ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University men's rugby team travels to California to take on St. Mary's College.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Saturday, April 10
Vs Saint Mary's College
1:00 PM
Moraga, CA
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"We are excited to finish up our short season against one of the premier collegiate programs in the nation," CWU Head Coach Todd Thornley said. "St. Mary's have historically played some outstanding rugby so this will be a great test to see how much we have improved over the past month. If we can produce top quality ball at set-piece and play in the right areas of the field then we have a chance of producing the outcome our group desperately wants. Reflecting back on this past year, we are just so grateful for all the work our athletic department and wider university community have done to ensure we can safely compete against some great programs this past month. We owe it to everyone who has helped us to put in a performance we can be proud of this Saturday."
 
SCOUTING ST. MARY'S
The Gaels are 2-0 against Central Washington University historically.
 
In the last outing between the Wildcats and Gaels, St Mary's captured a 50-0 victory in Moraga. They have allowed CWU to score just five points in two meetings.
 
Telea Ilaio was named the 2020 Rugby Sorenson Award winner, an award given to the top men's rugby player in the country.
 
THE WILDCATS
Central Washington is coming off a 47-10 victory over Arizona.
 
The Wildcats opened the scoring with a try from Ivan Pula. Jack Tregoning's conversion made it 7-0 in favor of CWU. After a penalty kick from Arizona, Aiden Latter plunged over the line for a try, making it 14-3 after the conversion.
 
Jack Wendling made his way in for a try in the 29^th minute, allowing CWU to take a 21-3 lead into halftime.
 
An Arizona try brought the score to 21-10, but Jake Szumski re-extended Central's lead with a try of his own. In the 63^rd minute, Alex Mackenzie battle through the defense for a try. The Wildcats' final try came on the man advantage when Mitchell Hirose made his way over the line in the 79^th minute.
 
SPECTATORS PROHIBITED
Per Washington state, Kittitas County Health Board, and the GNAC spectators will not be allowed at events.  Schedules are subject to change at any time pending decisions from the health board and other local and regional authorities.