GRR: St. Mary's
It was a heartbreaking loss for St. Mary’s. After leading at halftime and battling their way back from a deficit, the Gaels didn’t quite have enough time to overhaul BYU Saturday.
The Cougars won 32-28, reversing the result between the two in Moraga a year ago. But St. Mary’s Head Coach Tim O’Brien had the game in perspective.
BYU enjoyed a torrid opening to the second half of their clash with St. Mary’s and came away with a 32-28 victory between the two high-ranked college programs Saturday in Moraga, Calif.
Neither team backed away and it was a classic clash between the two - BYU using their size superiority to punish St. Mary’s tacklers, and the Gaels exploding for unexpected attacking moves.
Top teams face off Saturday #2 BYU visits #3 St. Mary’s in a clash of titans in Men’s College Rugby.
This is a two-game series we saw last year, when the teams split the series. It could well be they split again this time.
The opening kickoff of Arizona State’s game against St. Mary’s didn’t go ten meters, and from that ensuing midfield scrum, the Gaels scored a brilliant try, making for a distressing opening minute for the Sun Devils.
St. Mary's v Arizona State will be live-streamed from Moraga, Calif. today, Saturday, Jan 17.
To view the game, go here: http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=209842488
Kickoff is 1pm Pacific Time, 4pm Eastern.