Can won the Autumn 7s Saturday on Witter Rugby Field, beating Cal Poly, 36-7, to finish the day 4-0.

Cal also ran out a squad of freshmen and sophomores, and that group impressed, sweeping its pool and taking the Plate with a 43-0 defeat of San Francisco State.

The young Rugby Bears were led by Zachary Tavenner and William Fuller, who each scored five tries, and Matthew Coyle, who kicked nine conversions as the frosh-sophs beat Cal Poly, UC Davis, and Claremont Colleges.

The Cal varsity side also dominatedm scoring 30 tries in four games.

“We got a lot of work done and we’ve got a lot of work to do,” said senior Miles Honens, who added praise for the younger Cal players. “Those guys played to our pattern, which is really promising, and we’ve got a few young guys making a bid to start on varsity, which is awesome.”

One of those young players is freshman Nathan Becker, who demonstrated a great work rate in his collegiate debut. “I was really excited to make my debut and super happy with my teammates’ play,” Becker said. “The effort was there.”