LANGLEY, B.C. – The Central Washington University men's rugby team took down Trinity Western, 76-10, to remain undefeated on the season.
 
"Credit to Trinity Western," CWU Head Coach Todd Thornley said.  "They were a great host and certainly forced us into a lot of mistakes in the first half.  Our lineout and unstructured attack struggled all night long, but credit to our 23-man roster.  They all worked hard to put up some points on a very spirited opponent.  We look forward to the next three weeks playing on Tomlinson in front of our home crowd."
 
The Wildcats were on the board first, taking a 5-0 lead with the contest's first try.  The Spartans erased the zero under TWU on the scoreboard later in the first.  Central was called for a high tackle and Trinity Western opted to attempt a penalty kick from range, knocking it through to cut Central Washington's lead to 5-3.
 
Central wasted no time answering back.  After a brief possession off the restart for Trinity Western, the Wildcats won possession away and were in for the try and a 12-3 advantage.
 
Later in the first half, the Spartans were looking to build from their own defensive end.  An off-load was caught out on the back row and intercepted for another Wildcat try.  The conversion made it 19-3.
 
After another Wildcat try made it 24-3, Central added one more try to their tally.  A well-placed kick into touch gave the Crimson and Black a line-out inside enemy territory.  They didn't waste the opportunity, capitalizing in the first half's final phase for a 31-3 edge.
 
Trinity Western was the first to ground the ball for a try in the second stanza.  They were able to extend play from the middle of the pitch to the left wing, where the Spartans were just able to record the try.
 
Wasting no time on a response, the Wildcats pressured hard off the restart.  They forced a turnover and played the width of the pitch for the try.  After the conversion, Central held a 38-10 lead. 
 
Leading by 28 already, the Wildcats capitalized quickly off the ensuing restart with another try grounded under the uprights for a 45-10 advantage.  They extended their lead again with another try under the uprights minutes later.
 
Max Riseham capped off a lengthy jaunt through the offensive half of the pitch with a try.  The conversion made it 59-10.
 
Another lengthy run, this time from Brian Nault led to a try for the Crimson and Black.  Nault was brought down near the try line, but undeterred, the Wildcats found Cole Zarcone for the try.
 
The junior fullback from Kingston upon Hull picked up his second try, breaking through the Spartans' defense. Another conversion made it 71-10.  Central added another try for the 76-10 victory.
 
Central is back in action on Saturday (February 22), as they host Utah.  Kick-off is slated for 1:00 p.m.