ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Following a season-opening win at British Columbia, the Central Washington University men's rugby team (1-0) will travel north again, with matchups slated against the Western Washington Vikings and the Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday, Jan. 28.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Saturday, January 28
1:00 p.m. PST
At Western Washington
Harrington Field
Bellingham, Wash.
 
Saturday, January 28
6:00 p.m. PST
At Trinity Western
Langley Events Centre | NorthWest Field
Langley, B.C.
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QUOTING HEAD COACH TODD THORNLEY
"We are excited to get on the road again this week and get everyone in our roster invaluable playing time against two well-coached teams" There are plenty of learnings we can apply from last week in both games and we are looking forward to the opportunity to apply those learnings under pressure on Saturday. Only our best effort will suffice against two excellent teams so we are under no illusions how well we must prepare this week."
 
PREVIEWING THE MATCHUPS
First, the Wildcats will head up to Bellingham, Wash. to face the Vikings at 1:00 p.m. The Vikings haven't played since Nov. 5, 2022, when they lost to Boise State 26-43. In their fall schedule, WWU finished 1-6.
 
After facing the Vikings, the Wildcats will cross the border to play the Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Most recently, the Spartans came away with a 65-45 victory of Port Alberni in BC Rugby Division 1 play. Dating back to September 2022, Trinity Western holds a 5-9 overall record.
 
In 2022, the Wildcats faced both teams on the road and won both matches with a +67-point differential.