Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, March 14
West Point, N.Y.
11:00 a.m.
Army West Point
17
vs
80
California
Photo by: Walter Schmidlin
Men’s Rugby Drops Saturday Match to Cal
March 15, 2026 | Men's Rugby
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point men's rugby had the lead midway through the first half and trailed by just 10 at halftime, but would surrender a flurry of points in the second 40 minutes to the California Golden Bears on Saturday at Anderson Rugby Complex and fell 70-18.
Army took the lead with a pair of Howie Heller penalties inside 10 minutes. After Cal found the try zone in the 11', Jack Reed would answer for Army five minutes later to put the Black Knights ahead 11-7.
That however would be the last points Army would score until the 75', an Andrew Bardak try and Howie Heller conversion.
Cal came into the match No. 1 in the CRAA D1A rankings, fresh off a win over Navy last time out. The Golden Bears are the reigning CRAA D1A national champions.
Army meanwhile moves to 8-3 overall in 2025-26.
Match Scoresheet
4' | Howie Heller – Penalty 3-0
8' | Howie Heller – Penalty 6-0
11' | Cal – Try 6-5
Cal – Conversion 6-7
16' | Jack Reed – Try 11-7
34' | Cal – Try 11-12
Cal – Conversion 11-14
40' | Cal – Try 11-19
Cal – Conversion 11-21
56' | Cal – Try 11-26
Cal – Conversion 11-28
58' | Cal – Try 11-22
Cal – Conversion 11-35
63' | Cal – Try 11-40
Cal – Conversion 11-42
65' | Cal – Try 11-47
Cal – Conversion 11-49
67' | Cal – Try 11-54
Cal – Conversion 11-56
69' | Cal – Try 11-61
Cal – Conversion 11-63
75' | Andrew Bardak – Try 16-63
Howie Heller – Conversion 18-63
78' | Cal – Try 16-68
Cal – Conversion 18-70
Next Up
Army closes the regular season on March 21 at home vs. Guelph, the same team the Black Knights opened the 2025-26 season with back on September 6. The fixture marks the second leg of the inaugural Cannon Cup.
Follow the Black Knights
Follow Army Men's Rugby on X @ArmyWP_MRugby and on Instagram @armywp_rugby. Fans can also like Army West Point Athletics on Facebook and learn more about men's rugby and other programs at goarmywestpoint.com.
Army took the lead with a pair of Howie Heller penalties inside 10 minutes. After Cal found the try zone in the 11', Jack Reed would answer for Army five minutes later to put the Black Knights ahead 11-7.
That however would be the last points Army would score until the 75', an Andrew Bardak try and Howie Heller conversion.
Cal came into the match No. 1 in the CRAA D1A rankings, fresh off a win over Navy last time out. The Golden Bears are the reigning CRAA D1A national champions.
Army meanwhile moves to 8-3 overall in 2025-26.
Match Scoresheet
4' | Howie Heller – Penalty 3-0
8' | Howie Heller – Penalty 6-0
11' | Cal – Try 6-5
Cal – Conversion 6-7
16' | Jack Reed – Try 11-7
34' | Cal – Try 11-12
Cal – Conversion 11-14
40' | Cal – Try 11-19
Cal – Conversion 11-21
56' | Cal – Try 11-26
Cal – Conversion 11-28
58' | Cal – Try 11-22
Cal – Conversion 11-35
63' | Cal – Try 11-40
Cal – Conversion 11-42
65' | Cal – Try 11-47
Cal – Conversion 11-49
67' | Cal – Try 11-54
Cal – Conversion 11-56
69' | Cal – Try 11-61
Cal – Conversion 11-63
75' | Andrew Bardak – Try 16-63
Howie Heller – Conversion 18-63
78' | Cal – Try 16-68
Cal – Conversion 18-70
Next Up
Army closes the regular season on March 21 at home vs. Guelph, the same team the Black Knights opened the 2025-26 season with back on September 6. The fixture marks the second leg of the inaugural Cannon Cup.
Follow the Black Knights
Follow Army Men's Rugby on X @ArmyWP_MRugby and on Instagram @armywp_rugby. Fans can also like Army West Point Athletics on Facebook and learn more about men's rugby and other programs at goarmywestpoint.com.
Players Mentioned
Army vs Air Force
Saturday, October 29
Army vs St. Bonaventure
Sunday, October 02
Army vs Kutztown
Friday, September 09
Army vs. Life
Saturday, April 16