St George Rugby Tournamnent

An excellent tournament was held this weekend in St George Utah. Six teams from Utah and one from Arizona enjoyed almost perfect weather and playing conditions. Most impressive was the numbers of young men on each squad, 50 to 90 in some cases, the fact that everyone had an opportunity to play and the parental support. Support from the Utah Rugby Union and the National Guard was very visible and appreciated.

Unfortunately our friends at HR declined the invitation to attend, because their import players have not yet arrived from down under. Sadly, another missed opportunity for their local players.

The two local teams, the St George Knights and the Snow Canyon High School Rugby Club have planted a good seed here. These two 2nd and 1st year teams were very competitive.

A few weeks ago a HR coach commented at a union meeting, "that without Highland rugby would die in Utah". This tournament proved that uninformed statement to be completely false. Rugby is alive and well and will continue to thrive in Utah with or without HR participation.