Final score is 35-26 in favor of the Gaels. SMC was the better team from start to finish, in discipline, effort, and execution. They thoroughly deserved this win today especially with the crowd that was behind them.
For sure this is the real Natty...#1 and #2 ranked teams will battle it out in a semi final. and CAL is not guaranteed a win. Timmy O'Obrien, who once played for CAL (and we were teammates on the very first 1980 National Championship Team) has been coaching St. Marys for a while. They have been a powerhouse for the last 10 years at least. The Natty's they won were not the same Championships that CAL won. In those days the best teams played for the Varsity Cup, which was considered the real Natty. St. Mary's did not play for the Varsity Cup and thus there were two different National Champions crowned each year. St. Mary's should have played for the Varsity Cup. It was recognized at the top of the heap in terms of the true Natty. I hope that helps understand the history.
I had to turn it off when we went down 26 - 0 only 28 minutes into the game. CAL looked terrible: really poor tackling, losing scrums and rucks, and not adjusting their flat back line to be able to get the ball out. SMC looked like it was clearly the better team. I'll wait to see the final score.
Final score is 35-26 in favor of the Gaels. SMC was the better team from start to finish, in discipline, effort, and execution. They thoroughly deserved this win today especially with the crowd that was behind them.
For sure this is the real Natty...#1 and #2 ranked teams will battle it out in a semi final. and CAL is not guaranteed a win. Timmy O'Obrien, who once played for CAL (and we were teammates on the very first 1980 National Championship Team) has been coaching St. Marys for a while. They have been a powerhouse for the last 10 years at least. The Natty's they won were not the same Championships that CAL won. In those days the best teams played for the Varsity Cup, which was considered the real Natty. St. Mary's did not play for the Varsity Cup and thus there were two different National Champions crowned each year. St. Mary's should have played for the Varsity Cup. It was recognized at the top of the heap in terms of the true Natty. I hope that helps understand the history.
Great comeback by Cal although they fall short in the end.
Go Bears.
I had to turn it off when we went down 26 - 0 only 28 minutes into the game. CAL looked terrible: really poor tackling, losing scrums and rucks, and not adjusting their flat back line to be able to get the ball out. SMC looked like it was clearly the better team. I'll wait to see the final score.
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Go Bears! Shows how little I know to ask if Coach Clark is still the coach? Embarrassing to ask that, but there you go.