GRR: Utah Youth Rugby
Herriman defeated United 30-24 Friday in a non-league Utah Youth matchup in Alpine, Utah.
Two years ago in Salt Lake City, Genesis (MS #11) and East High (SS #29) clashed for the first time on the rugby field. That day a major rivalry was born with the latest chapter unfolding on Saturday. Both teams knew coming in to this one that it would be a close, hard-hitting contest and that’s exactly what it ended up being. In the end, Genesis was able to prevail 19-17.
Herriman and Highland kicked off their in-state seasons with a friendly on Friday evening, and gave spectators an exciting game that went down to the wire and saw Highland emerge victorious 29-27.
Last week Genesis (ranked #47 among HS clubs by Goff Rugby Report) was able to get a win in the Utah Youth Rugby Multi-School season opener despite an abundance of sloppy play and mistakes.
It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. That was the message Genesis Rugby Club Head Coach Tuli Vaitohi delivered to his team after they opened up the Utah club rugby season with a victory Saturday in the opening weekend of Utah Youth Rugby action.