In a pair of articles this week, I made inorrect statements regarding Cal's stance on USA Rugby's college 7s national championship.

Per Cal head coach Jack Clark, the Bears are not playing in the Pacific 7s (aka Pac 12 7s) qualifier because of prior on-campus commitments. They will, however, play at California 7s, another qualifier, Oct. 29. Will they accept an automatic bid to nationals if they win, or an at-large if they don't? Clark says making a decision now about those possibilities would be premature, since they've not yet qualified or been invited.

Clark also said Cal is committed to playing 7-a-side rugby in the fall, and that in future years the Bears may well play in multiple autumn tournaments. He also said timing of nationals is not ideal for Cal, as the championships begin the Friday of finals week in Berkeley.