GRR: Utah Youth Rugby
This week is a week off for Utah Youth Rugby and it gives players and fans a chance to take a breath and see where we stand—and in the girls bracket, where we stand is that the Provo Steelers are a team to be reckoned with.
The queens of Utah Rugby were knocked off their throne at least for a weekend in Utah Youth Rugby's girls HS fall 7s.
United went 4-0 in last week's tournament, and won three in a row on Saturday this week, but the perennial state leaders ran into a very strong Provo team in the final.
New high school program Mountain Ridge is enjoying a strong start to a very promising rugby lifespan in Utah.
Week 2 of Utah Youth Rugby's fall high school 7s kicks off today, Saturday, at the Regional Athletic Complex in Salt Lake City.
Top dog in the boys division, United, isn't suiting up this week so there will be a new winner. United went an impressive 4-0 last week.
It was a pretty satisfying first run-out for the United HS programs as Utah Youth Rugby opened up its fall 7s.
With Utah having dodged some of the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state moved a little faster than most to full-contact rugby.