California Golden Bears Athletics
California
Claremont Colleges
Bears Rout Claremont, 62-7
4/3/2011 12:00 PM | Rugby
April 3, 2011
CLAREMONT, Calif. - California finished its two-match weekend with a 62-7 win over Claremont Colleges on Linde Athletic Field on Sunday. Outside center Sean Gallinger scored three of the Golden Bears' nine tries and flyhalf Alex Aronson connected on 7-of-9 conversions.
Eleven underclassmen saw playing time as Cal made 14 full changes to the starting lineup following Saturday's win over UCLA. Sophomore lock Brendan Daly was the sole returner from the starters against the Bruins.
Claremont fullback Evan Nigh missed two first-half penalty kicks, from 30 and 35 meters, while the Bears scored five tries and added a penalty kick to take a 34-0 halftime lead. In the second half, Dragons flyhalf Ben Eachus averted the shutout when he scored a try for the home team in the 66th minute, converted by Nigh.
The Bears (21-0, 5-0) played with 14 players for portions of the match for a second straight day, this time for yellow cards that were drawn against both teams. Cal was able to repel the Dragons during the first sin binning, but Claremont scored its try during its second one-man advantage.
Next up, the Bears visit Saint Mary's College on Pat Vincent Field, for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, April 10. A reserve-grade match will follow the First XV.
The Scoring Timeline vs. Claremont
14:00 Alex Aronson 3
19:00 Danny Barrett 5
23:00 Connor Ring 5, Alex Aronson 2
30:00 Neill Barrett 5, Alex Aronson 2
32:00 Jake Anderson 5
39:00 Sean Gallinger 5, Alex Aronson 2
Halftime: California 34, Claremont 0
41:00 Sean Gallinger 5, Alex Aronson 2
46:00 Sean Gallinger 5, Alex Aronson 2
66:00 Claremont (Ben Eachus) 5, (Evan Nigh) 2
70:00 Jake Anderson 5, Alex Aronson 2
79:00 Jason Fry 5, Alex Aronson 2
Final Score: California 62, Claremont 7
The Team vs. Claremont:
15. Anderson, 14. Tucker, 13. Gallinger (Nafisi @ 60:00), 12. Chehade, 11. Lombardo, 10. Aronson, 9. Ring (Pena @ 47:00), 1. Mohr, 2. N. Barrett © (Wrobel @ 54:00), 3. Davenport, 4. Coleman, 5. Daly (Law @ 60:00), 6. Westerman, 7. R. Hodson (Colin @ 47:00), 8. D. Barrett (Fry @ 47:00)
