Greetings from CP Rugby, It has been quite an eventful couple of weeks as we hosted fifth-ranked Central Washington and then traveled up for a league game against Davis. This is all while we have had a revolving door of practice fields as the constant rains have thrown a wrench in our plans. However, you know what they say: "The best-laid plans…
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CP Rugby Newsletter 01/23/24
Below you will find the previous edition of the Cal Poly Newsletter Greetings from Cal Poly Rugby, This is the first edition of the biweekly Cal Poly Rugby newsletter providing photos, updates, and in-depth analysis of the season. If you would like to be added to the email list please feel free to reach out at my email maximilianpollack229@gmail.com and I will…
CP Rugby Newsletter 02/06/24
Greetings from Cal Poly Rugby, Welcome to the second edition of the biweekly Cal Poly Rugby Newsletter. We had quite an eventful last couple of weeks covering hundreds of miles in California and competing in two league games. Two weekends ago we travelled down to San Diego and trounced both their A and B sides winning the first game 89-5 and…
Men, women at home to kick off fall rugby season
The men's and women's programs will both be playing on their home turf Saturday, Oct. 21 to kick off the fall rugby slate -- both programs riding high after successful 2023 spring seasons. Cal Poly's home field can be found at E Creek Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 on Cal Poly's campus. Women start with tough test The women…
Fresh off a 7s conference title, Mustangs set sights on 15s playoffs
Not much of a break for the champions. Fresh off an undefeated run at the West Coast Rugby Conference's 7s championship in San Luis Obispo on April 8, the Mustangs are back at it -- this time on the 15s pitch. Cal Poly travels to San Jose State University on Saturday, April 15 for the first round of the West…
Mustangs and Bears clash in opening round of D1A playoffs
The Mustangs travel north to play the California Golden Bears on Saturday, April 8 in the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) D1A playoffs opening round. Kickoff is 1 p.m. at Witter Rugby Field in Berkeley. The match will be streamed live on Pac-12's website, Pac-12.com. Tickets can be purchased here on the Cal Bears website. More information regarding tickets…
Mustangs to host West Coast Conference 7s tournament at Cal Poly
Photo courtesy of Evalina Carrillo | Instagram page Rugby sevens is back in San Luis Obispo! Following a successful 15s regular season, Cal Poly women will play host to the West Coast Rugby Conference's 7s championship on Saturday, April 8 on the Mustangs' home field. Matches start at 10 a.m. Cal Poly kicks off the day at 11 a.m. against…
D1A Playoffs, Mustangs vs. Cal Bears | Tickets, Tailgating Info
The Mustangs, fresh off a two-game road trip in Texas, secured a spot in the 2023 College Rugby Association of America D1A playoffs, grabbing the No. 6 seed in the West Bracket. Cal Poly will play the California Golden Bears at Witter Rugby Field in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, April 8. Kickoff is 1 p.m. A full preview of that…
Playoff Berth Looming, Mustangs Prepare for Their Own ‘March Madness’
Seven straight weeks of rugby for the Mustangs were finally met with a much-needed, albeit short-lived, respite: a bye week. Second-year head coach Chris O'Brien found himself in Strawberry Canyon, where he watched the Cal Bears take on defending national champion Army West Point -- a highly touted match-up between the Nos. 4 and 8 teams in the country. O'Brien…
Women at Home, Men on the Road to Kick Off February Conference Schedule
With January in the rearview mirror, both the women's and men's programs look ahead to a February slate of conference matches. The women play at home versus West Coast Rugby Conference foe University of Nevada, Reno with a kickoff time of 12 p.m. on the Lowers Sports Complex Fields. The men are on the road in Santa Clara to play…