GRR: St. Mary's
St. Mary’s enters a torrid eight days Saturday with a key California Conference clash with GRR #43 Cal Poly, followed by games against #14 Utah and #1 BYU.
The Gaels lost to BYU 32-28 last week, and needed to learn from that game and to get hung up on it at the same time.
It was a heartbreaking loss for St. Mary’s. After leading at halftime and battling their way back from a deficit, the Gaels didn’t quite have enough time to overhaul BYU Saturday.
The Cougars won 32-28, reversing the result between the two in Moraga a year ago. But St. Mary’s Head Coach Tim O’Brien had the game in perspective.
BYU enjoyed a torrid opening to the second half of their clash with St. Mary’s and came away with a 32-28 victory between the two high-ranked college programs Saturday in Moraga, Calif.
Neither team backed away and it was a classic clash between the two - BYU using their size superiority to punish St. Mary’s tacklers, and the Gaels exploding for unexpected attacking moves.
Top teams face off Saturday #2 BYU visits #3 St. Mary’s in a clash of titans in Men’s College Rugby.
This is a two-game series we saw last year, when the teams split the series. It could well be they split again this time.
The opening kickoff of Arizona State’s game against St. Mary’s didn’t go ten meters, and from that ensuing midfield scrum, the Gaels scored a brilliant try, making for a distressing opening minute for the Sun Devils.
Pages
