GRR’s #2 Cal defeated UCLA 60-14 in LA, unleashing a high-skill attack that was difficult to contain.
Quick ball and smart ball movement kept UCLA scrambling.
The Bears opened the scoring in the first five phases. They kicked off and won the ball back, worked their way to the right and then quickly snapped it left before a quick pick-and go from lock Miles Malone got them over.
UCLA answered when a rather aimless grubber by Cal was countered with fullback Sam Reade, and they got it wide before passing back inside with Jett Bunch and Caden Hartley getting involved before Sergio Roccia got the pass back inside to run it in and make the score (with the kick) 7-7.
The teams remained tied until 13 minutes in when the Bears ran a lineout and maul, got closer to the line, and then a wider pass from Solomon Williams set up Oliver Sinclair to go over.
This was a hard-hitting clash and a few players started to get hurt. Both teams lost players, with UCLA flyhalf Euan Latimer and Cal flanker Ryan Wenstrom both replaced early.
Up 14-7, Cal got another try off a scrum when Williams sniped weak before feeding wing Nathan Comiskey, who raced in. Right after that smooth hands put fullback Oliver Newell in to make it 24-14. UCLA responded with a break off a scrum. The ball was shipped quickly to outside center Caden Hartley, who burst right through the middle to score from long range.
