PALO ALTO – California rugby's two squads had a perfect day at the West Coast 7s at Stanford, combining for eight wins and no losses and seeing the Golden Bears' top side lift the trophy at the end of the tournament with their second title of the fall campaign. was named Man of the Tournament with his six-try performance.
Cal's top side put up a dominant performance, breezing past Stanford (66-0), Oregon (43-0) and San Diego (47-7) in the pool play round to earn a spot in the championship match. The Bears jumped out to an early lead in the Cup final, taking a 36-0 score into halftime before ultimately shutting out Grand Canyon, 55-0, in the end.
The Bears' secondary side showed major improvement from its last outing, going unbeaten through the pool play round with four wins. Last time out, the developmental squad went 1-2 at the WC7s in Los Angeles on Sept. 27. This weekend, the young Cal squad beat Oregon (24-10), UCLA (35-10), Grand Canyon (38-5) and San Diego (31-5).
Teague led Cal I in tries, followed by with five tries, three of which he scored in the second half of the Cup final. was 12-of-15 on conversion attempts and added a pair of tries to lead the Bears in scoring with 34 total points.
led Cal II with five tries and , and each contributed three. Saint was 8-of-11 on conversions to tally 31 total points, the most of anyone on the Cal II squad.
Cal will look to sweep the West Coast 7s circuit in two weeks' time as the Bears head back down to southern California for the WC7s SoCal on Oct. 25-26. The final iteration of the tournament will be a two-day competition hosted at the Oceanside Sports Complex in San Diego.
Scoring Timelines: Cal I vs. Stanford 0:25 – 5, 2 2:00 – 5, 2 3:00 – 5, 2 5:00 – 5, 2 6:00 – 5, 2 Half: Cal 35, Stanford 0 7:00 – 5, 2 8:00 – 5 12:00 – 5, 2 13:00 – 5 14:00 – 5 Final: Cal 66, Stanford 0
Cal II vs. Oregon 2:00 – 5 3:00 – 5, 2 6:00 – 5, 2 Half: Cal II 19, Oregon 0 8:00 – Oregon 5 11:00 – Oregon 5 13:00 – 5 Final: Cal II 24, Oregon 10
Cal I vs. Oregon 1:00 – 5, 2 3:00 – 5, 2 6:00 – 5, 2 6:30 – 5, 2 Half: Cal 28, Oregon 0 9:00 – 5 12:00 – 5 14:00 – 5 Final: Cal 43, Oregon 0
Cal II vs. UCLA 0:30 – 5, 2 1:00 – 5, 2 6:00 – UCLA 5 Half: Cal II 14, UCLA 5 8:00 – UCLA 5 11:00 – 5, 2 12:00 – 5, 2 13:00 – 5, 2 Final: Cal II 35, UCLA10
Cal II vs. Grand Canyon 1:00 – Grand Canyon 5 3:00 – 5, 2 4:00 – 5 6:00 – 5, 2 Half: Cal II 19, Grand Canyon 5 9:00 – 5, 2 12:00 – 5 13:00 – 5, 2 Final: Cal II 38, Grand Canyon 5
Cal I vs. San Diego 3:00 – 5, 2 3:30 – 5, 2 5:00 – San Diego 5, San Diego 2 6:00 – 5, 2 Half: Cal 21, San Diego 7 8:00 – 5, 2 9:00 – 5, 2 13:00 – 5, 2 14:00 – 5 Final: Cal 47, San Diego 7
Cal II vs. San Diego 3:00 – 5, 2 4:00 – 5, 2 6:00 – 5 Half: Cal II 19, San Diego 0 9:00 – San Diego 5 11:00 – 5, 2 12:00 – 5 Final: Cal II 31, San Diego 5
Cup Final Cal I vs. Grand Canyon 0:20 – 5, 2 1:00 – 5, 2 3:00 – 5 4:00 – 5, 2 6:00 – 5 7:00 – 5 Half: Cal 36, Grand Canyon 0 8:00 – 5, 2 10:00 – 5 12:00 – 5, 2 Final: Cal 55, Grand Canyon 0
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