BYU rugby defeated Cal in the 2015 Varsity Cup final. It was the fourth-straight title for David Smyth’s Cougars.
Now the win has been cleared from the record books.
The Varsity Cup announced today that it is stripping BYU rugby of the title, because the Cougars used an “ineligible player.”
The Varsity Cup also announced that the Cougars won’t be competing for the 2017 crown.
It’s worth noting that the Varsity Cup has been heavily criticized due to a lack of written rules and polices. Some suggest that BYU rugby had everything cleared by the organization, while others are of the mindset that it was never discussed.