ELLENSBURG, Wash., - Following their 41-20 victory over #15 Cal Poly last weekend, The #5 Central Washington University Men's Rugby team is set to host #4 Saint Mary's this Saturday at 11am in Tomlinson Stadium.
 
FIXTURE INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 24th
Kickoff: 11:00 a.m. PST
Opponent: #4 Saint Mary's
Location: Steve Hertling Field at Tomlinson Stadium | Ellensburg, Wa.
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH TODD THORNLEY
"It's great to be home and playing a powerhouse program like St. Mary's this coming weekend. They play some of the best attacking rugby in the country so we will have our hands full and we know the margins for error/ success are going to be so small. We look forward to testing our game model and throwing everything we have at them and fully understand only our best effort will suffice."
 
ABOUT THE FIXTURE
Saint Mary's is 6-0 to open the 2024 season with their most recent win over #13 UCLA seeing SMC win 58-5. Saint Mary's has a few blow outs this season, beating Boston College 74-7, Grand Canyon University 79-8, and UC Davis 100-3. The Gaels stay ranked at #4, making this week's matchup of top 5 ranked teams a huge clash in the 'Burg.
 
The Wildcats are 1-4 all-time against Saint Mary's, picking up their first matchup win last year beating SMC 29-26 in Moraga, Cal. In their only time visiting Ellensburg in 2022, SMC won in a close 27-30 matchup.