GRR: United
Utah Youth Rugby opened up their fall 7s season with action for Boys HS in two divisions, plus Girls HS and Girls Middle School.
United started well. In the Girls HS bracket United beat Provo 20-5, Wasatch 34-0, Mountain Ridge 22-5, and Majestics 29-10 to go 4-0. It's not unusual for these teams, especially Provo, to beat United, so these winning margins are especially impressive.
Prior to the pivotal matchup in Utah between rivals Genesis and United, both clubs learned about the special significance of this particular match.
Slowly teams in Utah Youth Rugby are getting going and the traditional kickoff event has for years been the Ra Puriri Invitational in St. George, Utah.
We don't know how it all shakes out but it's clear United is on a roll in the Utah Youth Rugby Boys HS 7s playoffs.
The splitting of Brighton and Copper Hills was good news for both, as the cohesion of players who are familiar with each other was evident.
We're set for the final games of the Utah Youth Rugby girls 7s season after this week's playoffs.
Wasatch hammered Brighton 54-0 in the quarterfinals, showing themselves to be stronger and more powerful in the tackle at every turn. The Majestics weren't much different, beating United B 43-0.