No. 1-ranked Cal advanced to the national D1A rugby championship game for the second year in a row with an easier-than-expected, 59-19, semifinal victory over Saint Mary’s before a capacity crowd at Cal’s Witter Rugby Field on Saturday afternoon.
Unbeaten Cal looks to win the college rugby 15s national title for the second straight year in next Saturday’s championship game in Indianapolis, where it will face No. 2-ranked Navy, which overcame a 21-0 halftime deficit to defeat Life University 35-21 in the other semifinal on Saturday on Navy’s home field.
Navy is the title game for the third time in four years, and the Midshipmen defeated Cal in the 2023 championship match…