April 20, 2007
BERKELEY -
Pool B of the national collegiate rugby playoffs commenced Friday on Witter Rugby Field, with the Cal Poly Mustangs over Minnesota 34-10 and Brigham Young beating Wyoming 31-10.
Minnesota will square off against Wyoming in the Pool B consolation match tomorrow at 2 p.m., followed by the Round of 8 rematch between BYU and Cal Poly. The winner will fill a slot at the national semifinals, to be held at Stanford May 4.
California gets underway with its playoff journey in Pool A at 10 a.m. tomorrow, when the Golden Bears take on New Mexico, followed by Harvard vs. San Diego State at noon. The winners of those matches will vie on Sunday at 2 p.m. for a second semifinal slot, preceded at noon by the Pool A consolation game.
Kicking off later on Friday were Pool C and D matches hosted by Penn State.
Round of 16, Friday Summary
Pool B (Berkeley):
Cal Poly 34, Minnesota 10
BYU 31, Wyoming 10
Pool C (Penn State):
Penn State vs. Tennessee
Utah vs. Purdue
Pool D (Penn State):
Army vs. St. Mary's
Navy vs. Clemson
Tomorrow's Games
(all times Pacific unless noted)
Pool A (Berkeley):
Cal vs. New Mexico, 10 a.m.
Harvard vs. San Diego State, noon
Pool B (Berkeley)
Minnesota vs. Wyoming, 2 p.m.
BYU vs. Cal Poly, 4 p.m. (Semifinal Qualifier)
Pool C (Penn State)
Penn State/Tennessee Loser vs. Utah/Purdue Loser, 4 p.m. EST
Penn State/Tennessee Winner vs. Utah/Purdue Winner, 6 p.m. EST (Semifinal Qualifier)
Pool D (Penn State)
Army/St. Mary's Loser vs. Navy/Clemson Loser 4:30 p.m. EST
Army/St. Mary's Winner vs. Navy/Clemson Winner 8 p.m. EST (Semifinal Qualifier)
Sunday's Games
Pool A (Berkeley)
Cal/UNM Loser vs. Harvard/SDSU Loser, noon
Cal/UNM Winner vs. Harvard/SDSU Winner, 2 p.m. (Semifinal Qualifier)
