MENS RUGBY

3/1/25 - Tritons Bounce Back with Convincing Victory Over LMU

Following a disappointing loss the previous week, the UC San Diego Tritons entered their matchup against Loyola Marymount University with determination and focus. Their hard work in training paid off, as they secured a commanding 32-17 victory over a disciplined LMU squad. Read More>>

2/22/25 - Tritons Face Tough Battle Against USC

The UC San Diego Tritons encountered their first loss of the regular season in a hard-fought territorial battle against the University of Southern California Trojans. After 80 minutes of intense competition, the Tritons fell 17-5 to a well-prepared USC side. Read More>>

2/8/25 - Tritons Rally for Comeback Win against Point Loma

Tritons Rally for Comeback Win Against Point Loma The UCSD Tritons staged an impressive second-half comeback to defeat Point Loma 31-17 on Saturday. After trailing 17-0 at halftime, they turned the tide with a dominant performance to secure the victory... Read More>>

1/25/25 - Strong Season Opener for Tritons Against Rivals Mira Costa

The Tritons kicked off their 2025 season with a thrilling match against local rivals Mira Costa on January 25th. Following an intense preseason of scrimmages and rigorous training on the field and in the weight room, the team was ready to showcase their hard work. Read More>>

11/23/24 - San Diego City Championships 

On Saturday, November 23, 2024, the UCSD Tritons hosted the annual Rugby City Championship, San Diego’s premier rugby tournament. It was an action-packed day that showcased thrilling competition and the determination of the Tritons on their home turf. Read More>>

10/26/24 - First Touch Rugby Social

On a bright sunny Sunday morning, the women’s and men's rugby teams got together at Warren to play a little social touch pickup game style tournament. The purpose of this event was to give many of the rookie players a chance to run around and experience gameplay. Read More>>

3/2/24 - Tritons lose league title in dramatic fashion

In an intense showdown, the USC Trojans snatched the league title from the UCSD Tritons in a game filled with turnovers, strategic plays, and a dramatic finish. Read More>>

2/17/24 - Dominant first half leads Tritons over Norco College

The triton's men's rugby team came out swinging on an early morning game in Norco, California vs the Norco College Mustangs. Read More>>

2/10/24 - Tritons rugby improves to 2-0 in league, go top of division

In a formidable showcase of rugby, the UCSD Tritons delivered a masterclass in defense and offensive ingenuity, blanking the MiraCosta College Spartans 24-0. Read More>>

12/9/23 - Tritons take a nailbiter over Point Loma Nazarene University

In a thrilling encounter that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle, the UCSD Tritons clinched a narrow 24-22 victory over the PLNU Sea Lions. Read More>>

11/11/23 - Disappointing results for UCSD at City Championship

In the San Diego City Championship, the UCSD Tritons navigated through adversity, marked by significant absences and injuries. Read More>>

11/4/23 - Tritons beat Toreros for first time in ten years

The UCSD Tritons narrowly defeated the USD Toreros with a final score of 19-17, marking their first victory over the Toreros in a decade. Read More>>

10/21/23 - Tritons build in confidence and score line vs Norco College

Building on a first game performance which saw the triton’s A side trailing only 17-10 at halftime, the tritons played brilliantly again in a sunny Saturday morning match vs Norco College. Read More>>

10/15/23 Tritons show great promise, potential in season opener

Although not entirely reflected in the final score, the UCSD Men’s Rugby Team displayed one of their best early season performances in recent memory during Sunday’s match against Mira Costa. Read More>>

2/19/23- UCSD Dominating Victory Over Gauchos in Must Win Game

The Tritons played Santa Barbara, who had beaten them in the semi finals of Aztec Cup earlier in the year. The implications of the game were huge, as two of the league's best teams were fighting for a spot to play in the spring playoffs. Read More>>

2/18/23- Tritons show promise in Claremont loss

In defeat, a silver lining. For the UCSD ruggers, a lackluster first half at Claremont could have spelled the end of the game before halftime. The offense hadn’t moved as smoothly as anticipated, and defensive effort needed improvement. Read More>>

2/11/23- Second half collapse maligns, motivates Tritons

It’s been said that bad habits are easier to abandon today, than tomorrow. The UCSD Men’s Rugby team is trying to drop one of their own – second half collapses. Facing off against Long Beach State at UCSD’s Warren Field, the Tritons kept it close in the first half. Read More>>

4/23/22- UCSD vs Mira Costa Friendly

The Tritons capped off their season at home with a friendly against the local Mira Costa Community College. It was a fantastic celebration... Read More>>

2/19/22- UCSD - Mira Costa Joint Practice

Due to Mira Costa's (MCC) covid restrictions, the Tritons were not able to kick off their league season with a game, instead, it has been postponed until spring quarter. However, the San Diego Rugby community is close-knit, and despite not being able to play a full game, players and coaches from both sides were eager to get some action over the weekend. Read More>>

