BERKELEY- California rugby got their first win of 2026 Saturday with a 101-0 victory over the Cal Poly Mustangs. Nine different Bears scored in the victory, while Max Threlkeld and Filip Edstrom scored three tries each. Edstrom also converted 13 conversion attempts.
 
After captain Rand Santos opened the scoring with a try, Max Threlkeld scored two of the next three tries for the Bears. Filip Edstrom scored his first of three tries in the game to give Cal a 35-0 lead. Threlkeld converted another try nine minutes later, and a try by Ryan Wenstrom right before the break helped the Bears build a 56-0 halftime lead.
 
Solomon Williams converted his second try of the game to open the second half, while Edstrom scored his second try of the day four minutes later. The Bears scored four tries in the final 15 minutes, capped off by a try just before the final whistle by Cormac Saint.
 
Next up the Bears will hit the road for the Dennis Storer Classic with matches against Fresno State and UCLA on Saturday, Jan. 17.
 
"That's not the score line anyone wants, and it doesn't reflect the Mustang's quality," Head Coach Jack Clark said. "I think the match just got away from them in the first half and got difficult from there. Our boys showed signs of our potential by playing some good rugby. We played together and we played hard for the first time out."
 
Scoring Timeline:
Cal vs. Cal Poly
3:00 – Rand Santos, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
9:00 – Max Threlkeld, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
16:00 – Solomon Williams, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
21:00 – Filip Edstrom, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
26:00 – Max Threlkeld, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
32:00 – Nate Comiskey, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
35:00 – Max Threlkeld, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
38:00 – Ryan Wenstrom, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
Half: Cal, 56, Cal Poly, 0
41:00 – Solomon Williams, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
45:00 – Filip Edstrom, 5
56:00 – Cormac Saint, 5, Filip Edstrom 2
65:00 – Cade Crist, 5
69:00 – Alex Vieira, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
73:00 – Filip Edstrom, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
80:00 – Cormac Saint, 5, Filip Edstrom, 2
 
Final: Cal 101, Cal Poly, 0
 
Starting XV:
1. Alex Vieira 2. Cade Crist 3. Oliver Kirk 4. Byron Finley 5. Brice Muller 6. Seamus Deely 7. Oliver Teague 8. Ryan Wenstrom 9. Solomon Williams 10. Rand Santos 11. Nate Comiskey 12. Filip Edstrom 13. Max Threlkeld 14. Emmett Cook 15. Oliver Newall
 
Substitutions: Zurich Ashford, Oliver Sinclair, Cormac Saint, Peter Symington, Miles Malone, Chris Biller, William Schreckengaust, Jack Byszio

After the match the Cal Reserves defeated the Cal Poly Reserves 92-0.