GRR: St. Mary's
In a wild game in Salt Lake City, St. Mary's defeated the University of Utah in the first match of the Gaels two-game tour of the Beehive State.
MORAGA, Calif. – In a very wet and somewhat wild game, Cal held off St. Mary’s 27-14 Saturday at Saint Mary’s Stadium.
Wing Evan Coleman scored two of Cal’s five tries, but it wasn’t until very late in the game that the Bears shook the Gaels completely.
It’s a busy weekend of rugby around the country and especially in Nevada, but there’s the little matter of one of the enduring rivalries in Men’s College Rugby - Cal v St. Mary’s.
St. Mary's remains atop the California DIA Conference thanks to a 53-12 defeat of UC Santa Barbara; Cal Poly won their first conference game in other action this weekend.
St. Mary's rested several starters due to injuries, but held in in, what Head Coach Tim O'Brien called a "very low-energy match."
Saturday’s BYU v St. Mary’s game was clearly of interest to anyone trying to track the best in men’s DI college rugby.
The score - 30-29 for BYU - was clearly an indication of how close these two programs can be. But it’s also worth considering that BYU led 27-15 60 minutes into the game, and looked like they could control things from there. They didn’t.
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