Thriller at Witter as Cal Edges Navy
Shorthanded and in a tie game, Cal scored a late try through No. 8 Oliver Teague to edge Navy 52-45 at Witter Rugby Field.
This was a clash of the GRR #1 Navy and #2 Cal, and it didn’t disappoint.
Cal lost starting openside flanker Chris Biller to injury in the first two minutes, but shook off that setback and soon thereafter scored.
Navy Swoops in to Face Cal in Clash of #1 vs #2
GRR's #1 Navy visits GRR's #2 Cal in Berkeley Saturday at 1PM local time, in a game that could be a D1A final preview.
Improving Penn State Takes on Wary Lindenwood
One of the interesting things about the Next Phase Rugby all-freshman group published late last fall was how many Penn State players were on there.
Still-new Head Coach Zac Mizell is very active on the app, but that’s only part of it. The freshmen matriculating to Penn State are playing, as Mizell changes the team’s fortunes.
D1A Rankings for 2025-26 Week 23
Lindenwood's razor-thin win over Life is enough to put the Lions ahead of the Running Eagles, but, of course, it's close.
But it's worth remembering that the Lindenwood victory was on the road, which carries a bit more weight. Lindenwood might have bumped up to #3 or #2, but Saint Mary's did very well in winning over Cal Poly, so they hold onto #3.
Saint Mary's Still Undefeated In-Conference
The Saint Mary's Gaels defeated Cal Poly 57-12 Saturday in San Luis Obispo to move to 6-0 in the California Conference.
Gaels Head Coach Tim O'Brien was relatively happy with the showing, saying they started brilliantly, scoring three tries in the first 20 minutes and taking control early.
