Because there is still snow throughout much of Utah the Utah Collegiate Rugby Conference will kick off its season in relatively warm confines of Mesquite, Nevada this Friday and Saturday with the Red Rock Invitational. BYU dominates the conference but as expected with any team out of Utah the rest of the conference is loaded with a lot of talent. Teams like Utah Valley and Dixie State have had success in their own right. Matches between most of the schools in the conference have been tight and it is expected that this weekend will not disappoint. Additionally, this years tournament has a little more spice to it as Air Force will be traveling. They beat BYU in 7s during the fall and will be looking at their match with the Cougars as a major marker.
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Play begins on Friday with the BYU 1st XV taking on the Weber State Wildcats out of Ogden. The Air Force 1st XV will Utah Valley from Orem. Later in the day the BYU 2nd XV will play Salt Lake Community College while the Air Force 2nd XV play Dixie State out of St. George.
Saturday will see the headline match of the BYU 1st XV taking on the Air Force 1st XV. Their second teams will also play each other. Other matches will see UVU play SLCC and Dixie State play Weber State. A second BYU 2nd XV team will then play UNLV who just joined the conference.
The tournament had been scheduled to feature more teams but unfortunately the teams scheduled from Idaho and Colorado couldn't make as some of the teams from Utah. Members of the conference include: BYU, Dixie State, Idaho State, Montana State, Salt Lake Community College, Snow College, Southern Utah, UNLV, Utah State, Utah Valley, and Weber State.
*We will be in attendance this weekend and will be bringing you updates.
Red Rocks Schedule
Friday
11 a.m.: UVU vs. Air Force 1st XV
1 p.m.: BYU 1st XV vs. Weber State
1 p.m.: Dixie State vs. Air Force 2nd XV
2:30 p.m.: BYU 2nd XV vs. SLCC
Saturday
11 a.m.: UVU vs. SLCC
11 a.m.: BYU 2nd XV vs. Air Force 2nd XV
1 p.m.: Weber State vs. Dixie State
1 p.m.: BYU 1st XV vs. Air Force 1st XV
2:30 p.m.: BYU 2nd XV vs. Air Force 2nd XV