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Photo by Sara Dechance The Mustangs defeated the Banana Slugs of Santa Cruz, 94-0, in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, notching another conference win as a top Canadian team visits this weekend. Cal Poly's offense was firing. The Mustangs racked up over a dozen tries. Star winger Troy Fletcher, a former Cal Poly football player, got the starting nod at…

Photo courtesy of Sara Dechance The Mustangs overcame a 12-point second-half deficit on Saturday, defeating the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal in a thrilling 31-29 victory in Stanford. Liz Goethals -- the Mustangs' leading try-scorer -- and Audrey Johnson each added two more to their belts, Goethals nabbing the game-tying try with about five minutes remaining in the match. The…

Photo courtesy of Sara Dechance The Mustangs defeated the Fresno State Bulldogs 52-7 on Saturday in Fresno, grabbing their second consecutive league victory in the program's inaugural Division I season. Fresno State scored first 11 minutes in, adding a conversion with it. The Mustangs would respond -- and respond big, rattling off 52 unanswered points in an eight-try effort by…

The Mustangs won both matches this past weekend, defeating the Santa Clara Broncos and Western Washington Vikings in back-to-back days -- each by a significant margin. Cal Poly played Santa Clara on Saturday, Jan. 31, winning 70-21 in a match that gave a rotation of newer Mustang players an opportunity at A-side minutes. O'Brien said the performance was great overall,…

Photo courtesy of Mr. Albertson The Mustangs defeated the San Diego State Aztecs 91-26 on Saturday in San Diego, adding a league win to their belt as a double-header weekend is next. "It was good — a solid bounce-back game," head coach Chris O'Brien said. "I thought the team play was really strong." The Mustangs were stingy on defense and…

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 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…