Kentucky rugby defeated the UMass Minutemen 39-22 to head to Houston for a chance at back-to-back national championships.

Making their second straight national title matchup, the Wildcats are scheduled to face Bowling Green State. The championship game is set to take place in Houston, Texas, at SaberCats Stadium. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. ET.

The championship game matchup sees the No. 1 ranked NCR D1-AA Kentucky face off against No. 2 Bowling Green. Both the Wildcats and Falcons won their conference championships in the SCRC and MAC, respectively.

Kentucky Head Coach Sam Enari already has one championship game under his belt when he won with Kentucky in 2023 heading into Kentucky’s biggest test all season with a championship on the line. 

On its way to the title, Bowling Green defeated Louisville, Clemson and Virginia Tech to help the Falcons be a participant in this year’s championship game. 

Everything is on the line for Kentucky to determine if the season is ultimately hit or miss.

Going back-to-back is no easy task as Kentucky worked hard all during the regular season, conference tournament and this season’s National Collegiate Rugby playoffs.

With the biggest matchup of the season on the biggest stage looming, Kentucky has defeated Saint Joseph’s, Clemson and UMass en route to the final.

With the dream of going back-to-back alive and well, Kentucky has reached its final boss, the No. 2 team in the nation.