ELLENSBURG, Wash.- The #5 Central Washington University men's rugby team is set to face the #13 UCLA Bruins this Saturday with kickoff set for 12:00 pm. The Wildcats look to keep their momentum rolling following their 21-12 win over #6 BYU last Saturday. 
 
FIXTURE INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, March 9th. 
Kickoff: 12:00 pm PST
Opponent: #13 UCLA
Location: Steve Hertling Field at Tomlinson Stadium | Ellensburg, Wa. 
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH TODD THORNLEY
"Another week of another challenging opponent who will require everything out of us yet again. UCLA are a dangerous side that is extremely well coached and showed last week how good they can be. We will need to evolve from last week and show growth on both sides of the ball in order to put out a performance we can be proud of. We look forward to welcoming a storied program to Tomlinson Stadium for what will be a great contest on Saturday."
 
ABOUT THE FIXTURE
The Bruins are 3-2 in 2024 with wins over Utah, #16 Grand Canyon University, and #8 Arizona. 
 
UCLA is coming in ranked at #13 in the D1A Men's Rugby February Power Rankings.
 
The Wildcats are 4-0 all time against UCLA winning the most recent contest in 2023 by a score of 52-21. The other three victories by the 'Cats were by the scores of 19-12, 24-21, and 44-15. 
 
The Wildcats are 5-2 in 2024 and ranked #5. The 'Cats have big wins against #15 Cal Poly, #8 Arizona, and #6 BYU this season. Beating Cal Poly 41-20, Arizona 19-17, and BYU 21-12.