GRR: California
In a hugely physical clash between top-10 D1A teams, Saint Mary's pulled away from Navy to beat the Midshipmen 43-25 Saturday at Cal's Witter field.
On a day when two military academies were in action in Berkeley, with Army playing Cal, players and teams had a unique opportunity to test themselves.
Cal held off a comeback from University of British Columbia to win the first leg of the teams' annual two-game series.
This is the 99th year of the rivalry, and Cal ended up with a pretty impressive 36-21 lead going into the second game.
There is so much rankings action this week in DIA Rugby it's hard to know where to start.
Let's start with the new #1 Cal. The Bears open their annual two-game series with the University of British Columbia.
Much happened in D1A Rugby over the weekend, and we've got a bit of a rundown for you.
SevensKutztown dominated in winning the D1A Open Qualifier in Las Vegas.
More here: Kutztown Wins D1A 7s Qualifier Behind Luminous Noble
This weekend’s Game of the Week on FTF and Eleven Sports is Cal at Arizona, and could possibly be billed as the PAC Rugby Conference decider.
With Cal having already defeated UCLA, and favored against Utah (who they play in a month), a win over Arizona probably sews up the conference.