The Mustangs fell to the No. 5 California Golden Bears 101-0 on Saturday, Jan. 10 in Berkeley, opening 2026 with a loss -- and much to build off of as a break-free stretch of rugby quickly approaches. "It’s tough to get kicked in the teeth like that, but there are lots of lessons and a lot we can build on,"…
The Mustangs defeated Long Beach State at home on Saturday, 68-14, grabbing another league win as the quarter comes to an end. Led by a "dynamic" attack and "whole-team effort," the Mustangs, ranked No. 14 in the College Rugby Association of America power rankings, put up a 28-point halftime advantage before adding 33 more points in the second half, head…
The Mustangs brushed off a slow start Saturday under overcast skies, defeating Sacramento State 77-15 in Sacramento. Cal Poly, featuring a mix-match roster due to several key contributors sitting out the match for various reasons, built a 35-3 halftime lead after an "off" first 10 minutes, Mustangs head coach Chris O'Brien said, adding that the team was able to "flip…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
