Jack Clark

MVP of the 1979 U.S. National Trials and Cal's rugby head coach for 43 seasons — the winningest program in collegiate rugby history.

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The Backstory

From Huntington Beach to Berkeley

Huntington Beach, California

Grew up in Huntington Beach and was a multi-sport athlete at Edison High School, where he is a member of the Alumni Hall of Fame.

Orange Coast Junior College

All-American tackle — inducted into the Orange Coast Athletics Hall of Fame (2016) and the California State JC Football Hall of Fame (2021).

UC Berkeley two-sport letterman

Earned All-Coast honors in football and was selected to the U.S. National Rugby Team out of Cal.

1979 → Present

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1979

Named Most Valuable Player of the 1979 U.S. National Trials, announcing himself as one of the country's premier rugby talents.

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and counting · Cal head coach

1984 — present

1993 · USA Head Coach

2003 · USA GM, World Cup

A multi-sport athlete out of Huntington Beach who became an All-American lineman and then a capped international rugby player.

MVP, U.S. National Trials — 1979

Capped with the U.S. national rugby team — 1979–1980

Selected to the World XV — International selection

All-American tackle at Orange Coast Junior College — Football

Two-sport letterman at UC Berkeley — Football (All-Coast honors) and rugby

Multi-sport athlete at Edison High School — Edison High School Alumni Hall of Fame

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