GRR: Cal Rugby
Cal may not have been perfect, but they battled enough and got a couple of special plays to emerge CRC winners for the third time in a row.
Captain Jake Anderson provided the winning moment, cutting through the Kutztown defense to score the winner in overtime, but it was Anderson, speaking with Goff Rugby Report, who also saw the problems.
Since BYU joined the national playoffs in 2004, the Cougars have made ten major championship games.
The only years they missed were 2004, when they were eliminated in the DI quarters by eventual finalists Cal Poly, and 2005, when they were beaten in the semis by Utah. After that, the Cougars made five straight DI finals, two DIA finals, and now three straight Varsity Cup finals.
In one of the most exciting games between the two team, Cal scored a late try and added a penalty to defeat local rivals St. Mary’s 27-20 Saturday at Cal’s Witter Rugby Field.
Two teams with very high expectations meet up Saturday in Berkeley, Calif., as St. Mary's visits Cal.
These teams are not in the same conference, or even in the same playoffs, but that matters little, as they have been rivals for many years, and there have been times when the Gaels have provided the Bears' only tough competition in the USA.
(Cal Rugby report) Vancouver, BC – Jake Anderson kicked a 25-meter penalty with no time remaining to give the Golden Bears an epic 23-21 victory over British Columbia on Sunday at Thunderbird Stadium.