2/12/22- UCSD vs Legion Academy Game

The Tritons got a chance once again to play against the U23 Legion academy consisting of some of the best players from Southern California. A number of our UCSD players also play for the Legion Academy, but this time they were proud to represent their school and defend their home field. Read More>>

10/23/21- USD Rugby 7's National Qualifier Tournament

For many of our players, this was their very first time playing a rugby game which was a great experience for not only them but the returners as well. Read More>>

2/22/20 - Tritons Lose Their Undefeated Streak

On February 22, UCSD took on PLNU in their fourth match of the season. After a bye and two weeks of practice, UCSD was ready to put their training to the test. Read More>

2/8/20 - Tritons Keep Their Undefeated Streak

On February 8, UCSD took on LMU in their third match of the season. After a week of practice, UCSD was ready to put their training to the test. Read More>

2/1/20 - Tritons coming out strong in Their Home Opener

UCSD Men’s Rugby began the month of February with their first home game of the season. On February 1, UCSD took on CSU Northridge in their second match of the season. Read More>

1/25/20 - The Reigning Gold Coast Conference Champions 

UCSD Men’s Rugby travelled to Norco on the 25th of January to participate in the first league match of the year. The game was split into two halves, 40 minutes each. Read More>

Tritons Showing They Can Compete with the Nation’s Top Programs

UCSD Men’s Rugby travelled to Los Angeles on the 18th of January to participate in the UC Tournament. Joining them were the teams from UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Santa Cruz. Each team would engage in 40 minute matches split into two halves. Read More>

Tritons Finish Pre-season Strong

Your tritons had one more challenge before going to thanksgiving break. With a number of injuries the Men still had to show up and play. It started with a rocky start but ended in their favor.

In the first half (40 min) Armada came out and scored a try (5 points) missing the conversion (2 points). The tritons did not cave or give in. Following that the tritons successfully stole the ball and started racking up the score board. Read More>>

San Diego City Tournament

On Saturday, November 16, UCSD Men’s Rugby hosted the San Diego City Tourney. Several local San Diego City colleges joined including, USD, Mesa Community College, SDSU, Point Loma Nazarene University and Mira Costa Community College. Each game would be 40 minutes split into 20-minute halves. Read More >

Men's Rugby Long Beach Tournament

Over the weekend the UCSD men’s rugby team took part in a tournament in Long Beach. The tournament provided veteran players some extended playing time against unfamiliar opponents, as well providing newcomers valuable live game experience as the Tritons played in five 30 minute games on Saturday.  Read More >

Men's Rugby Alumni Match

On Saturday, October 26, UCSD Men’s Rugby took on UCSD Alumni in a 4 quarter match at UCSD’s Warren Field. UCSD Alumni displayed a strong showing with over 20 showing up ready to play.  Read More >

USD Scrimmage

On Thursday, October 17, UCSD Men’s Rugby took on the USD Toreros in a scrimmage match at USD. Read More>

The Tritons Take Out the Division 1AA Defending Champions

The Tritons opened their fall preseason taking on the Division 1AA league champions. Read More>

UCSD vs LMU

The first match of the year against LMU was where the Tritons were going to see how their training turned out since the beginning of the year. Read More>

San Diego City Tournament

The Tritons hosted the San Diego City Rugby Tournament at UCSD for 6 local teams to play against each other. The Tritons were in the first pool with SDSU B and PLNU, which meant they had to play against both of them in pool play. Read More>

UCSD vs Armada

The Tritons had a game against the local Armada club team. It was a test match for the Tritons to warm up and practice their pattern for the harder games that are coming up in the future. Read More>

Dennis Storer Tournament

It’s the first game of the quarter at UCLA and the tritons are hoping to start it off right before the season begins in a few weeks. They had three games against the other UC’s: UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Irvine. The game Read More>

CSUN vs PLNU

The Tritons start off the first match of the season with a bang. The first game of the season was against CSUN at home and the Tritons needed to set the start for a very good league season. Read More>

PLNU vs UCSD

The Tritons came out ready for their next League game against PLNU. The Tritons are trying to move forward in the season on top and they needed to come out swinging for this next game. Read More>

UCSD v CSU Fullerton

The Tritons started up this weekend to try to continue their streak this season by playing CSU Fullerton. The game started with a very structured offense from the Tritons as they stole the ball from the kickoff to Fullerton. Read More>

UCSD Win

The rain started to fall as the Tritons were warming up to play the match that would test what they had been working on for the entire season. Mira Costa Community College was the other team that has gone undefeated in the league and the Tritons were going to need to test themselves for this game. Read More>