out Unicorns by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (March 1, 2004)
Belmont Shore racked up the biggest winning margin so far of the Southern California championship by blanking the Huntington Beach Unicorns 70-0, but despite the lop-sided scoreline, the Unicorns never threw in the towel. Other Week Seven winners were Back Bay and Santa Monica.

Riverside clears out in front by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (February 3, 2004)
Killer Bees take over Southern CA. The Riverside Killer Bees have taken sole possession of top spot in the Southern California Division I championship with a 42-27 win against Belmont Shore in the match of the round in Week Four. Other winners were Santa Monica and Back Bay.

Riverside and OMBAC Tops Table by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (January 19, 2004)
Belmont falls at home for the first time in 2 years. Riverside and OMBAC have moved into a two-way tie for first place following second round action in the Southern California Championship.

Southern Cal teams look to regain their form early by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (January 12, 2004)
While the northeast was shivering through the deepest freeze in decades at the weekend, a typical winter's day with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s ushered in the start of the 2004, Division I, Southern California championship.

2003

Shore ready for Title defense by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (June 24, 2003)
Welcome to the first installment of what will be a regular feature on rugbyrugby.com. Just because it's the off-season, don't think that USA Rugby Super League teams are sitting around twiddling their thumbs, far from it, so we'll be taking a look inside the Super League, club by club, with me, Brian Lowe.

Shore wins U.S. Super League by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (June 8, 2003)
Belmont Shore have been crowned the new USA Rugby Super League champions with a 23-15 victory over long-time rivals OMBAC in the 2003 championship game in San Francisco.

Shore ready for Super League final by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (June 5, 2003)
Past champions Belmont Shore are gearing up for another crack at USA Rugby Super League supremacy when they face OMBAC in Saturday's Super Match VII in San Francisco.

Aspen gallant in defeat by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (June 1, 2003)
The curtain has come down on the end of an era with the defeat of two-time defending champions Aspen by Belmont Shore in the USA Rugby Super League semi-finals. Shore, playing at home in front of a vocal crowd, downed Aspen 25-20 to advance to Super Match VII in San Francisco.

Aspen vs. Shore preview by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (May 29, 2003)
Reigning USA Rugby Super League champions, the Gentlemen of Aspen, are gunning for their fourth consecutive appearance in the championship game, but in order to do so, they must first get through a tough semi-final this weekend against Belmont Shore.

PAC gives Belmont a tough test by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (May 18, 2003)
In Los Angeles, 2002 championship finalists Belmont Shore had to fight hard all the way before downing a gallant Potomac AC 37-11.

Shore tops Old Blue by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (April 13, 2003)
Like a finely tuned Indy car, Belmont Shore powered their way to the chequered flag ahead of Old Blue to win the USA Rugby Super League game of the week 32-27. Other Round Five winners: OMBAC, Aspen, Boston, Philadelphia-Whitemarsh, San Francisco Golden Gate and the Chicago Lions.

Shore tested by Lions by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (March 31, 2003)
2002 championship finalists Belmont Shore have kept their unbeaten record intact, but were tested all the way by a determined Chicago Lions in the USA Rugby Super League Sunday showdown in southern California.

Belmont Shore makes statement by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (March 23, 2003)
Last year's championship finalists Belmont Shore have made a big statement in downing the much vaunted San Francisco Golden Gate 31-28 Saturday in the USA Rugby Super League match of the round.

Sharks test Shore by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (March 9, 2003)
The Back Bay Sharks were about twenty minutes away from pulling off a major upset, but Belmont Shore's superior fitness allowed Southern California's top team to sail away with a 33-12 victory in Round Nine of the SCRFU winter competition.

Shore still unbeaten by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (March 2, 2003)
Belmont Shore is still unbeaten after eight rounds of the Southern California winter competition. Shore trumped Santa Monica 27-5 on the Dolphins' own "club day".

Shore wins President's Day showdown by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (February 16, 2003)
Fittingly, on the President's Day long weekend, Belmont Shore produced some presidential-style football to down long-time rivals OMBAC 31-20 in the latest round of the 2003 Southern California championship.

Shore wins top of the table clash by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (January 25, 2003)
Belmont Shore remains the only unbeaten team in the Southern California Division I competition after downing Santa Monica 27-8 in a top of the table clash.

Shore routs OMBAC on opening day by Brian Lowe
Los Angeles, CA - (January 12, 2003)
Opening day of the 2003 Southern California First Division season produced a shock with Belmont Shore lighting up arch rivals OMBAC 59-17. The Long Beach-based club ran in a total of nine tries to just two by the San Diego side.