ELLENSBURG, Wash.-The Central Washington University men's rugby team has been named the #2 seed in the West and is set to host the #7 seeded Arizona this Saturday with kickoff set for 12:00 pm inside Tomlinson Stadium. The Wildcats beat Arizona back in February down on their turf in a close defensive contest that saw CWU win 19-17. Our Wildcats are coming off a huge senior day victory over Trinity Western that Saw
Oscar Treacy record a hat trick of tries and
Campbell Robb score a pair himself.
FIXTURE INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, April 6th.
Kickoff: 12:00 pm PST
Opponent: #7 Arizona
Location: Steve Hertling Field at Tomlinson Stadium | Ellensburg, Wa.
QUOTING HEAD COACH TODD THORNLEY
"Arizona are a very dangerous side and playoff rugby is a different beast so we have been working hard this week to prepare for a huge challenge this Saturday. The little things in the game are the big things so if we can put together an 80 minute performance we have a chance of advancing. We look forward to testing our game model and working hard for each other in front of our home crowd and cannot wait to meet the challenge with a collective effort we can be proud of."
ABOUT THE FIXTURE
Arizona finished with a 4-4 record in 2024, 14-9 including their fall season. They have wins over the University of Washington, San Diego, Utah, and Army. They were ranked 8th to finish the season in the D1A College Rugby Power Ranking. Arizona was named the #7 seed in the West for the playoffs.
In their previous matchup this season, Central was able to come out with the victory 19-17 in a defensive matchup. Central is 8-1 all time against Arizona and have won the five previous matchups. Winning both matchups in the 'Burg and have gone 3-1 down in Tucson.
The Central Wildcats finished 8-3 in 2024 and are the #2 seed in the west coming into the playoffs. The 'Cats finished the season ranked #4 in the power rankings had 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.
