GRR: Utah Youth Rugby
The finals for Utah Youth Rugby's two Boys HS championships are set, with one major upset.
The Orem Stallions defeated the West Valley Warriors 27-14 to make the final of the Utah Multi-School playoffs. They will take on United, which defeated Wasatch 34-12 Friday night.
It’s a tight four-team race in the Utah Youth Rugby single-school playoffs this weekend as the semis kick off on Friday and the final is played at the University of Utah soccer stadium on Saturday.
Snow Canyon, which includes a 13-10 defeat of United in its 2015 resume, will take on East, which defeated Highland last week in the quarters.
Utah’s HS club season is down to one more weekend, as four teams play in the semis in Friday evening, and the final on Saturday.
Utah HS Rugby enters its playoff phase now that May is here as the single-school and club playoffs kick off.
Sixteen teams are involved in these playoffs, which culminate next weekend, and so don’t conflict with the Boys NIT, ad thus excusing some teams from having to make a difficult choice.
In the Multi-School bracket, here are the quarterfinal matchups for Saturday:
Snow Canyon retained the Ra Puriri Cup this weekend, winning their annual rivalry game with United 13-10.
The game is named for Ra Puriri, the father of United Coach Colin Puriri and Snow Canyon Coach Michael Puriri.