Cal Poly

After 80 minutes of intense fighting in Houston, Cal rugby dropped the national championship to Navy, 28-22.

Even though they sometimes flirted with an unceremonious end to the season, especially during the loss-filled month of March, the Bears’ mental strength is one of the greatest foundations that the program can count on to win the title Saturday.

Cal faced the Mustangs in a full-time XVs game for the first time in nearly 4 years. And, much like the performance of those Bears from back in 2019, the home team dominated. 

Saturday’s game between the Bears and the Mustangs is considered a play-in game, with the winner earning the right to travel to Moraga to face St. Mary’s.

The large gap on the score sheet raises questions about the depth of the Cal rugby program and the ability of its substitutes to impact games in the postseason.

Cal rode fantastic pitching and a couple clutch hits to another three wins across Friday and Saturday, before stormy weather on Sunday forced a rain-out after three innings of play.

Cal will join six other programs at Stanford this weekend for its title defense.

If you want to get out of Berkeley for a day, San Luis Obispo, or SLO,  is a great place to escape to. According to Oprah, it’s America’s happiest city!

The Bears will take the short trip to San Francisco to matchup against in-state and out-of-state foes.

Outside of its showdown against St. Mary’s, the Bears had a lot more to be happy about this weekend, as this tournament proved the first opportunity in months to compete against a diverse field of talent.