USD drops a tough contest to UCLA

USD rugby travelled up to UCLA for a Friday night match on November 17th. This would be the Torero’s first test against a team from the decision above them, with UCLA competing in D1A rugby. It was a tremendous defensive display from USD but the attack never quite clicked. USD would lose with a final score of 10-26.

The Toreros stifled a very potent Bruins attack that had been putting up score lines of 60+ points against other competition in California. USD held strong and held UCLA to by far their lowest output of the semester, frustrating them with their defensive effort and organization. UCLA was equally impressive on defense, and the USD attack was unable to get much going in open play. Drew Young scored two times for USD off mauls, with the Torero lineout and driving maul proving to be an impressive part of their game plan. While the result did not go the Toreros way, it was an encouraging performance against a top 10 opponent.