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Central Washington University Athletics

MENS RUG
Jacob Thompson

Men's Rugby

#4 Wildcats Set To Host Seattle Rugby Club on Sunday

ELLENSBURG, Wash.- The #4 Central Washington University men's rugby team is set to face the Seattle Rugby Club on Sunday with kickoff set for 11:00 am inside Tomlinson Stadium. 
 
FIXTURE INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, March 24th. 
Kickoff: 11:00 am PST
Opponent: Seattle Rugby Club
Location: Steve Hertling Field at Tomlinson Stadium | Ellensburg, Wa. 

QOUTING HEAD COACH TODD THORNLEY
 "With playoff seeding not on the line, we see this game as great opportunity to get our wider squad some valuable developmental game time. In saying that, we are very much looking forward to putting out a better performance than Tuesday where we let ourselves down in areas of our game where have been typically strong this year. Seattle will put us under pressure so I am excited to see how we respond"

ABOUT THE FIXTURE
SRC is 3-0 in 2024 with all of their matchups being PNW D1 opponents, beating ORSU and the Portland Pigs. 
 
The Wildcats are 2-0 against the Seattle Rugby club with the 'Cats winning both matchups in 2022. Central would go on to win 50-14 in the previous matchup in the 'Burg. 
 
The Wildcats are 6-3 in 2024 and ranked #4 in the D1A Men's Rugby March Power Rankings. The 'Cats have big wins against #15 Cal Poly, #8 Arizona, #6 BYU, and #9 UCLA this season. Beating Cal Poly 41-20, Arizona 19-17, BYU 21-12 and UCLA 38-19.
 
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