Utah HS Rugby Kicks Off With Puriri Memorial Invitational
Utah's preseason tradition returns this upcoming weekend with the 2026 Puriri Memorial Invitational.
Held to honor the memory of Ra Puriri and his son, Michael, who, along with Michael's brother, Colin, have been instrumental in coaching and promoting high school rugby, the Puriri Invitational hosts some of the top rugby teams in the West.
Urban Rugby Championship Announces Teams to Compete in March
Dallas, Texas — The Urban Rugby Championship (URC) has announced the seven premier programs selected to compete in its 5th Annual tournament this March in Dallas.
Supported by the US Rugby Foundation (USRF), this milestone event brings together the nation’s most impactful urban rugby organizations to showcase high-performance talent from under-resourced communities.
Mystic River "Having a Blast" On Tour in France
Mystic River's U19 team is on tour in France with the tour planned and run by Irish Rugby Tours.
The team out of the Boston area arrived in France a couple of days ago and already have had a training session with professional coaches in Paris, and played their first game.
Boys School-Team Rankings Week 7
GRR went on the Rugby NorCal podcast and got a bit of stick (all very good-natured) at where we have the Northern California teams ranked.
And it is a tough one when we know all of these teams are high-quality, but no one is clearly dominant, so this team beats that team and that team beats another, which beats the first one.
Torrid First Half Sees LCC Past St. Augustine
In a clash of two strong SoCal school teams, the La Costa Canyon Mavericks rode a strong first half to defeated St. Augustine 39–14.
LCC came into the game ranked #10 among school teams by GRR, and the Saints were #35.
The Mavericks struck early with No. 8 Luke Hensley coming in support of scrumhalf Dylan Delport and scoring down the weak side.
