GRR: Utah Youth Rugby
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.
The Utah Youth Rugby season kicks off this weekend, with nine games on the slate.
Twelve high school rugby teams will compete in the HS Boys bracket of the Storer Classic, including some national contenders.
Herriman HS won the Utah Youth Rugby Boys HS 7s after the final tournament in the fall series, but fell to United in the tournament final.
Herriman Gold moved to 18-0 in the Utah Youth Rugby Boys HS 7s.
Herriman won the 3rd leg of the series, defeating United in the final, led by an excellent tournament from Ethan Burrows and some excellent defense from John Thompson.
The Red team for Herriman won the Bowl begind the play of Kason Kalma, while the Herriman JV team took the JV Cup with a 5-0 day.