49er News Articles

UCLA rolls by the Beach early, wins 46-25

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
CSULB Rugby Webmaster
February 19, 2008

Long Beach State were in for a rude awakening as they faced the UCLA Bruins last Saturday at the CSULB Rugby Field. A combination of team speed and precise execution off a blazing start with a 31-3 halftime lead, and the visitors from Westwood never looked back, as they handed a 46-25 defeat to the 49ers. Neither side came away from the match empty-handed, as Long Beach State acquired one point from scoring four tries in the contest (UCLA received the full five).

The Beach was paced with tries by Justin Gauthier, Sam Searson, Greg Justin, and Jeff Pound. Pound also converted a penalty and his own try to lead the team with 10 points. The 49ers drop to 5-5, 2-1 SCRFU (10 points).

Long Beach State hosts the Claremont Colleges next Saturday, February 23. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on the CSULB Rugby Field.

Loren Herbst and Dr. Emyr Williams contributed to this report.

Long Beach State	3	22	25
UCLA	31	15	46

SCORING:

1st Half

4' UCLA try, conversion UCLA 7 - LBSU 0
12' UCLA penalty conversion UCLA 10 - LBSU 0
14' UCLA try, conversion UCLA 17 - LBSU 0
21' UCLA try, conversion UCLA 24 - LBSU 0
27' LBSU penalty conversion, Jeff Pound UCLA 24 - LBSU 3
37' UCLA try, conversion UCLA 31 - LBSU 3

2nd Half

46' LBSU try, Greg Justin UCLA 31 - LBSU 8
48' UCLA try UCLA 36 - LBSU 8
59' UCLA try UCLA 41 - LBSU 8
62' LBSU try, Sam Searson UCLA 43 - LBSU 13
75' UCLA try UCLA 46 - LBSU 13
80' LBSU try, Justin Gauthier UCLA 46 - LBSU 18
80' + 5' LBSU try, Jeff Pound, Jeff Pound conversion UCLA 46 - LBSU 25