Feb. 27, 2013

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BERKELEY - California returns to Witter Rugby Field this weekend to begin a three-match homestand when it hosts Arizona Saturday, March 2, at 1 p.m. in PAC Rugby Conference play.

The Golden Bears, coming off their 75-22 win at UCLA last Saturday, enter this match at 12-0 overall and 2-0 in PAC play, while the Wildcats are 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the conference. Arizona defeated San Diego State, 34-19, early in the season and most recently dispatched Air Force, 46-28. Their PAC Rugby opener was against Utah, which beat the Wildcats, 41-10.

The 'Cats, who feature an All-American at No. 8 in senior Nick Svob, were blanked by the Bears in their last meeting at Kino Stadium in Tucson on Feb. 3, 2012. Arizona has a win over Cal in its all-time history, having beaten the Bears, 6-3, in the semifinals of the 1986 San Diego Invitational Tournament.

Head coach Jack Clark will be dialing up lineups for Saturday's Starting XV and reserve-grade contests with two future fixtures in mind. A rare edition of "Monday Night Rugby" takes place under the lights on March 4 at 6 p.m. with an even rarer regular-season opponent, the Penn State Nittany Lions. Forty-eight hours later, Cal will host James Madison University in the first-ever meeting between the two squads in another 6 p.m. night game Wednesday, March 6, on Witter Rugby Field.

PAC Rugby Conference Schedule

Date		Matchup/Result				Location
Feb. 2		California 104, Arizona State 0		Berkeley, CA
Feb. 9		Utah 43, Arizona 10			Las Vegas, NV
Feb. 23		California 75, UCLA 22			Los Angeles, CA
		Oregon State at Utah (Postponed)	Salt Lake City, UT
March 2		Arizona at California			Berkeley, CA
		UCLA at Oregon State			Corvallis, OR
		Arizona State at Utah			Salt Lake City, UT
March 9		Utah at UCLA				Los Angeles, CA
		California at Oregon State		Corvallis, OR
March 30	Arizona at Arizona State		Tempe, AZ
		Utah at California			Berkeley, CA
April 5		UCLA at Arizona				Tucson, AZ
		Oregon State at Arizona State		Tempe, AZ
April 7		Oregon State at Arizona			Tucson, AZ
		UCLA at Arizona State			Tempe, AZ

PAC Rugby Conference Standings

Team			W-L-T		Points
California		2-0-0		10
Utah			1-0-0		5
UCLA			0-1-0		1
Oregon State		0-0-0		0
Arizona State	0-1-0		0
Arizona		0-1-0		0

(Points System: Win = 4 pts, Tie = 2 pts, Loss = 0 pts, Score 4+ Tries = 1 pt, Lose by 7 or less = 1 pt)