San Diego State’s Club Rugby Team narrowly lost 26-25 versus Santa Clara University on Saturday, March 5, in their season home opener.
The Aztecs also suffered a narrow defeat the weekend prior versus CSU Long Beach.
Despite the losses, Aztec head coach Jason Merrill was just happy to be playing at SDSU once again.
“It was brutal dealing with COVID-19 protocols,” Merrill said. “It really hurt our numbers and our camaraderie because it wasn’t just difficult to play rugby but it was difficult to do stuff together. There were a lot of different rules that we had to jump over but now that we’re through it, it’s beautiful.