California Bests UBC 35-17 in 'World Cup' Opener Surviving a heated challenge from their longtime rivals to the north in the first match of the "World Cup," the Golden Bears turned away the British Columbia Thunderbirds today on Witter Rugby Field, 35-17. An early exchange of penalty kicks bounced in Cal's favor before the contest evolved into a tooth-and-nail battle. Both sides carried three tries into the final minutes before captain Rikus Pretorius scored a last-minute try to send the Bears into the March 26 rematch in Vancouver with an 18-point advantage. Publish Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:34:32 PST Direct Download: 1760599.jpeg (7240 bytes image/jpeg) Read more...