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East High Rugby Registration is now open for the 2015 season. Please take a moment to get your registration complete. You can use the link below.
https://utahyouthrugby.sportngin.com/register/form/574416532
If your registration is completed between Now and December 31, 2014, the cost is $100.00. The cost for registration in 2015 will be $150.00 per player.
We look forward to continuing the momentum from last season in to a great 2015 run. If there are any questions regarding player registration, please contact Robert Kingsford at rob.kingsford801@gmail.com
The following Day, May 17, 2014, East High Rugby played Snow Canyon High School in the High School State Championship. Snow Canyon also entered the match with a National Ranking in High School Rugby. The day before Snow Canyon had beaten a strong Olympus side 38 to 15 to advance to the Championship. Snow Canyon kicked to East to start the match. Snow Canyon led the charge for most of the first half. The Leopards scored one time in the half. It was off a Sione Mafua run at the tryline dragging 3 tacklers in with him. The Sione Mafi conversion was good. East trailed at the Half 7 to 26.
The second half was a completely different story. The Leopards came to play. 2 minutes in Jesse Afuvai picked the ball from the ruck and crossed the try line. Momentum was beginning to build for the East High Team. Minutes later Tua Laupata added another score for the East. The Snow Canyon lead was cut to 26 to 17. East continued to battle. Snow Canyon's next score came off of a penalty extending the lead 29 to 17. East continued to battle and they scored again. Joe Tukuafu took the ball from the back line and powered in for the score. With a failed conversion attempt the score was now 29 to 22 with about 10 minutes left. It was a battle and East continued a strong attack. Snow Canyon was able to score one more time in the game extending the lead 34 to 22. At the 2 minute mark. The leopards didn’t quite. As time expired Sione Mafi took the ball off of the scrum and scored from 5 meters out. With the Mafi conversion the final score was 34 to 29. It was a well fought match by both sides.
We are proud of the East High Rugby Team for the way they played and battled all year. We are proud of their commitment to the team and to each other. We made an improbable run in the playoffs against strong opponents. We believed in ourselves and in our abilities. We came together as a TEAM. These fine young men have helped to set the stage for the future success of East High Rugby. As a coaching staff we wish the seniors who will be leaving us the greatest of success. We are excited for the players who get to return to us to continue building the program. We are excited to meet a few new faces along the way.
Thank you for supporting the East High Rugby team this season. It was a tremendous ride and one that we all should be proud of.
East Upsets #2 Herriman to Advance to the State Championship
East High Rugby continued its playoff run this past Friday May 16, 2014. They faced a strong Herriman team. Herriman entered the match as the #2 ranked team in the country. East had come off of strong wins last weekend against 2013 Division 2 champ Hunter High School and conference rival Highland High School. The game was played at the University of Utah Soccer Field. The stadium was packed. East came to play right out of the gates. Jesse Afuvai was the first leopard to score. He picked the ball off of the edge of the ruck and with support scored the try. The next score for East came on a huge defensive play by Malakai Solovi. Herriman was pinned deep in their territory and chose to run the ball out. Malakai timed it perfectly and intercepted the Herriman pass and went in for the score from about 25 meters out. East's last score of the half came on a crash up the middle from Ula Toluta’u. He split the defense from 20 meters out and scored right under the posts. East led Herriman at the Half 19 to 7.
The battle continued in the second half. Herriman made a run scoring first in the second half. With the missed conversion the score was East 19 Herriman 12. The Leopards had Herriman pinned deep in their territory again and Herriman kicked the ball out to clear space. Tua Laupata caught the ball and began the East counter attach. From 40 meters out, a couple of cutback and broken tackles later, Tua was in for the score. Herriman would answer with a score and a conversion making the score East 24 Herriman 19 with about 5 minutes left. Herriman had momentum as the clock was ticking. They were on the attack and East was playing tough defense. Herriman was attacking from about 15 meters out. The ball was turned over. East kicked to clear space but the ball was caught and returned. The clock was ticking and Herriman was attacking one last time. During the attack, Herriman was called for a penalty. With time expired East kicked the ball out of bounds securing the victory and their spot in the State Championship Game. It was another great team effort to extend the East High Rugby playoff run.
East Edges Highland in Elite Eight to Advance to the Final Four
- By Robert Kingsford 05/11/2014, 10:10pm MDT
East Upsets Number One Seed Hunter in First Round of State Playoff
- By Robert Kingsford 05/11/2014, 10:00pm MDT
East Secures First Conference Win Against Skyline
- By Robert Kingsford 04/28/2014, 9:00am MDT
East and Highland End with a Draw
- By Robert Kingsford 04/14/2014, 9:15am MDT
East drops close contest with West High
- By Robert Kingsford 04/07/2014, 8:30am MDT
