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Saint Mary's has won the D1A national championship four times, most recently in 2024.

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Navy vs Saint Mary's from October 24 2026. David Hughes photo.
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Navy Edges Saint Mary's in Barnburner

Navy needed a late penalty goal to go it but the Midshipmen are still undefeated after beating Saint Mary's for the first time in the program's history.

In a high-intensity, hard-hitting match with a few errors and plenty of drama, the Gaels and the Midshipmen traded the lead six times with Navy finishing 30-28 victors.

Navy and Saint Mary's. Photos David Hughes and Jeff Dalton.
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Saint Mary's Visits Navy in Much-Anticipated Cross-Continental Clash

In a rematch of the 2024 D1A final, Saint Mary's College of California visits the US Naval Academy Saturday in a cross-continental season opener for the Gaels.

In any situation this game would be a challenge, but certainly after the death of beloved teammate Dominic Peterson, the Gaels still have much on their minds.

Dom Peterson Tribute.
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With Heavy Hearts, Saint Mary's Takes the Field for One of Their Own

The thing everyone seems to miss is the smile.

No matter what was going on, Dominic Peterson was all smiles. Saint Mary's Men's Rugby Head Coach Tim O'Brien indulged in a bit of self-teasing, saying "I'll get annoyed with things and all I could say to Dom was, 'stop smiling so much!'"

Hard days, easy days ... always rugby days, Dom was smiling.

SMC Saint Marys vs Arizona 2025 Rebecca Harper photo.
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A Mid-Term for Cal Poly and Saint Mary's

A few things loom over this weekend’s Saint Mary’s-vs-Cal Poly clash.

Two brothers go against each other at Head Coach in Tim O’Brien and Chris O’Brien.

Two backlines with different styles but each with special abilities.

Two teams undefeated in conference play.

Saint Mary's unleashed their open field play. photo Rebecca Harper.
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Explosive First Half Sees Saint Mary's Past Wildcats

In a much-anticipated matchup that didn't deliver the drama fans had hoped for, Saint Mary's defeated Arizona 68-15 Saturday in Moraga, Calif.

What Saint Mary's has is a group of players who play wide-open rugby with confidence and daring. They combine that with a group of leaders who keep everyone calm. The result is a quick and lethal early strike and tries.

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